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प्रश्न
Write down the functional activity of the following parts:
Collecting duct
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उत्तर
The collecting duct concentrates and alters urine volume and content.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
State whether true or false. If false, correct the statement.
Glomerular filtrate consists of many substances like amino acids, vitamins, hormones, salts, glucose and other essential substances.
Assertion: Urea is excreted out through the kidneys.
Reason: Urea is a toxic substance.
Which of the following is/are part(s) of the tubular part of the nephron?
Glucose is reabsorbed from the glomerular filtrate mainly in the ____________.
JG cells of Kidney secrete ______.
The blood flowing through the renal artery is oxygenated and contains a lot of nitrogenous waste.
The statement given below is false. Rewrite the correct form of the statement by changing the underlined word.
A pair of renal arteries branch off from the vena cava and enter the kidney.
Match the items in Column I with those in Column II and write down the matching pairs.
| Column I | Column II | ||
| (a) | Bowman's capsule | (i) | Renal artery |
| (b) | Contains more CO2 and less urea | (ii) | Regulates amount of water excreted |
| (c) | Antidiuretic hormone | (iii) | Renal vein |
| (d) | Contains more urea | (iv) | Glomerulus |
Name the following:
Six main parts of nephron.
The figure given below represents a kidney tubule in humans and its blood supply. Study the figure and answer the questions that follow. Write specific name and numbers shown in the diagram for each answer.
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- Name the part which consists of a knot - like mass of blood capillaries.
- What is the specific name for the combination of parts shown as 5 and 3?
- Name the part which collects the glomerular filtrate.
- Where is the most water reabsorbed?
- Name the part which collects urine in the diagram shown.
- Which part lies in the medulla of the kidney?
- Which of the above parts is involved in the process of tubular secretion?
- How is hydrostatic pressure created?
- Where does ultrafiltration take place?
- Name two important constituents of urine.
