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प्रश्न
Define the following term:
Micturition
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उत्तर
Micturition is the process of expelling urine out of the body through the urethra by opening the sphincter muscles and passing urine, involving the relaxation of the sphincter muscles between the urinary bladder and urethra.
संबंधित प्रश्न
the Biological/technical term Pigment providing colour to urine.
If a patient is out on dialysis, he is most likely suffering from a severe ailment of the ______.
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The organs A of a person have been damaged completely due to which too much of a poisonous waste material B has started accumulating in his blood, making it dirty. In order to save this person’s life, the blood from an artery in the person’s arm is made to flow into long tubes made of substance E which are kept in coiled form in a tank containing solution F. This solution contains three materials G, H and I in similar proportions to those in normal blood. As the person’s blood passes through long tubes of substance E, most of the wastes present in it go into solution. The clean blood is then put back into a vein in the arm of the person for circulation. |
- What are organs A?
- Name the waste substance B.
- What are (i) E, and (ii) F?
- Name G, H and I.
- What is the process described above known as?
Name the following:
The tuft of capillaries inside the Bowman's capsule.
Choose the correct answer:
Narrow apex of pyramid in kidney is called ___________
Given below is a diagram of a human kidney, cut open longitudinally. Answer the following:
(i) Give definition of excretion.
(ii) Name the unit of kidney.
(iii) Why does the cortex of kidney show dotted appearance?
(iv) List the functions of the kidney.
The diagram below represents a mammalian kidney tubule (nephron) and its blood supply. Parts indicated by the guidelines 1 to 8 are as follows:
1. U-shaped loop of Henle
2. Proximal convoluted tubule with blood capillaries
3. Bowman’s capsule
4. Afferent arteriole from the renal artery
5. Glomerulus
6. Venule to the renal vein
7. Collecting tubule
8. Distal convoluted tubule with blood capillaries Study the diagram and answer the following questions in each case:
(i) Where does ultrafiltration take place?
(ii) Which structure contains the lowest concentration of urea?
(iii) Which structure contains the highest concentration of urea?
(iv) Which structure contains the lowest concentration of glucose?
(v) Where is the most water reabsorbed?
Name the Following
The division of the kidney which is light in colour and subdivided into conical renal pyramids.
Complete the following sentence with appropriate words:
The outer surface of the kidney is ______ while the inner surface is ______.
Choose the odd one out in the following set and write the category for the remaining term:
Ammonia, urea, excess sodium chloride, uric acid
