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प्रश्न
One of Harry’s organs is not functioning properly. There is extra fluid build up in his body causing swelling in his ankles and feet.
What should Harry do? Tick the correct answer.
Harry most probably needs a
विकल्प
placemaker
dialysis
skin graft
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उत्तर
dialysis
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संबंधित प्रश्न
A healthy adult human excretes (on an average) _______ gm of urea/day.
Define the following:
Excretory organs
Explain the Term: Ureotelism
Explain the Term: Tubular reabsorption
Complete the following sentence with appropriate word:
The human liver converts ammonia into ______
Arrange the excretory system in the correct sequence.
(Urinary bladder, Ureter, Kidney, Urethra).
Rearrange the jumbled words and fill in the blanks in the following passage to make it a meaningful description.
The human urinary system consists of a pair of ______ ( nyedik), which form the urine; a pair of ______ (ertreu), which conduct the ______ (neuri) from kidneys to the ______ (naryuri drebdal) for storage of urine and a ______ (reuhrat) through which the urine is voided by bladder contractions.
Which one of the following statements is INCORRECT?
Kidneys are vital organs for survival. Several factors like infections, injury or restricted blood flow to kidneys reduce the activity of kidneys. This leads to the accumulation of poisonous wastes in the body, which can even lead to death. In case of kidney failure, an artificial kidney can be used. An artificial kidney is a device to remove waste products from the blood through dialysis.
i. a. Name the artery that brings oxygenated blood to the kidney.
b. Name the cluster of the thin-walled blood capillaries present in the Bowman's capsule.
ii. In the human excretory system, name the organ which stores urine. Is this organ under hormonal control or nervous control?
iii. List two major steps involved in the formation of urine and state in brief their functions.
OR
iii. In which part of the nephron does selective reabsorption take place? List the factors which the amount of water reabsorbed depends on.
Name the following:
The tube that passes the urine to the outside of the body.
