Which of the following structures occurs exclusively in the renal medulla? (a) renal sinus, (b) renal pyramids, (c) major calyces, (d) minor calyces.

Q: Define the concept of tubular secretion ?

A: The organ systems of the body like excretory system, cardiovascular system, respiratory system and…

Q: Explain Basic Renal Processes for Sodium and Water?

A: The kidney filters the blood and then removes the impurities from the blood. The urine formation is…

Q: Describe how the following relate to the kidney: hilum, ureters, cortex, medulla, renal pelvis,…

A: The kidneys are paired organs responsible for removing nitrogenous wastes out of the body. They are…

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: 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: Most selective reabsorption occurs in the Proximal convoulted tubule.  Where else does selective…

A: The glomerulus filters the blood and the waste product accompanied with water into renal tubules.…

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 constituent of urine precipitate under alkaline condition? Acidic condition?

A: Normal urine is found to be pale yellow in color and has an aromatic odor. The chemical composition…

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: Only two types of tubules enter the renal medulla, the loop of Henle and the (?????) which further…

A: The structure that actually produces urine in the process of eliminating waste and excess substances…

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: Describe the structure of kidney?

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

Q: What chemical substances normally are present in urine?

A: Normal human urine is formed of water (nearly 96%), organic wastes (2.5%), inorganic salts (1.5%),…

Q: What happens is glomerulonephritis?

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

Q: To what extent do kidney mass and filtration rate decrease with age?

A: The excretory framework is a latent natural framework that eliminates abundance, pointless materials…

Q: What is the function of the renal vein?

A: Heart and blood vessels form the cardiovascular system. Its main function is to transport oxygen,…

Q: What role does urea have in tubular reabsorption?

A: Tubular reabsorption is the movement of substances from filtrate into the blood. Substances are…

Q: Trace the course of blood flow through the kidney from the renal artery to the renal vein.

A: The flow diagram of blood flow through the kidney. Renal artery          ↓Segmental artery…

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: 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: 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: 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: List the Renal Mechanisms?

A: Excretion is the process through which the body’s metabolic wastes are removed. The vertebrates…

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: Match the terms in column A with the descriptions in column B.  Column B1. shell around the renal…

A: The kidneys are a pair of bean-shaped organs on either side of the spine, below the ribs and behind…

Q: Can you identify a portal system in the renal circulation?

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

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: Define renal fraction

A: Kidney is the two bean shaped organs which are present on the back portion of abdomen.It is the main…

Q: Explain how the blood vessels associated with the renal corpuscle help to maintain relatively high…

A: The kidney is a bean-shaped organ that plays an important role in the maintenance of homeostasis and…

Q: List all the functions of kidney

A: Kidney is the bean shaped vital organ located at the rear side of abdominal cavity. It receives…

Q: What is glomerulonephritis? List two types.

A: Glomerulonephritis (GN) is a type of kidney disease that results from damage to the glomeruli.…

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: How is amount of urine produced regulated?

A: The nephron is a structural and functional tissue unit of the excretory system. There are about…

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: What are the two components of the Juxtaglomerular apparatus and how do they contribute to renal…

A: The juxtaglomerular apparatus is present in the kidney. The juxtaglomerular apparatus maintains…

Q: Which structures make up the renal corpuscle?

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

Q: What is the purpose of making urine?

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

Q: What is the function of NaCl in urine formation?

A: Urinary system involves in the clearing or filtering the blood and ridding of wastes that produced…

Q: Why are proteins not filtered at the glomerulus?

A: There are three main processes that go into producing urine: glomerular filtration, selective…

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…