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प्रश्न
Name the following:
Cortical portions projecting between the medullary pyramids in the human kidney.
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उत्तर
Columns of Bertini
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संबंधित प्रश्न
The main excretory product in human beings is ______.
Fill in the blank.
.................. carries urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder.
Find the odd one out. Give a reason for your choice.
tannin, urine, latex, resin
The diagram given alongside represents an organ system in the human body. Study the same and answer the questions that follow:

- Identify the system
- Label the parts marked 2 and 4. Mention the function of part 5.
- Name the structural and functional units of the part marked 1.
- What is the fluid that accumulates in part 3?
Which is the main nitrogenous waste present in it? - Draw a neat, labelled diagram showing the longitudinal section of part 1.
Draw and label the diagram.
Human excretory system
Choose the odd one out in the following series:
Kidney, ureter, heart
Draw a neat and well labeled diagram of human excretory system.
Differentiate between:
Excretion and Secretion.
Explain the Term: Ureotelism
Give Technical Term:
Name the organ in which urine is stored before its elimination from the body.
Differentiate the following.
Excretion and Secretion
Name the three filtration barriers that solutes must come across as they move from plasma to the lumen of Bowman’s capsule. What components of the blood are usually excluded by these layers?
Podocytes are the cells present on the ______.
Match the parts given in Column I with their physiological processes given in Column II.
| Column I | Column II | ||
| i. | Proximal convoluted tubule | a. | Formation of concentrated urine |
| ii. | Distal convoluted tubule | b. | Filtration of blood |
| iii. | Henle's loop | c. | Reabsorption of 70-80% of electrolytes |
| iv. | Vasa recta | d. | Ionic balance |
| v. | Malpighian body | e. | Counter mechanism |
The loop of Henle lies in ______.
Name the process and the organ which helps in removing the following wastes from the body.
- Carbon dioxide
- Undigested food
- Urine
- Sweat
Match the terms given in Column I with their physiological processes given in Column II and choose the correct answer
| Column I | Column II |
| A. Proximal convoluted tubule | i. Formation of concentrated urine |
| B. Distal convoluted tubule | ii. Filtration of blood |
| C. Henle's loop | iii. Reabsorption of 70 - 80% of electrolytes |
| D. Counter-current mechanism | iv. Ionic balance |
| E. Renal corpuscle | v. Maintenance of concentration gradient in medulla |
Where does the selective reabsorption of Glomerular filtrate take place?
Match Column I with Column II.
| Column I | Column II |
| A. PCT | (i) Concentrated urine formation |
| B. DCT | (ii) Filtration of blood |
| C. Loop of Henle | (iii) Reabsorption of 70-80% of the electrolyte |
| D. Counter current mechanism | (iv) Ionic balance |
| E. Renal corpuscle | (v) Maintenance of concentration gradient in medulla |
Select the correct option from the codes given below.
The organ that does not belong to the excretory system:
