Distinguish between filtrate processing in the descending and ascending loop of Henle.

Q: Describe how the presence of ADH causes the productionof a small volume of concentrated urine.

A: One pair of metanephric kidneys is the excretory organ of humans. It removes all the waste material…

Q: Explain how antidiuretic hormone (ADH) is dependent upon the concentration gradient in the medulla…

A: The urinary system in humans comprises a pair of kidneys, each of which are present on the left and…

Q: Explain the effect of sympathetic stimulation on the kidneyand the GFR during rest, exercise, and…

A: The sympathetic nervous system is a division of the autonomic nervous system that functions to…

Q: List the Pathways by which an increased potassium intake induces greater K1 excretion?

A: Potassium is a mineral that body needs to work properly. It is a sort of electrolyte. It helps…

Q: List the Pathways by which decreased plasma volume leads, via the renin-angiotensin system and…

A: Aldosterone is the primary mineralocorticoid secreted by the adrenal cortex. It maintains the ratio…

Q: What are the two intrinsic mechanisms that provide auto regulation of glomerular filtrate? Explain…

A: Intrinsic control is the autoregulation of the GFR (glomerular filtration rate). Urine is formed at…

Q: Describe the micturition reflex

A: Answer- Micturation is the process of emptying of the urinary bladder or to urinate.

Q: ructures commonly present in all vertebrate kidneys?

A: Vertebrates have the following variation of the kidneys: - Pronephros Mesonephros Metanephros

Q: Describe the characteristics of the two limbs of the loop of Henle with regard to their transport of…

A: The nephron is the kidney's main functional unit, and it comprises the renal corpuscle, proximal…

Q: Illustrate and discuss the neural control of excretion and the reproductive proce

A: Excretion is the process by which metabolic wastes and excess substances are eliminated from the…

Q: Which of the following does not contribute to the high salt concentration in the interstitial fluid…

A: The kidney is an important organ of the excretory system and the nephron is the basic structural…

Q: The filtrate is dilute at the start and end of theloop of Henle. What, then, is the function of the…

A: Loop of Henle is the organ of the nephron. It is U-shaped tubule which has ascending and descending…

Q: Describe the four functional regions of the mammalian kidney.

A: The kidneys can be defined as the two bean-shaped organs in the renal system. They help the body…

Q: Discuss why the urinary and reproductive systems areseparate in a female.

A: In females, The urinary system has urethra which serves the purpose of carrying the urine and…

Q: Explain the role of sodium-glucose cotransporters in the kidneys. Where are they generally found in…

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Q: List the Reflexes that alter excretion via the urine constitute the major mechanisms?

A: The process by which metabolic waste products are eliminated from the body of animals is called…

Q: Identify the tubular transport mechanisms that are hormonally regulated.

A: Tubular transport mechanisms that are hormonally regulated.

Q: Compare and contrast the storage reflex and the micturition reflex.

A: Reflex referred to as the specific action performed unconsciously or involuntarily by the body in…

Q: list the strucutres of the excretory pathway , from where filtrate enters the nephron to the…

A: EXCRETORY SYSTEM It is the system of an organism's body that performs the function of excretion, the…

Q: Trace the flow of blood and filtrate through the kidneys.

A: Kidneys allow to pass the unpurified blood through it to filter the unnecessary parts from it. Then…

Q: Substance T is present in the urine. Does this prove that it is filterable at theglomerulus? and…

A: The fluid that starts as a renal ultrafiltrate in the glomerulus, flows in the nephron's tubules,…

Q: Describe the histological structure of the proximal tubule, nephron loop, distal tubule, and…

A: The nephron is the functional unit of the kidney it consists of tubules and associated small blood…

Q: Name the factors that cause an increase and a decreasein H+ secretion

A: The concentration of H+ in the body determines the body pH. An increase in H+ concentration…

Q: Please describe kidneys and excretion in an Asian Elephant

A: Asian elephants are mammals found in the Indian subcontinent and southeast Asia. They are endangered…

Q: Give the digrammatic representation showing Urinogenital system of male lizard?

A: Male urogenital system of lizards consists of :  1. Testis : Paired white  oval structure, lies…

Q: Briefly describe and compare the urinary systems of flatworms, insects, and earthworms.

A: In the body different types of systems present like the digestive system, respiratory system,…

Q: Explain how insects are capable of secreting concentrated urine without depending on high blood…

A: The insect excretory system is different from the terrestrial animals. Insects have Malpighian…

Q: describe feedback mechanisms that regulate water intake and hormonal controls of water output in…

A: Fluid can enter the body by means of water, foods, drinks, and metabolic water. Metabolic water is a…

Q: Explain how a swim bladder works.

A: The swimming bladder usually consists of two gas-filled pouches located in the fish's dorsal…

Q: Which is TRUE of the RAAS pathway? angiotensin Il directly leads to vasoconstriction and stimulates…

A: There are mainly four hormonal regulation of tubular reabsorption that affect the extend of ions and…

Q: Trace the path of blood flow through the kidneys.

A: Numerous body fluids in the body are associated with optimum body functioning. Lymph, synovial…

Q: Describe how each of the following functions in the extrinsic control of GFR: renin-angiotensin…

A: Glomerular filtration rate is determined by the rate at which the fluid is filtered from the…

Q: Describe the process by which protein is transported out of the filtrate and into the blood.

A: The kidney regulates water recovery and blood pressure by producing the enzyme renin. It is renin…

Q: A 37-year-old man has hypertension caused by aldosterone-secreting neoplasm. Which of the following…

A: The zona glomerulosa of the adrenal cortex of the adrenal gland produces aldosterone as the primary…

Q: From where the urine produce in kidneys passes through?

A: Introduction  All animals excrete out urine or some waste material. However, the main excretion…

Q: Define hypersecretion

A: Secretion, in biology, production and unleash of a helpful substance by a secreter or cell;…

Q: Discuss the effect of aging on the kidneys. Why do thekidneys gradually decrease in size?

A: Kidney referred to as the paired organs in the body that are bean-shaped. They are principally…

Q: Which of the following would increase glomerular filtration? Multiple Choice   constriction of…

A: Glomerulus is the network of small blood vessels or capillaries, also known as glomerular tuft…

Q: Describe the blood supply to the kidneys and trace the pathway of blood from the renal artery to the…

A: BLOOD SUPPLY TO THE KIDNEYS : the renal arteries branch off of the abdominal aorta and supply the…

Q: describe the process by which the kidney filters the bloodplasma, including the relevant cellular…

A: Each kidney is a dark red colored bean shaped organ. Section of the kidney shows that each kidney is…