The thick ascending limb of nephron loop: Multiple Choice   has many aquaporins that allow the osmosis of water into the salty medullary fluid   maintains an osmotic gradient by pumping Na+  and Cl- from the interstitial fluid into the epithelial cell     uses a cotransporter to bring Na+, K+ and Cl- from the tubular fluid into the epithelial cell   uses a Na/K/Cl exchanger to move Na+ and Cl- from the epithelial cell into the interstitial fluid

Q: As the filtrate moves through the ___ water is reabsorbed with almost no solute reabsorption and the…

A: Answer is a.) proximal convoluted tubule.

Q: Which of the following statements is FALSE?   Multiple Choice   Sensor cells in the macula densa…

A: Toxic and unwanted material need to be removed in the body. The process of removal of such toxic…

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Q: he main function of the long nephron loops is to ______.   help maintain a constant solute…

A: loop of Henle is mostly present in the medulla and only a small portion of the thick ascending limb…

Q: 400X 2. For each of the following parts of the nephrons list the specific step of the urine…

A: The human body consists of several organ systems that function in a synchronised manner that enable…

Q: Nephron  Describe the phsiology of the nephron. Explain the function of each structure and how the…

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Q: The collecting duct is permeable to water Multiple Choice   and Na+ ions which create the osmotic…

A: The collecting duct system of kidney includes a series of ducts and tubules that connect the…

Q: do the kidneys regulare the osmolarity and volume levels of the urine as the state of hydration…

A: Two bean-shaped organs, each roughly the size of a fist, make up the kidneys. One on each side of…

Q: 72. About one million microscopic structures are present in the kidney, which serve as the latter's…

A: As per bartleby guidelines;we are supposed to give the answer of first question ;if multiple…

Q: occurs in the interstitial fluid at the bottom of the loop of Henle.  Explain why the low-to-high…

A: Countercurrent multiplier system occurs in loop of henle of the nephron. The system uses various…

Q: Sodium is actively extruded from which part of the nephron?a. descending portion of the proximal…

A: Answer is b.)  ascending portion of the loop of nephron.

Q: 1) In which of these parts of the nephron is NaCl reabsorbed back into the body? (See attatched…

A: A nephron can be described as a unit in human kidney and plays an important role in removing soluble…

Q: Tubular transport maximum (Tm) is (a) the maximum rate at which a substance in the filtrate can be…

A: The renal tubule is the part of the nephron that contains tubular fluid that comes from the…

Q: Decreased osmolarity in the renal interstitium and vasa recta results in - (Mark Two) decreased…

A: The regulation of water concentration in the body is mediated by a hormone called vasoppresin or ADH…

Q: Renin is secreted by   Multiple Choice   the atria in response to increased stretch and causes a…

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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: 12. For each of the following substances, indicate whether or not it enters the filtrate, and if so,…

A: It is quite obvious that most of that fluid and its contents must be reabsorbed as 180L of fluid…

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: Outline the entire process of the selective reabsorption in the nephron while relating to the…

A: The nephron is the basic structural and functional unit of the kidneys that filters blood, resorbs…

Q: Comparative analysis of excretion/osmoregulation in selected animals Animal Main Excretory/ Osmo-…

A: Excretion/osmoregulation is a biological system that removes excess electrolytes, toxins, metabolic…

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: (A) Draw the micturition reflex pathway. (B) Ruby is 77 years old and can no longer control her…

A: Micturition (urination) is a process of urine excretion from the urinary bladder. Use of bladder…

Q: Which of the following occurs in both the proximal and distal tubules of the nephron? Conversion of…

A: Introduction: A nephron is a microscopic structural and functional unit of the kidney.Nephron has…

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: If osmolarity of plasma increases, aquaporin channels will be inserted in thick ascending limb of…

A: Osmolarity is the measure of solute concentration.

Q: membranous glomerulonephritis. If a giom patient with nephrotic syndrome has hypertension, is it…

A: (NOTE: Since the student have not mention the specific question to answer, the experts can only…

Q: perosmotic compared to other body fluids. Describe in detail how the transport epithelia of the…

A: Glomerular filtration rate (GFR), or how much blood passes through the glomeruli each minute, is…

Q: [ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY] Na* ions are actively transported out of the tubules to help set up the…

A: The gradient of increasing osmolarity produced by the activity of the loop of henle, in the renal…

Q: explain the perneability of the descending and ascending limbs of nephron loop to water and NaCI.…

A: The loop of Henle of a nephron is divided into thick and thin ascending and thin descending loops.…

Q: collecting duct of the nephron

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Q: The Human Nephron and Associated Blood Vessels capillaries efferent arteriole afferent arteriole…

A: Row 4 Structure 1 - Bowman's Capsule Structure 2 - Proximal tubule Structure 3- Loop of Henle…

Q: The nephron reabsorbs glucose through a sodium / glucose transporter. What sort of transporter is…

A: Membrane transport means the transportation of molecules through the plasma membrane or it is also…

Q: The cortical nephron is characterized by all of the following except:   a. short nephron loop…

A: Kidneys- they are a pair of organs that belong to the urinary/excretory system. They are bean-shaped…

Q: The tubuloglomerular feedback mechanism responds to an increase in A) urine production by signaling…

A: Tubuloglomerular feedback is related to the kidneys. Collectively it functions to regulate the…

Q: 3. Draw a kidney tubule cell. Be sure to label the apical and basolateral membrane. Label where the…

A: The nephrons of the kidney serve as a site of filtration and reabsorption of many solutes from the…

Q: The cells lining the nephron component marked by the black asterisk 1.  bind the 'parathyroid…

A: Nephrons are the basic structural and functional unit of the kidneys. Kidneys helps in the excretion…

Q: Which of the following is NOT a function of the excretory system? *       Filtration of wastes from…

A: ANS-  Secretion of ADH from the collecting duct.  (not a function of the excretory system)

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: 2. For each of the following substances, indicate whether or not it enters the filtrate, and if so,…

A: Glomerular filtration is the initial process in producing urine where the kidneys filter excess…

Q: Sally ate a lot of salt and in turn became dehydrated, what kind of nephrons will she be using and…

A: Kidneys help in removing the waste products and excess fluid from the body. It also helps to…

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: Which of the following statements about the nephron is TRUE? Multiple Choice   Na+ is actively…

A: Nephron is a basic unit of excretory system and serves to filter out toxins, waste and excess…

Q: Question :- We now know that the imbalance between the amount of sodium and water reabsorbed in the…

A: Question - We now know that the imbalance between the amount of sodium and water reabsorbed in the…

Q: The high osmolarity of the renal medulla is maintained by which of the following? O Active transport…

A: The high osmolarity of the renal medulla is maintained by which of the following? 1. Option A is…

Q: Draw and describe what is happening in the nephron loop. How is the counter current exchange set up

A: Kidney is a bean-shaped organ that is located below the ribs and behind the abdomen. Nephrons are…

Q: Compared to those of birds and lizards, the kidneys of mammals ______. can produce urine with a…

A: Ammonotelic: - Release ammonia outside the body - Animal with aquatic habitat - e.g., Fish,…

Q: In the proximal tubule, the reabsorption of Na+, amino acids, and glucose causes (before water…

A: Kidneys are the bean-shaped paired organ present in either side of the pelvic region. This organ is…

Q: You suspect a person is suffering from a central diabetes insipidus When untreated and reasonably…

A: An individual suffering from a central diabetes insipidus, when untreated and reasonably hydrated,…