What are the two components of the Juxtaglomerular apparatus and how do they contribute to renal autoregulation?

Q: What is the major function of Distal tubule and cortical collecting ducts?

A: Distal tubule: It is a part of excretory system, which is located in nephron segment on downstream.…

Q: What is tubular secretion?What are some examples ofsubstances secreted throughthe renal tubules?

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

Q: What is the major chemical difference between blood plasma and glomerular filtrate?

A: The glomerular filtrate and blood plasma are the fluids found in the body.

Q: How does the composition of the glomerular filtrate compare with that of plasma?

A: Blood plasma contains red and white blood cells, blood proteins, glucose, water, nitrogenous wastes,…

Q: State the function of each segment of a renal tubule?

A: Renal tubules are a series of tubules of excretory system that connects the Bowman capsule with the…

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: What are the two intrinsic mechanisms that provide auto regulation of glomerular filtrate? Explain…

A: Intrinsic control is the autoregulation of the GFR (glomerular filtration rate). Urine is formed at…

Q: What is the driving force for reabsorption of water and other solutes in the nephron?

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

Q: What are some of the metabolic and wastes the kidney excretes?

A: The function of blood filtration is performed by kidneys which consist of millions of nephrons. The…

Q: What is the basic flow of urine from the kidneys to being excreted?

A: The excretory framework is an uninvolved natural framework that eliminates overabundance, pointless…

Q: Which of the basic renal processes apply to potassium?

A: The excretory framework is a detached natural framework that eliminates overabundance, superfluous…

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: Which structures comprise the juxtaglomerular apparatus?

A: Nephron The nephron is the structural and functional element of the kidney. It helps in the…

Q: Which portions of the renal tubule and collecting duct reabsorb more solutes than water to produce…

A: RENAL TUBULE:           The phrase 'Renal' refers to the kidney, in which a small tube comprises of…

Q: What is the significance of Juxtaglomerular apparatus in kidney function.

A: Urinary system is a part of body system which generally involved in formation of urine and it's…

Q: With what the each capillary cluster in kidney is associated?

A: The kidneys are placed high in abdominal cavity one on the either side of spine and with slightly…

Q: What are the three distinct inputs to the juxtaglomerular cells?

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

Q: How do Na-H exchangers on the luminal surface of tubular cells promote bicarbonate reabsorption in…

A: The Na+/H+ exchange aids NaCl reabsorption and luminal surface of the tubular cells. The NHE3 (in…

Q: Describe the mechanisms underlying water and solute reabsorption from the renal tubules into the…

A: Tubular reabsorption is the mechanism which involves the movement of water and solutes from the…

Q: What is the effect of vasopressin on the renal tubules, and what arethe sites affected?

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Q: Why do the kidneys not overcompensate for an abnormal pH?

A: Homeostasis is the condition of consistent inward, physical, and compound conditions kept up by…

Q: How is glomerular filtration rate regulated?

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

Q: What is the renal capsule and why is it important?

A: Renal capsule:                 The thin membranous sheath that covers the outer surface of each…

Q: What is the effect of vasopressin on the renal tubules?

A: Vasopressin or antidiuretic hormone is a type of peptide hormone formed in hypothalamus.

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: What is autoregulation in the kidney? What other regulatory mechanisms are at work in renal…

A: Kidneys are the primary organs of the excretory system.

Q: Describe the structure of the afferent and efferentarterioles and the juxtaglomerular apparatus.…

A: Branches of the renal artery supply each nephron with blood and carry filtered blood back to the…

Q: What is the mechanism of Na1 reabsorption, and how is thereabsorption of other solutes coupled to…

A: To define: To define the mechanism of Na1 reabsorption and the reabsorption of other solutes coupled…

Q: What is the physiology of the kidneys? Give as much information and details as possible.

A: Kidneys are made up of nephrons which consists of glomeruli and tubules which work together to form…

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: Trace the flow of fluid through the renal tubules?

A: Each of those very little bodies consists of 2 parts: a central capillary of vessels, and a…

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: 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 is the functionalunity of the kidneys?

A: A pair of kidneys present in the human body. Its main function is to filter the blood. It helps to…

Q: How do the collecting ducts of the kidney determine the final concentration of urine that is…

A: Step 1 The nephron is the structural and functional unit of the kidney. It consists of two parts,…

Q: Why is creatinine clearance a good estimate of glomerular filtration rate?

A: Creatinine is the chemical compound that is left behind after the energy producing cells in the…

Q: Name the smallest functional unit of the kidney?

A: The kidneys are two bean-shaped organs present in vertebrates. The major function of kidneys is to…

Q: What interacting controls stabilize the glomerular filtration rate (GFR)?

A: Glomerular Filtration Rate:                   Glomerular filtration rate describes the flow rate of…

Q: How does renal function change across the life span?

A: In medical terminology Renal means kidney. There are two Kidney Present in the human body. the…

Q: define renal clearance and explain how this value summarizes the way a substance is handled by the…

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

Q: Which structures make up the renal corpuscle?

A: The body’s filtering system is paired kidneys.

Q: What is the significance of abnormality of high concentration of uric acid in the urine

A: A uric acid test measures the amount of uric acid in the body. Uric acid is a chemical that is…

Q: diagram that explains the core concept of flow down gradients in the urinary system/kidneys?

A: Urinary system The urinary system comprises the kidneys, urinary bladder, ureters and urethra. Its…