Some people advocate drinking one’s own urine, claiming significant health benefits. What problems do you see with this “alternative therapy”? Are there conditions under which this might be advisable?

Q: Between the respiratory and urinary systems, which would you say is easier to achieve homeostasis

A: Homeostasis is the condition of consistent internal, physical, and chemical circumstances kept up…

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 can happen if kidneys fail? Are there treatments for that?

A: Answer

Q: What do you mean by nephritis?

A: The kidneys are bean-shaped organs located on both left and right sides in the retroperitoneal space…

Q: The outer one-third of the kidney is called the A. Medulla B. Minor calyces C. Renal pyramid D.…

A: Human body consists of a pair of bean-shaped organs, known as Kidney. It is situated posterior to…

Q: D A. ultrafiltration would cease O B. reabsorption could not occur O C. primary urine would be…

A: The nephridium or nephridial duct is similar to the kidneys. This structure is usually found in…

Q: Compare urinalysis data from a person with diabetes to data from a person without diabetes.

A: The urinalysis test is performed on the urine sample and the results from the urinalysis report are…

Q: If a person eats 12 milligrams (mg) of salt in a day and excretes 11 mg of it in the urine, what…

A: Excretion can be defined as the removal of waste material or substances from the body generally by…

Q: Write a conclusion about Excretion?  Please answer at your own words

A: Excretion is the process through which an organism's metabolic waste is removed. The lungs,…

Q: Why urine would have protein in it ? Please answer in short and ASAP .

A: Introduction Urine is a liquid by-product of metabolism in humans and in many other animals. The…

Q: patient who loses the function of both kidneys can be placed on an artificial dialysis regimen to…

A: Dialysis is a technique which helps to remove the extra solute material and toxic material (urea,…

Q: Which of the following statements regarding the collecting duct is correct? This area sends fluid…

A: Nephrons are the functional units of Kidney. They perform the function of cleansing the blood and…

Q: How do diseases of the urinary system affect other body systems?

A: The urinary system functions as a channel, eliminating poisons and squanders from your body through…

Q: What were the two ways physicians tested urine before modern technology

A: A urine test also called urinalysis is performed to detect various diseases like diabetes, kidney…

Q: Which of these is not true of the position of the kidneys in the body? a. They are medial to the…

A: The kidneys are a pair of bean-shaped organs of the renal system. They are involved in the…

Q: Which part of the urinary system is not completelyretroperitoneal?a. kidneysb. uretersc. bladderd.…

A: The kidneys are the functional units of the urinary system. The kidneys contain nephrons, which the…

Q: The process of urinary step by step

A: following is a detailed description of step by step urine formation:-

Q: What functions of the kidney can dialysis replace and which can it not? 1. Waste removal 2.…

A: The kidneys are two bean-shaped glands located from either side of your spine, beneath the ribs and…

Q: The excretory system consists of:A rectum, lungs, skin and kidneysB rectum, liver and kidneysC…

A: The maintenance of healthy condition is important for proper body functions. The biological system…

Q: You discover a new toxin that blocks the reabsorption of all sodium ions from the proximal tubule.…

A: The proximal convoluted tubule (PCT) is a part of the renal tubule.

Q: Which describes the tube leading urine created from the kidneys to be stored in the bladder? O renal…

A: In the human body, the fluid waste excreted by the kidney gets stored and eliminated in a regulated…

Q: What do you mean by excreation?

A: Excreation simply refers to the act of spitting out.

Q: What do you mean by nephrons?

A: Nephrons are the essential  structural and functional unit of kidney which is employed to filter the…

Q: The inner surface of ____ contains microvilli to increase surface area for absorption.

A: Microvilli are small finger-like protrusions of the plasma membrane. The protrusions help to…

Q: Which of the following statements regarding kidney function is not correct? Regulates blood pH…

A: The kidneys are part of the excretory system in the body, the kidneys work to filter and excrete…

Q: Which of the following is not a function of the kidneys? a elimination of urine b filtration of…

A: Kidneys are a pair of bean shaped organ. Kidneys help in removal of waste products from body.

Q: What general body system are the kidneys a part of? Are the kidneys directly-linked to the organ…

A: Kidneys are the bean shaped organs of about 4 to 5 inches long. They are located in the abdomen…

Q: Whar are the Microscopic (Organized and Unorganized) Urine Sediments which are significant…

A: Sediments in urine are found during urine diagnosis and allude to tiny dirty particles or bodily…

Q: What do you mean by artificial kidney?

A: Answer: Introduction: Kidneys are paired vital organs located behind the abdominal cavity and it…

Q: A scientist is analyzing a sample of blood that was obtained from a dog. Which of these findings…

A: Answer: Whenever we want to know about the excretory system regulation of an individual , we…

Q: Where in the kidneys is the blood filtered? O in the collecting duct O in the tubule in the…

A: Answer- in the glomerulus

Q: The tube between the kidney and the urinary bladder is the:A renal veinB urethraC ureter

A: The excretory system is the system, which performs the function of excretion, the bodily process of…

Q: What medical benefit is there from analyzing urine from a patient?

A: Clinical urine tests are basically the examinations of the physical and chemical properties of…

Q: Shortly after you drink a large glass of water, you will feel the urge to urinate. Explain this…

A: Urination is the release of urine from a person's bladder through their urethra, and the process by…

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: Which of the following is not one of the normal components of urine? Ketones Urea Trace amounts of…

A: Urine is a sterile waste product composed of water soluble products made from nitrogen. It is…

Q: What organ stores urine prior to excretion outside the body? Group of answer choices kidney urethra…

A: The excretory system is responsible for production and release of urine from the body. The main…

Q: If you will be given a time to be a Doctor specializing on the anatomy and physiological function of…

A: The kidney resembles the kidney bean in its structure and color. The kidneys are among the most…

Q: The glomerulus _____. A) is a highly porous capillary bed B) wraps around the nephron and takes in…

A: Filteration in the kidney is an essential feature that allows the human body to function properly by…

Q: Which of the following can be defined as the failure to empty urine completely from the bladder? O…

A: Detrusor : These are the group of muscles found around testes of males, they help in lifting and…

Q: What is Excretion?  How is Excretion is interrelated to our body?  Please briefly explain at your…

A: The elimination of endogenous waste products and absorbed exogenous materials (e.g., chemicals) from…

Q: To say that your body has somatic control over your external urethral sphincter that means you can…

A: The urine produced by the kidneys drops down the ureters to the bladder. The bladder stretches like…

Q: Which process(es) add molecules to the fluid in the production of urine 1. secretion and filtration…

A: The structural and functional unit of the kidney is called nephron. The name "nephron" comes from…

Q: Why does increase in urination results in a decrease in the blood pressure?

A: Blood pressure is the force exerted by circulating blood on the walls of blood vessels. Blood…

Q: The kidneys help control the amount of

A: The excretory system consists of the kidneys, urinary bladder, ureters and urethra. The urine is…