Identify the correct statements with reference to loop of Henle.
(I) It is also called as pars recta.
(II) It is bell-shaped.
(III) It can be divided into two regions.
(IV) It is the main site for urine concentration.
(V) It is named after its discoverer, Friedrich Gustar Jakob Henle.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
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Statements I, III, IV and V are correct, whereas statement II is incorrect and can be corrected as Henle's loop is U-shaped (hairpin shaped). Henle's loop is divided into two regions, i.e. descending limb and ascending limb. Another name of Henle's loop is pars recta. It is the main site for urine concentration. Correct statements can be explained as Friedrich Gustav Jakob Henle, discovered loop of Henle.
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