Nephron  Describe the phsiology of the nephron. Explain the function of each structure and how the composition of the urine changes from the Bowmans capsule to the collecting duct. How does the function of nephron differ when the animal has an excess of water, as opposed to when it is dehydrated? How do hormones help regulate the physiology of the nephron? Why is the nephron so highly vascularized?

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: The fluids deep in the medulla of the kidney have a much highersolute concentration than those in…

A: Kidney is  divided into two zones. Outer area is known as cortex and inner area is known as medulla.…

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: which of the following correctly shows the order in which the filtrate moves through the structures…

A: The kidneys are bean-shaped organs that are located against the back muscles in the upper abdominal…

Q: Describe the location(s) in the nephron where tubular secretion occurs?

A: Tubular secretion: - It is one of the most important  process of excretory system, in which removal…

Q: List the three major processes in urine formation, andstate the location in the nephron where each…

A: Urine refers to the filtrate containing toxic substances present in blood. It is produced in the…

Q: Name the part of the nephron which lies in the renal medulla.

A: The kidney has several thousands of nephrons. These are the functional units. There are two kidneys…

Q: It is the microscopic structural and filtering unit of the kidney. A. Renal Cortex B. Loop of Henle…

A: Kidneys play an important role in removal of waste and toxic products from the body. This method of…

Q: In which part of the nephron parts is no water reabsorbed? a) The downward part of Henles is slung…

A: The kidneys are the primary organs of the excretory system that are involved in the process of…

Q: Draw and label the tubular components of a nephron and indicate which parts are in the renal cortex…

A: Nephrons are the filtering units of the kidneys whose functions are filtration of the blood,…

Q: Describe the structure and function of a nephron.

A: Nephrons are the microscopic structural and functional unit of the kidney. Nephrons are composed of…

Q: *Draw out a nephron, labeling all of its parts. Identify the functions of each part. Draw arrows…

A: The metabolism of the human body produces several unwanted or waste products. Several systems in the…

Q: list the strucutres of the excretory pathway , from where filtrate enters the nephron to the…

A: EXCRETORY SYSTEM It is the system of an organism's body that performs the function of excretion, the…

Q: Identify the parts of a nephron that are found in the renalcortex and the renal medulla.

A: Ans: Nephron: The microscopic structural and functional unit of the kidney is known as the nephron.…

Q: Most absorption and secretion occurs in this part of the nephron. a. proximal convoluted tubule b.…

A: Excretion is the process of eliminating metabolic waste from the body. Kidneys are the major…

Q: Describe the histological structure of the proximal tubule, nephron loop, distal tubule, and…

A: The nephron is the functional unit of the kidney it consists of tubules and associated small 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: Describe the special characteristics of the descending and ascending limbs of the nephron loop that…

A: The kidney is the organ of the urinary system, and its primary function is the formation of urine.…

Q: Explain why fluid in the descending limb of the nephronloop is hypertonic.

A: Ans: Hypertonic: The presence excess salts is referred to as hypertonic fluid or solution.

Q: If the epithelial cells of the glomeruli were unusually leaky, what impact on the filtrate and urine…

A: Two kidneys, two ureters, one urinary bladder and one urethra make up the human excretory system.…

Q: Describe the structure of the nephron and trace the path of filtrate through the nephron

A: Human kidney contains about 1 million thin, long much convoluted tubular units called nephrons or…

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: ater reabsorption occurs in the following parts of the nephron, except

A: The purification of blood is carried out with the help of a pair of kidneys in human body. The…

Q: Describe the locations and structures of the kidneys, trace the path of blood flow to, within, and…

A: Human body is composed of the basic fundamental units called the cells and the extracellular…

Q: Describe how and where water, organic compounds, and ions are reabsorbed and secreted in the…

A: Kidneys are paired structures that are involved in filtering blood. Nephrons, which are the…

Q: pick one and say why during reabsorption:

A: Nephrons in the structural and functional unit of the kidney. Nephrons consist of the proximal…

Q: What are the main functions of the excretory system, elaborate?

A: All vertebrates have a pair of kidneys for excretion. They help to regulate the level of body fluids…

Q: What structure has osmoreceptors that detect high salt concentrations in the blood? Distal tubule…

A: According to the question, we have to explain what structure has osmoreceptors that detect high salt…

Q: ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS: What are the two regions of the kidney? What are the two parts of…

A: Kidneys are also called as bean-shaped organ which is present on either side of spine. below the…

Q: secretory functions of the kidney.  How are those functions affected by renal failure

A: Kidneys are the excretory organs that help one's body to eliminate the waste in the form of urine.…

Q: Compare and contrast the juxtamedullary nephron andcortical nephron.

A: The nephron is the basic functional and structural unit of the kidney. It consists of the renal…

Q: Name the hormone which is responsible for reabsorption of water in nephrons.

A: Nephrons are the functional units in the kidney. Each nephron consists of a glomerulus and its…

Q: State the function of the following structures:  glomerulus:  Bowman’s capsule:  collecting duct:

A: Function of glomerulus, Bowman’s capsule, and collecting duct is described below:

Q: describe what is going on during the urine formation  secretion step. include how the process occurs

A: Processes of the Kidneys : There are four essential cycles in the arrangement of urine beginning…

Q: Although the kidneys are probably best known as filtration organs, tubular reabsorption (the second…

A: Kidneys are primary organs of the urinary system. They rid the body of toxins. They also help the…

Q: What is the function of the following kidney structures- Capsular space, Glomerulus,…

A: The nephron is a complex unitary structure consisting of several complicated substructures like the…

Q: This structure of the nephron is responsible for obligatory water reabsorption

A: Question 37 -Answer a The first part of the nephron that is responsible for water reabsorption is…

Q: Differentiate between renal cortex and renal medulla on the basis of parts of the nephrons present.

A: Renal cortex- superficial Outer cortical zone Inner juxtamedullary zone Renal columns---- Portions…

Q: Which process in the nephron is least selective?

A: Nephrons are the structural and functional unit of nephrons. Nephrons consist of proximal convoluted…

Q: Why do most molecules of urea and uric acid remain in the nephron, when they are there in higher…

A: Nephron is the microscopic structural and functional unit of kidney . It is composed of a renal…

Q: Match the nephron structure with its correct description. cap-like structure at the top of each…

A: Nephrons are the structural and functional units of human kidney. There are approximately 1 million…

Q: Sheep Kidney Please refer to the pic to answer the question  Describe the color and textures of the…

A: The kidney is bean shaped and is reddish brown in colour

Q: Diagram the anatomic relationship between the peritubular capillaries/ vasa recta and tubular…

A: The nephron is the structural and functional microscopic organ of the kidney. This consists of a…

Q: How do cortical and juxtamedullary nephrons differ with respect toreabsorbing nutrients and…

A: Cortical nephrons : The glomerulous of these nephrons are located to the outer parts of the cortex…

Q: Which of them contain less nitrogenous waste – renal vein or the renal artery?

A: The urinary system or renal system is made up of kidneys, ureters, bladder and the urethra. All…

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…