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प्रश्न
If you donate one kidney to a needy patient, would it cause any harm to you? Give reason.
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उत्तर
If one kidney is donated to a needy patient, the other kidney alone is sufficient for removing wastes or excretion. Thus, the donor can live a normal life.
संबंधित प्रश्न
Name the two waste products of the human body which are produced in the body cells.
In which of the following are the largest amounts of nitrogen excreted from a mammalian body?
Differentiate between
excretion and transpiration
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?
Explain the Term: Glomerulus
Name the Following
The division of the kidney which is light in colour and subdivided into conical renal pyramids.
Give a technical term:
The duct which transports urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder.
Choose the Odd One Out:
The tadpole of frog lives in water, hence its mode of excretion is ______.
Name the following;
Three nitrogenous wastes of our body.
