Answered: If the epithelial cells of the…

If the epithelial cells of the glomeruli were unusually leaky, what impact on the filtrate and urine production would you expect to see? What other signs or impacts would you expect?

Human Biology (MindTap Course List)

11th Edition

ISBN:9781305112100

Author:Cecie Starr, Beverly McMillan

Publisher:Cecie Starr, Beverly McMillan

Chapter12: The Urinary System

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 4SQ

See similar textbooks

Related questions

Q: The purpose of the loop of the nephron in the process of urineformation isa. reabsorption of water.…

A: The excretory framework is a latent natural framework that eliminates overabundance, pointless…

Q: What would be the impact of dysfunctional (leaky) glomerular basal lamina?What effect would this…

A: Marcello Malpigh, an Italian scientist, identified the glomerulus. A little ball-shaped structure…

Q: If a patient has blood in the urine, what part of the nephron was most likely affected? Explain.

A: Introduction Blood, when present in urine is called Hematuria

Q: Glomerular colloid osmotic pressure is greater in the afferent end than in the efferent end of the…

A: Blood colloidal osmotic pressure (BCOP) is due to colloidal nature of blood. The blood is a mixture…

Q: Urine formation begins at the moving "plasma" into the renal tubules is called, and the process of…

A: The correct answer is option C i.e. Glomerulus, Filtration.

Q: Why does the glomerulus have a high-pressure capillary network? Explain.

A: Glomerulus is defined as the network of blood capillaries present in the kidney. The network of…

Q: Why the urine excreted during the months of summer season is Hypotonic?

A: Urine is sterile by-product containing nitrogenous wastes that is produced by the kidneys. The…

Q: Only two types of tubules enter the renal medulla, the loop of Henle and the (?????) which further…

A: The structure that actually produces urine in the process of eliminating waste and excess substances…

Q: Why is there much greater filtration through glomerular capillaries than through capillaries…

A: The excretory framework is a latent natural framework that eliminates overabundance, pointless…

Q: what is a feature of glomerulus that contributes to its high efficiency in reabsorption?

A: A human kidney contains about one million of thin, long much convoluted tubular units called…

Q: Distinguish between glomerular filtration, tubular reabsorption, and tubular secretion.

A: The movement of the water and the solutes across a cell membrane is called filtration. The movement…

Q: What chemical substances normally are present in urine?

A: Normal human urine is formed of water (nearly 96%), organic wastes (2.5%), inorganic salts (1.5%),…

Q: Briefly describe the formation of glomerular filtrate.

A: Kidneys are the bean-shaped structures present on the either side of the spine below the ribs. The…

Q: If blood pressure drops in a patient in shock as a resultof a severe injury, how would you expect…

A: The blood pressure in the human body is considered the force exerted by the blood on the wall of the…

Q: explain how the collecting duct and antidiuretic hormoneregulate the volume and concentration of…

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

Q: Compare and contrast the characteristics of normal and abnormal urine

A: Urine is a liquid by-product obtained as a result of metabolism in humans. The volume and the…

Q: describe why blood pressure affects filtration rate in the many glomeruli in the kidneys

A: Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is the action that portrays the aggregate sum of filtrate formed by…

Q: Kidney stones are usually located in the renal pelvis. What affected would have this on urine flow…

A: Kidneys are involved in the removal of wastes (minerals or salts) and fluid from the blood in the…

Q: If blood pressure in the glomerulus increases, then a. net filtration pressure decreases. b. the…

A: Blood pressure is defined as the pressure or force exerted by the blood when they are travelling or…

Q: If the urinary excretion rate of a drug such as penicillin is greater than the rate at which it is…

A: The primary route of excretion by which a human body eliminate substances is via kidneys. The…

Q: Pressures affecting the glomerular filtration rate is Efferent Afferent A Glomerular capsule C B/ D

A: Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is the rate of the blood flow through the kidney . Total GFR for…

Q: If the blood pressure of a patient in shock as a result of asevere injury decreases greatly, how…

A: Shock is an emergency condition. This condition occurs due to inadequate circulation of blood and…

Q: What function could the collecting duct not perform if there were no nephron loops? Why?

A: Answer- Nephrons are the functional unit of the kidney and have glomerulus, loop of henle, PCT,DCT…

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: Which one of the following statements is false?a. Blood pressure in the glomerular capillaries is…

A: Given: Need to find the false statement from given options.

Q: In which of the steps of urine formation substances move from the filtrate of the tubule into the…

A: NOTE: AS PER OUR GUIDELINES WE ARE ONLY SUPPOSED TO ANSWER THE FIRST QUESTION PLEASE RESUBMIT THE…

Q: Which substances in glomerular filtrate are not normally presentin urine?

