Most of the water reabsorption in the nephron is done by ? A) proximal tubules B) loop of henle C) distal  tubules D) collecting duct

Q: What are the basic differences between cortical and juxtamedullary nephrons?

A: Nephron can be defined as the basic unit of structure in the kidney. nephron plays the role in the…

Q: What Are the Major Functions of Urinary Systems?

A: 1. Major function of the urinary system are:- 1. Regulates fluids balance and fluid volumes of the…

Q: Where does most of thewater resorbed afterglomerular filtration go? Whatare the other…

A: The urinary system in mammals is composed of paired kidneys and ureters, a urinary bladder, and a…

Q: draw and label a nephron?

A: The excretory system is involved in the function of removal of waste products. It is studied under…

Q: What is the  primary role of the proximal tubule?

A: The nephron is the kidney's microscopic structural and functional unit. A renal corpuscle and a…

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: How do the permeabilities of the two limbs of the nephron loop differ?

A: In human anatomy, nephron loop is refer as loop of Henle or Henle's loop which is located in the…

Q: Explain Basic Renal Processes?

A: Kidney is the chief excretory organ in the humans. Nephrons are the structural and functional unit…

Q: How do symporters in the ascending limb of the nephron loop and principal cells in the collecting…

A: Excretion is a natural cycle, which assumes an indispensable part by killing poisons and other…

Q: How many nephrons are present in each kidney?

A: The nephron is a microscopic basic functional and structural unit of a kidney.  It is consisting of…

Q: What is Glomerular Filtration ? When does it occur ?

A: Excretion is the process by which metabolic wastes are eliminated from the body. Kidneys, ureters,…

Q: Describe the structure of the filtration membrane?

A: The kidney is the small, paired, bean-shaped excretory organ in humans. It is present in the…

Q: Describe the structure of kidney?

A: Step 1 The human excretory system is made up of organs concerned with separation (from the…

Q: What happens is glomerulonephritis?

A: Glomerulus, filtering unit of kidney is a network of capillaries (small blood vessel) called as tuft…

Q: What does each nephron consist of?

A: The unit that really makes urine in the mechanism of eliminating toxins and unwanted compounds from…

Q: What are the two main parts of a nephron?

A: Humans contain various types of systems that work together to make the body doing its normal…

Q: Sodium is actively extruded from which part of the nephron?

A: Nephron:               The microscopic structural and functional unit of kidney is designated as…

Q: What are the major structures comprising the filtration membrane?

A: Answer: Introduction: The filtration membrane means a piece of permeable substance among the…

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: How is glomerular filtration rate regulated?

A: Glomerular filtration rate is the effective pressure by which wastes, water and ions are filtered…

Q: Where nephrons discharge their urine?

A: The nephron is the structural and functional unit of the kidney. It is composed of a renal corpuscle…

Q: Explain the Forces involved in glomerular filtration?

A: the factors which affect glomerular filtration: Both glomerular capillary hydrostatic pressure and…

Q: What happens to glomeruli as a person ages?

A: Like the other organs, kidneys are also susceptible to age-related changes. Restricting the blood…

Q: Describe the structures and functions of the nephron

A: A nephron of a kidney is involved in the regulation of water and soluble substances in the blood.…

Q: What Are Some Examples of Invertebrate Urinary Systems?

A: Invertebrates generally do not have any system. Beside they have organs for performing function

Q: Which tissue gives rise to collecting ducts, calyces, renal pelves, and ureters?

A: Excretory system is involved to excrete the liquid waste produced in the body in the form of urine.

Q: What are the three basic renal processes that lead to the formation of urine?

A: Kidneys are prime excretory organs. They filter blood and form about 1.5 lt of urine daily this…

Q: What happens when bicarbonate ions enter the nephron?

A: BASIC INFORMATION KIDNEY It is a paired organ present in our body. It helps the body to get rid of…

Q: Define the Anatomy of a Nephron ?

A: The kidney can be broadly divided into three regions; renal cortex, renal medulla, and renal pelvis.…

Q: What are the main causes of nephrolithiasis (kidney stones) in humans?

A: Nephrolithiasis can be described as a process that gives rise to kidney stones or calculi in the…

Q: How are new bicarbonate ions formed in the cells of the nephron?

A: Acidic molecules get dissociate into H+ and lower the pH value whereas basic molecules dissociate…

Q: What is the role of glomerulus in kidney?

A: The kidney is the bean shaped organ of about four to five inches present on the either side of the…

Q: What are the functions of the ureters?

A: The organ system in a body that functions to excrete the waste out of the body is termed as the…

Q: What is the purpose of measuring the glomerular filtration rate?

A: The glomerular filtration rate is the rate of flow of filtered fluid from the glomerulus into the…

Q: Distinguish between the Septal nephridium and pharyngeal nephridium.

A: In various invertebrate animals, a tubule open to the exterior which acts as an organ of…

Q: Where does filtration occur in the nephron?

A: Nephron is the structural and functional unit of kidney. A nephron consists of glomerulus, Bowman's…

Q: Describe the structure and functioning of nephron.

A: The kidneys are two bean-shaped organs present in vertebrates. They are located on the left and…

Q: How does urine form in the nephron?

A: Kidneys are the primary functional organ of the excretory system. Kidneys play a major role in…

Q: Describe the role of nephrons

A: Answer:  NEPHRONS  = It is the basic structural and functional unit of kidney which is used to carry…

Q: What are the characteristics of the Juxtamedullary nephrons?

A: The nephron is the structural and functional unit of the kidneys. It is made up of a renal tube and…

Q: Which vessels and what part of the nephron areinvolved in countercurrent multiplication?

A: Step 1 A counter-current system is a system of the flowing of fluids in two types of antiparallel…

Q: What are the causes of Urinary tract infections?

A: A urinary tract infection (UTI) is an infection affecting the kidneys, ureters, bladder, and…