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प्रश्न
Name the Following
The process by which kidneys regulate the water content of the body.
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उत्तर
Osmoregulation
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Give the biological/technical terms for the following:
The hormone increasing reabsorption of water by kidney tubules.
Name the procedure used in the working of artificial kidney.
Define excretion.
What is urethra?
Fill in the blank.
....................... are present in the stem of pine tree that make the pinewood strong and durable.
Define the following term:
Micturition
The following diagram represents a mammalian kidney tubule (nephron) and its blood supply.

Parts indicated by the guidelines 1to 8 are as follows:
1. Afferent arteriole from renal artery
2. Efferent arteriole
3. Bowman's capsule
4. Glomerulus
5. Proximal convoluted tubule with blood capillaries
6. Distal convoluted tubule with blood capillaries
7. Collecting tubule
8. U-shaped loop of Henle
Study the diagram and answer the question that follow:
Where is most water reabsorbed ?
Given below is a highly simplified diagram of the human kidney cut open longitudinally. Answer the question that follow:
Write two differences in composition of the blood flowing through the blood vessels, 'A' and 'B'.

Complete the following sentence with appropriate words:
The outer surface of the kidney is ______ while the inner surface is ______.
Choose the correct option.
The minor calyx _______.
