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प्रश्न
Given below is a highly simplified diagram of the human kidney cut open longitudinally. Answer the question that follow:
Name the functional units of the kidneys.

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उत्तर
Nephrons
संबंधित प्रश्न
Why is it necessary to excrete waste products?
What is the name of the tubes which connect the kidneys to bladder?
Where is urine carried through ureters?
Why is excretion necessary in living beings?
Name the following:
The tuft of capillaries inside the Bowman's capsule.
Differentiate between the following pairs of terms:
Bowman’s capsule and malpighian capsule.
Given below is a simplified diagram of the human kidney cut open longitudinally. Answer the questions that follow.
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- Define excretion.
- Why does the cortex of the kidney show a dotted appearance?
- Why does the medulla of the kidney show a striped appearance?
- Write two differences in the composition of the blood flowing through the blood vessels 'A' and 'B'.
The following diagram represents a mammalian kidney tubule (nephron) and its blood supply.

Parts indicated by the guidelines 1to 8 are as follows:
1. Afferent arteriole from renal artery
2. Efferent arteriole
3. Bowman's capsule
4. Glomerulus
5. Proximal convoluted tubule with blood capillaries
6. Distal convoluted tubule with blood capillaries
7. Collecting tubule
8. U-shaped loop of Henle
Study the diagram and answer the question that follow:
Which structure contains the highest concentration of urea?
Study the diagram given alongside and then answer the question that follow:

Name the parts labelled 1, 2, 3, and 4.
Explain the importance of soil for plant growth.

