How do Na-H exchangers on the luminal surface of tubular cells promote bicarbonate reabsorption in the renal tubules?

Q: What is Renal Sodium Regulation?

A: Answer: Introduction: Sodium quantities in humans are partially maintained by a hormone known as…

Q: Briefly explain how cAMP increase permeability to water in the epthelial cell of renal tubules?

A: The cAMP is a second messenger. They are intracellular signalling molecules that are released by the…

Q: If renal plasma clearance value of substance X Is 55 mL/min, that means. Multiple Cholce that 55 ml…

A: Introduction: The correct choice is option (a) 55ml of substance X is filtered.

Q: What is the major chemical difference between blood plasma and glomerular filtrate?

A: The glomerular filtrate and blood plasma are the fluids found in the body.

Q: What are the two intrinsic mechanisms that provide auto regulation of glomerular filtrate? Explain…

A: Intrinsic control is the autoregulation of the GFR (glomerular filtration rate). Urine is formed at…

Q: How does aldosterone affect the volume of urine excreted?

A: Introduction: Aldosterone is the major mineralocorticoid secreted by the adrenal cortex (zona…

Q: Where does urea recycle back into the tubules from the collecting duct?

A: The urea transporter protein causes the movement of urea across the cell membrane. About half of…

Q: Which of the basic renal processes apply to potassium?

A: The excretory framework is a detached natural framework that eliminates overabundance, superfluous…

Q: What effect would furosemide, an inhibitor of Na+ reabsorption by the thick ascending limb of Loop…

A: Furosemide also known as lasix

Q: how cAMP increase permeability to water in the epthelial cell of renal tubules? define

A: The aquaporins (AQPs) allows majority of reabsorption of water occurring in the nephron. In the…

Q: What is the Concept of Renal Clearance?

A: Renal clearance is estimated using ratio of glomerular filtration rate.

Q: What are the two types of carbonic anhydrase found in the kidney?

A: Carbonic anhydrase catalyzes the conversion of carbon dioxide and carbonic acid. It is found in the…

Q: What role does urea have in tubular reabsorption?

A: Tubular reabsorption is the movement of substances from filtrate into the blood. Substances are…

Q: Which of the following is a component of the renal response to metabolicacidosis?a. reabsorption of…

A: Animal physiology is the systematic study of the supporting features, roles, and processes of…

Q: what is the role of ADH in water reabsorption?

A: Antidiuretic hormone (ADH), commonly known as vasopressin, is a small peptide hormone which…

Q: What is the net result of the renal response to alkalosis?

A: Response to alkalosis: Low H+ concentration. There is inadequate secretion of H+ to reabsorb all the…

Q: What is the effect of vasopressin on the renal tubules, and what arethe sites affected?

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Q: What is the net result of the renal response to acidosis?

A: Metabolic acidosis is a common clinical condition that is characterized by reduced blood pH and…

Q: What is the mechanism of water reabsorption, and how is it coupled to Na1 reabsorption?

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Q: Why do individuals with the syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (SIADH) secrete…

A: SIADH - syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone it is caused due to following.

Q: Which are the threehormones that participate inthe regulation of the renalfunction?

A: A renal system consisting of kidneys, ureter, urinary bladder and urethra and functions to eliminate…

Q: Why is this statement false? Without the renal medullar osmotic gradient, you would not be able to…

A: The main function of the nephrons of the Kidneys to form urine which is primarily made up of urea.…

Q: What are the two mechanisms by which kidneys help maintain blood pH?

A: The kidneys help keep up the equilibrium by discharging hydrogen ions into the pee and re-consuming…

Q: What is the mechanism of Na1 reabsorption, and how is thereabsorption of other solutes coupled to…

A: To define: To define the mechanism of Na1 reabsorption and the reabsorption of other solutes coupled…

Q: What two processes determine how much sodium excreted per unit time

A: The excretion rate of sodium depends on its bulk reabsorption in the loop of Henle and proximal…

Q: Explain the relationship of the following to renal secretion and excretion of hydrogen ions: (a)…

A: Kidneys are two bean-shaped organs. They are situated just below the rib cage, one on each side of…

Q: Which transporters below are most likely facilitators of the renal elimination of furosemide?

A: The below given figure is of Furosemide which is a potent loop diuretics and is eliminated by renal…

Q: Define transport maximum and renal plasma threshold. Explain why people with diabetes mellitus have…

A: Kidney helps in the purification of the blood by excreting or removing the waste from our blood in…

Q: Why is this process considered secondary active transport? Does water reabsorption accompany ion…

A: Reabsorption: Some substances are reabsorbed in the body, already they are absorbed once in the…

Q: Explain Renal Water Regulation?

A: Introduction: Sodium quantities in humans are partially maintained by a hormone known as…

Q: how do the kidneys respond in times of acidosis?  What substances act as buffers to "trap" H+ in the…

A: ACIDOSIS : It is also defined as metabolic acidosis , where more amount of acid is being produced in…

Q: how cAMP increase permeability to water in the epthelial cell of renal tubules? explain

A: The pair of kidneys are bean shaped red organs that are placed on abdominal region.  They play a key…

Q: Describe how symport works in the renal tubule.

A: In the renal system, these are small blood vessels that are supplied by the efferent arteriole.…

Q: Why is glucose normally absent from the urine?

A: Urine is a fluid result of digestion in people and in numerous different creatures. Urine streams…

Q: From the previous question, In which section of the kidney tubules does this phosphorus movement…

A: In the body phosphate is present in three ionic forms: H2PO4-, HPO42- and PO43-. Phosphate together…

Q: Give the factors affecting the volume of urine in normal physiological condition. How does each…

A: There are 3 major steps in urine formation; filtration, reabsorption, and secretion. During…

Q: What interacting controls stabilize the glomerular filtration rate (GFR)?

A: Glomerular Filtration Rate:                   Glomerular filtration rate describes the flow rate of…

Q: How is the permeability of the distal convoluted tubule and the collecting tubule controlled for…

A: The nephrons of the kidney includes proximal convoluted tubule, loop of Henle, distal convoluted…

Q: If the pH of the tubular fluid went down, how would its Na+concentration change?

A: Kidneys are the pair of bean shaped red color organs that are the crucial part of the excretory…

Q: ADH and RAAS exert their effects on urine formation in the kidney

A: Kidneys help in eliminating waste from the body through the formation of urine.

Q: In the proximal tubule of the nephron, what is the major hydrogen ion secreting mechanism?

A: A nephron is the structural and functional unit of the kidney. The main function of nephron is to…

Q: Is an increase in albumin excretion observed only in pathological urine? Why or why not?

A: Introduction : Serum albumin is a type of protein that may be found in blood plasma. It plays an…

Q: What are the physiological implications of excreting waste nitrogen in the form of urate, urea, or…

A: Nitrogenous waste is excreted in different forms with the help of different species. This will…

Q: Contrast the mechanism of reabsorption for glucose and urea. Which one shows a Tm, and why?

A: Renal filtration is a process in which water and solutes are removed from the blood plasma as it…