Packet 3: Bonus 8
One of the “loop” types of these drugs, furosemide, works by inhibiting a Na-K-Cl co-transporter. For 10 points each,
[10m] Name these drugs, one type of which leaves a large concentration of sodium in the proximal convoluted tubule. Vasopressin counters the effects of these drugs.
ANSWER: diuretics [accept loop diuretics or anti-diuretic hormone; anti-prompt on carbonic anhydrase inhibitors]
[10e] The aforementioned loop diuretics operate on the Loop of Henle, a part of this functional unit of the kidney.
ANSWER: nephrons [anti-prompt on glomerulus or distal convoluted tubule or proximal convoluted tubule or renal corpuscle]
[10h] A lack of vasopressin production can lead to the “insipidus” form of this condition. A drug used to treat this condition is metformin.
ANSWER: diabetes [accept diabetes insipidus or type 2 diabetes or diabetes mellitus]
<Science - Biology, Rohan Ganeshan> | VAULT II Packet 03
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | 17.78 | 82% | 33% | 62% |
Conversion
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAULT II at Georgia Tech | 2026-01-24 | ✓ | 6 | 28.33 | 100% | 83% | 100% |
| Triangle Cup | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 3 | 10.00 | 67% | 0% | 33% |
| VAULT II at Eden Prairie HS | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 3 | 16.67 | 100% | 0% | 67% |
| VAULT II at McGill | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 4 | 12.50 | 75% | 0% | 50% |
| VAULT II at UCSB | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 5 | 16.00 | 80% | 20% | 60% |
| VAULT II Northern UK | 2026-04-24 | ✓ | 3 | 3.33 | 33% | 0% | 0% |
| VAULT II Southern UK | 2026-04-24 | ✓ | 4 | 25.00 | 100% | 50% | 100% |
| VAULT II at Harvard | 2026-04-30 | ✓ | 4 | 10.00 | 50% | 0% | 50% |
| VAULT II at MINT | 2026-06-19 | ✓ | 5 | 20.00 | 100% | 60% | 40% |
| VAULT II Stanford Online | 2026-07-17 | ✓ | 8 | 21.25 | 88% | 50% | 75% |