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प्रश्न
Differentiate between Afferent arteriole and Efferent arteriole.
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उत्तर
| Afferent arteriole | Efferent arteriole |
| It brings oxygenated blood into the kidney. | It carries deoxygenated blood away from the kidney. |
| It carries blood to the glomerulus of the nephron. | It takes the blood away from the glomerulus. |
| It has a larger diameter. | It has a narrower diameter. |
| It is a branch of the renal artery and so it carries blood containing more water and nitrogenous wastes. | Efferent arterioles join to form renal veins and so they carry filtered blood back to circulation, containing much less water and nitrogenous waste. |
संबंधित प्रश्न
Put a tick mark (✓) against the most appropriate alternative in the following statement :
Filtration of excretory wastes from the blood occurs in:
Define the following:
Nephron
Answer the following in detail.
Explain the structure of a nephron with the help of a diagram.
One of the following sets of body parts or substances or processed, pick out the one item which overall includes the remaining foir.
ADH, Water, pituitary, osmoregulation, urine
Give Reasons for the following:
As a result of ultrafiltration along with excretory products certain useful products like glucose, salt, etc. are also filtered but these are not excreted?
Multiple Choice Question: In the Bowman’s capsule:
In which segment of the nephron most of the re-absorption of substances takes place?
With regards to toxicity and the need for dilution in water, how different are ureotelic and uricotelic excretions? Give examples of animals that use these types of excretion?
Sort the following into actively or passively transported substances during reabsorption of GFR.
glucose, amino acids, nitrogenous wastes, Na+, water
Name the following:
Three stages of urine formation.
