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प्रश्न
Write down the functional activity of the following parts:
Vasa recta
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उत्तर
It serves as a countercurrent exchanger, maintaining the concentration gradient in the renal medulla.
संबंधित प्रश्न
Explain the structure of kidney and the steps involved in the formation of urine
Which of the following is/are part(s) of the tubular part of the nephron?
Glucose is reabsorbed from the glomerular filtrate mainly in the ____________.
Structural unit of kidney are called ______.
What would be the outcome if the PCT is removed from the nephron?
Given is a jumbled list of the parts of a certain body structure - Loop of Henle, Bowman's capsule, distal convoluted tubule, glomerulus, proximal convoluted tubule.
- Name the structure to which the listed parts belong.
- sequence from the starting point to where they end.
Match the items in Column I with those in Column II and write down the matching pairs.
| Column I | Column II | ||
| (a) | Bowman's capsule | (i) | Renal artery |
| (b) | Contains more CO2 and less urea | (ii) | Regulates amount of water excreted |
| (c) | Antidiuretic hormone | (iii) | Renal vein |
| (d) | Contains more urea | (iv) | Glomerulus |
Name the following:
Three types of fluids in different parts of a nephron.
Differentiate between Malpighian capsule and Loop of Henle (location).
The figure given below represents a kidney tubule in humans and its blood supply. Study the figure and answer the questions that follow. Write specific name and numbers shown in the diagram for each answer.
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- Name the part which consists of a knot - like mass of blood capillaries.
- What is the specific name for the combination of parts shown as 5 and 3?
- Name the part which collects the glomerular filtrate.
- Where is the most water reabsorbed?
- Name the part which collects urine in the diagram shown.
- Which part lies in the medulla of the kidney?
- Which of the above parts is involved in the process of tubular secretion?
- How is hydrostatic pressure created?
- Where does ultrafiltration take place?
- Name two important constituents of urine.
