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प्रश्न
Answer the following in detail.
Write a short note on artificial kidneys.
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उत्तर
Artificial kidneys: Kidneys play an important role not only by filtering the blood and getting rid of waste products but also by balancing salt levels in the body.
controlling blood pressure, and stimulating the production of red blood cells.
A person can lead a normal life with one kidney but when both of them stop functioning it could prove fatal if no treatment is provided. An artificial kidney or a dialyzer is a machine used to filter the blood of a patient whose kidneys are damaged. This process is called dialysis.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
State if the following statement is true or false. Correct the statement if it is false.
Each kidney contains millions of microscopic filtering units called ureters.
Tick the most appropriate answer.
The Bowman’s capsule and glomerulus together form the
The diagram given below represents an organ system in the human body. Study the same and answer the questions that follow :
What is the fluid that accumulates in part 3?
Which is the main nitrogenous waste present in it?
Which is reabsorbed in selective reabsoiption?
Maximum amount of urea is present in the blood carried by the ____________.
Match the parts of the nephron in column I with their function in column II.
| Column I | Column II | ||
| (a) | Loop of Henle | (i) | Ultrafiltration |
| (b) | Proximal convoluted tubule | (ii) | Secretion of hydrogen ions |
| (c) | Distal convoluted tubule | (iii) | Reabsorption of glucose |
| (d) | Bowman's capsule | (iv) | Concentration of urine |
Where is the dirty blood in our body filtered?
Choose the correct path of urine in our body
Arrange the following statements in the correct order in which they occur during the formation and removal of urine in human beings.
- Ureters carry urine to the urinary bladder.
- Wastes dissolved in water are filtered out as urine in the kidneys.
- Urine stored in the urinary bladder is passed out through the urinary opening at the end of the urethra.
- Blood containing useful and harmful substances reaches the kidneys for filtration.
- Useful substances are absorbed back into the blood.
Which one of the following statements is INCORRECT?
