Why do most molecules of urea and uric acid remain in the nephron, when they are there in higher concentrations than the peritubular capillaries?

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: Where does most of thewater resorbed afterglomerular filtration go? Whatare the other…

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

Q: If a patient has blood in the urine, what part of the nephron was most likely affected? Explain.

A: Introduction Blood, when present in urine is called Hematuria

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: . _____ reabsorption from the nephrons is ordinarily 100%.a. Sodium c. Waterb. Glucose d. Urea

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

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: What are the two main parts of a nephron?

A: Humans contain various types of systems that work together to make the body doing its normal…

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: True or false  All chemicals in the glomerular capillaries are filtered into the nephron.…

A: The kidneys are bean-shaped organs (about 11 cm x 7 cm x 3 cm) that are located against the back…

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: What function could the collecting duct not perform if there were no nephron loops? Why?

A: Answer- Nephrons are the functional unit of the kidney and have glomerulus, loop of henle, PCT,DCT…

Q: In the kidney, there are many more nephrons than collecting ducts.  Explain why.

A: Kidney is the main excretory organ in our body. Nitrogenous waste meterial getting out through this…

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: Which of the following indicates the parts of a renal tubule in the correct sequence from beginning…

A: a) 4,1,3,2

Q: what happens if one part of the nephron cannot function.

A: Nephrons are the structural and functional units of kidneys . They helps in filtering blood and…

Q: What happens when bicarbonate ions enter the nephron?

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

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: What are the main causes of nephrolithiasis (kidney stones) in humans?

A: Nephrolithiasis can be described as a process that gives rise to kidney stones or calculi in the…

Q: There are two types of nephrons. Name them?

A: The kidneys are made up of small units called nephrons which serve both structurally and…

Q: Explain where in the nephron, and by what process, glucose is normally returned from the glomerular…

A: The kidney is a bean-shaped excretory organ that responsible for the excretion of nitrogenous waste…

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 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: Distinguish between the Septal nephridium and pharyngeal nephridium.

A: In various invertebrate animals, a tubule open to the exterior which acts as an organ of…

Q: How is the countercurrent multiplier (nephron loop) distinguished from the countercurrent exchanger?…

A: Kidney  The bean shape organ present in the behind the belly on both side of the spinal cord. The…

Q: what is the nephron and where do filtration, reabsorption, and secretion occur within it?

A: Animal physiology is the systematic study of the supporting features, roles, and processes of…

Q: Which of the following structures occurs exclusively in the renal medulla? (a) renal sinus, (b)…

A: The kidneys are the bean-shaped organ that is present below the rib cage. It is responsible for…

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: Below is a listing of nephron components and associated structures: 1. Descending limb of loop of…

A: Nephron is smallest structural and functional unit of the kidneys. Nephrons filter blood and form…

Q: Describe filtration, reabsorption and secretion. Where in the nephron, these events take place and…

A: Process of filtration, reabsorption, and secretion in nephron are described below:

Q: Fluid is now at the end of the nephron tubule system and is now called the what at its final form?

A: The fluid that is present inside the tubules is formed by the glomerular filtration mechanism and…

Q: Aldosterone stimulates the reabsorption of sodium ions here. glomerular capsule O proximal…

A: Answer- distal convoluted tubule and collecting duct

Q: The filtration units of kidneys are called: a) Ureterb) Urethrac) Neuronsd) nephrons.

A: Kidneys are the paired and bean-shaped primary functional organ of the excretory system. Kidneys…

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: The following structures are within the kidney. Place them in order that fluid traveling through…

A: Kidneys are a pair of bean-shaped limbs on both sides of your spine, under your ribs, and behind…

Q: Which of the following structures of nephron connects the Bowman’s capsule to the loop of Henle?…

A: The hollow double-layered, cup-shaped, part of the renal corpuscle that holds the glomerulus is…

Q: Describe the structure and functioning of nephron.

A: The kidneys are two bean-shaped organs present in vertebrates. They are located on the left and…

Q: Urine is produced by the juxtaglomerular apparatus O urinary bladder O kidney O ureter

A: Urine formation is essential for the elimination of waste products from the body. The whole process…

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: In the proximal tubule of the nephron, what is the major hydrogen ion secreting mechanism?

A: A nephron is the structural and functional unit of the kidney. The main function of nephron is to…

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: The nephrons discharge their urine at the : (A) Urinary bladder (B) Urethra (C) Renal pelvis (D)…

A: Introduction - The structure that really makes urine in the process of eliminating waste and excess…

Q: The functional unit of the kidney is called ________.a. the renal hilusb. the renal corpusclec. the…

A: The kidney are bean-like organs that are found in the retroperitoneal space. The blood moves into…

Q: From the descending limb of the nephron loop a water molecule would next pass into the ______.…

A: nephrons are the functional unit of the kidney . they are fundamental structures which helps in…

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…