Diuretics have their principal action in promoting water loss at the level of the:
A) urethra
B) nephrons
C) kidneys
D) bladder
B) nephrons
Diuretics are a group of drugs that promote water loss from the body into the urine. Because urine formation takes place in the kidneys, it is not surprising that diuretics have their principal action at the level of the nephrons.
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