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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
Tick the most appropriate answer.
The blood vessel that supplies impure blood to a kidney is the
Find the odd one out. Give a reason for your choice.
ureter, kidney, urinary bladder, lung, urethra
Name the following:
Organ which produces urea.
The given diagram represents a nephron and its blood supply. Study the diagram and answer the following question :
Name the blood vessel which contains the least amount of urea in this diagram.
How does hydrostatic pressure develop in the glomerulus?
Name the Following
The product which is excreted by the liver.
Give Technical Term:
Name the organ in which urine is stored before its elimination from the body.
Give Technical Term:
The waste product which is excreted by the liver.
Circle the odd one.
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.
