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Question
Name the following:
Functional unit of kidney.
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Solution
Nephron
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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.
(a) What are organs A?
(b) Name the waste substance B.
(c) What are (i) E, and (ii) F?
(d) Name G, H and I.
(e) What is the process described above known as?
Fill in the blanks in the following passage to make it a meaningful description.
In a nephron, the ______ flows through the ______ under great pressure. The reason for this great pressure is that the ______ (outgoing) ______ is narrower than the ______ (incoming). This high pressure causes the ______ part of the blood to filter out from the ______ into the ______ capsule.
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Narrow apex of pyramid in kidney is called ___________
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.
Choose the correct option.
Deproteinised plasma is not found in ______.
Choose the correct option.
Specific gravity of urine would _______ if level of ADH increases.
Complete the diagram/chart with correct labels/ information. Write the conceptual details regarding it.
The product of the process of deamination is ______.
