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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
One of the following sets of body parts or substances or processed, pick out the one item which overall includes the remaining foir.
Glomerular filtrate, bowman’s capsule, ultrafiltration, glomerulus, blood plasma.
Sketch and label the structure of malphigian body.
Name the Following
The muscle which controls urination.
Mention, if the following statement is True or False. If false rewrite the wrong statement in its correct form:
Ammonia is converted into urea in kidney.
Mention, if the following statement is True or False. If false rewrite the wrong statement in its correct form:
Urethra carries urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder.
Choose the correct option.
Bowman’s capsule is located in kidney in the _______.
Name the tube which connects the kidneys to the urinary bladder.
Read the following terms given below.
| root hairs | xylem | urethra |
| arteries | kidneys | veins |
| atria | capillaries | heart |
| ureter | phloem | urinary bladder |
Group the terms on the basis of the categories given below.
- Circulatory system of animals.
- Excretory system in human.
- Transport of substances in plants.
Select the substances given below that need to be excreted from the body, (urea, amino acids, carbon dioxide, uric acid, glucose)
We can produce a concentrated/ dilute urine. This is facilitated by a special mechanism. Identify the mechanism.