A: Ans: Glomerular filtrate: It is the fluids that has been filtered from the capillaries of the…

Q: Compare and contrast the male and female urinary tracts?

A: Urine is a liquid waste eliminated from the body by the urinary system. The urine is formed by the…

Q: Many medications make the epithelium of the collectingduct less permeable to water. How would taking…

A: The urinary system in human is composed of paired kidneys and ureter, urinary bladder, and urethra.…

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

A: Kidneys are the organ responsible for the formation of urine. The kidney's ability to perform many…

Q: Name and define the process that occurs in glomerulus.

A: Step 1 The glomerulus is a bunch of anastomosing fine blood vessels that lie in the hollow of…

Q: Explain the anatomical features that create high glomerular capillary blood pressure and explain why…

A: The glomerulus consists of the grid of tiny blood vessels (capillaries) called the tuft. It is…

Q: Which of the following promotes the movement of fluid into the glomerular capsule? O Tubular colloid…

A: Kidneys are the organs belong to excretory system in our body and play a major role in several other…

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: What happens to urine concentration and volume when a person is dehydrated? (Please explain what…

A: Introduction :- Dehydration occurs when your body does not have enough water. The most effective way…

Q: The renal threshold of a substance refers to a.) the plasma concentration of the substance below…

A: The renal threshold is the concentration of a substance dissolved in the blood above which the…

Q: Define the term glomerulus.

A: The process by which metabolic wastes are eliminated from the body is called excretion. The organs…

Q: If substance T is present in the urine, does this prove that it is filterable in the glomerulus?…

A: Filtration at glomerulus is determined by the permeability of Filtration membrane.Filtration…

Q: Glomerular filtration is affected by forces that oppose and promote filtration. What are these…

A: To explain: To explain glomerular filtration forces and net filtration pressure

Q: Urine is produced by the juxtaglomerular apparatus O urinary bladder O kidney O ureter

A: Urine formation is essential for the elimination of waste products from the body. The whole process…

Q: What type of epithelium is present in the urinary bladder and how many layers does it have

A: urinary bladder is part of the urinary system , which helps in storing urine and expelling it . it…

Q: The first step in urine production is called filtration and is a process that takes place because…

A: The urinary system of the human body consists of organs and structures like kidneys, ureter, urinary…

Q: Is this following statement correct? In the kidney, vasoconstriction of the afferent arteriole…

A: Afferent arteriole and efferent arterioles are the parts of nephron which is the structural and…

Q: Why are proteins not filtered at the glomerulus?

A: There are three main processes that go into producing urine: glomerular filtration, selective…

Q: The lumen of glomerular capillaries is lined by: Select one: juxtaglomerular cells. a. b.…

A: Glomerulus It is a tuft of blood capillaries nestled inside a cup like sac located at the end of…

Q: What is net filtration pressure and how is it associated with filtration? Explain the 3 forces…

A: Glomerular filtration is the first step in making urine. This process is used by the kidneys to…

Question

If the epithelial cells of the glomeruli were unusually leaky, what impact on the filtrate and urine production would you expect to see? What other signs or impacts would you expect?

Expert Solution

This question has been solved!

Explore an expertly crafted, step-by-step solution for a thorough understanding of key concepts.

SEE SOLUTION Check out a sample Q&A here

Step 1 Elimination of metabolic waste from the body is called excretion.

VIEW

Step 2

VIEW

Step by step

Solved in 2 steps

SEE SOLUTION Check out a sample Q&A here

Knowledge Booster

Learn more about

Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, biology and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.

Similar questions

Which of the following does not contribute to the process of filtration? (a) active transport by epithelial cells lining renal tubules (b) large surface area for filtration (c) low permeability of glomerular capillaries (d) high hydrostatic blood pressure in glomerular capillaries (e) podocytes
As a person ages, nephron tubules lose some of their ability to concentrate urine. What is the effect of this change?
Blood pressure forces water and small solutes out of blood and into nephrons during ________. a. glomerular filtration c. tubular secretion b. tubular reabsorption d. both a and c
The afferent arteriole delivers blood to the (a) renal artery (b) efferent arteriole (c) renal vein (d) capillaries of the glomerulus (e) peritubular capillaries
Figure 41.6 Which of the following statements about the nephron is false? The collecting duct empties into the distal convoluted tubule. The Bowman’s capsule surrounds the glomerulus. The loop of Henle is between the proximal and distal convoluted tubules. The loop of Henle empties into the distal convoluted tubule.
As the text noted, two-thirds of the water and solutes that the body reclaims by reabsorption in nephrons occurs in the proximal tubule. Proximal tubule cells have large numbers of mitochondria and demand a great deal of oxygen. Explain why.