Human urine can be up to how concentrated compared with the filtrate?
AAbout forty times
BNearly four times
CAbout twice
DAbout ten times
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Nearly four times
The counter current gradient lets human kidneys make urine nearly four times as concentrated as the filtrate.
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