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प्रश्न
Write down the functional activity of the following parts:
Vasa recta
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उत्तर
It serves as a countercurrent exchanger, maintaining the concentration gradient in the renal medulla.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
The capillary network formed by a terminal branch of the renal artery is the ______.
A nephron consists of ______
JG cells of Kidney secrete ______.
The tubular filtrate is finally known as ______.
Name the following:
Knot-like mass of blood capillary inside Bowman's capsule.
Given is a jumbled list of the parts of a certain body structure - Loop of Henle, Bowman’s capsule, distal convoluted tubule, glomerulus, proximal convoluted tubule.
- Name the structure to which the listed parts belong.
- Rearrange the parts in their proper sequence from the starting point to where they end.
The blood flowing through the renal artery is oxygenated and contains a lot of nitrogenous waste.
The blood flowing through the renal vein is oxygenated and normally does not contain nitrogenous waste.
Write the exact location of the following:
Malpighian capsule
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.

