Advertisements
Advertisements
प्रश्न
Differentiate between:
Renal cortex and Renal medulla.
Advertisements
उत्तर
| Renal cortex | Renal medulla |
| It is dark red in colour. | It is light red. |
| It forms the outer layer of the kidney. | It forms the inner layer of the kidney. |
| It contains the Malpighian corpuscles, the proximal and distal parts of the renal tubule. | It contains elements of Henle’s loop and the collecting tubules. |
संबंधित प्रश्न
Draw a diagram of the human excretory system and label the various parts.
The given diagram represents a nephron and its blood supply. Study the diagram and answer the following questions:
(i) Label parts 1, 2, 3 and 4.
(ii) State the reason for the high hydrostatic pressure in the glomerulus.
(iii) Name the blood vessel which contains the least amount of urea in this diagram.
(iv) Name the two main stages of urine formation.
(v) Name the part of the nephron which lies in the renal medulla.
The excretory unit in the human excretory system is called ______.
Write True (T) or False (F) for the following statement. Rewrite the false statement in the correct form.
Excess sugar in the blood is a symptom of diabetes.
Fill in the blanks in the following passage to make it a meaningful description.
In a nephron, the ______ flows through the ______ under great pressure. The reason for this great pressure is that the ______ (outgoing) ______ is narrower than the ______ (incoming). This high pressure causes the ______ part of the blood to filter out from the ______ into the ______ capsule.
Explain the functioning of kidney.
Complete the following sentence with appropriate word:
Besides excretion, the kidneys also carry out the important function of ______.
Write the functional activity of the following structure: Renal vein
Answer the following question.
Name any one guanotelic organism.
Name the organs that store and release the urine.
