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प्रश्न
Answer the following in detail.
Write a short note on artificial kidneys.
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उत्तर
Artificial kidneys: Kidneys play an important role not only by filtering the blood and getting rid of waste products but also by balancing salt levels in the body.
controlling blood pressure, and stimulating the production of red blood cells.
A person can lead a normal life with one kidney but when both of them stop functioning it could prove fatal if no treatment is provided. An artificial kidney or a dialyzer is a machine used to filter the blood of a patient whose kidneys are damaged. This process is called dialysis.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Put a tick mark (✓) against the most appropriate alternative in the following statement :
The kidneys are made up of tiny tubular units called :
Find the odd one out. Give a reason for your choice.
tannin, urine, latex, resin
Excretion primarily involves
One of the following sets of body parts or substances or processed, pick out the one item which overall includes the remaining foir.
CO2, bile pigments, water, excretion, urea.
Choose the correct answer:
Physiologically urea is produced by the action of an enzyme ______________
Mention, if the following statement is True or False. If false rewrite the wrong statement in its correct form:
Urethra carries urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder.
Differentiate cortical from medullary nephrons.
Erythropoietin hormone which stimulates R.B.C. formation is produced by ______.
Which of the following diagrams is correct with regard to the proximal (P) and distal (D) tubule of the Nephron.
An organ with sphincters at its origin is ______.
