Drugs that increase urine volume are called diuretics. Some diureticsinhibit the active transport of Na+ in the renal tubule. Explain how thesediuretic drugs cause increased urine volume.

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: TRue or false Glucose goes through reabsorption in the distal convoulted tubule of a nephron.  High…

A: The kidneys are bean-shaped organs (about 11 cm x 7 cm x 3 cm) that are located against the back…

Q: Diabetes insipidus (DI) is a condition where the action of antidiuretic hormone (vasopressin) is…

A: It's a disorder in which there is absolute/relative lack of anti diuretic hormone(ADH) which leads…

Q: Describe the effect of sodium reabsorption on the reabsorption of negatively charged ions.

A: Tubular reabsorption can be defined as the process in which there are the solute and water movement…

Q: When GFR is high, which primary autoregulatory mechanism is triggered in the kidney?

A: Nephrons are structural and functional units of the kidney. Nephrons consist of the glomerulus,…

Q: A person ate a bag of salty potato chips but did not drink any fluids. What is the effect of this on…

A: Given: A person ate more salts and didn't drink any fluids. Need to find: A. The effect of his urine…

Q: Describe the impact of Vasopressin (aka Antidiuretic hormone, or ADH) on urine concentration. Be…

A: Vasopressin, also known as Antidiuretic Hormone (ADH), plays a central role in regulating urine…

Q: Explain in your own words when Renin release is stimulated by the kidney

A: Renin It is an enzyme which plays a major role in the renin–angiotensin aldosterone system (RAAS) .…

Q: Explain how the nervous system and the excretory system have to work together to maintain water…

A: Hypothalamus controls the activity of the pituitary gland. Pituitary gland is attached to middle of…

Q: Explain how the hydrostatic pressure of a glomerular capsule affects the rate of glomerular…

A: The glomerular capsules receive the filtered water, small molecules, and ions through the glomerular…

Q: Describe the effects of aldosterone on the renal nephrons and explain how aldosterone secretion is…

A: The endocrine system commands and coordinates the complex actions of the body by secreting chemical…

Q: Which of the following is true about the filtrate as it travels through the tubule? O A. as the…

A: The concentration of a solution is called osmolarity. A solution contains two elements: Solute and…

Q: If urine/filtrate is hyperosmotic to the interstitial fluid, fluid would go from the interstitial…

A: Regulation of water levels in the system is a critical criterion since water is vital for the…

Q: Fatty tissue holds the kidneys in place. Extremely rapid weight loss may cause this tissue to shrink…

A: The topmost layer of the three membranes that make up the skin represents the epidermis. The…

Q: Which of the following is normally reabsorbed completely from the glomerular filtrate? Select one:

A: The filtering unit of kidney is known as glomerular. By which the blood passing through and it also…

Q: Describe the transfer of water and solutes during urine formation.

A: Urine production is the process through which waste is expelled from the body. It is a sort of…

Q: describe why blood pressure affects filtration rate in the many glomeruli in the kidneys

A: Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is the action that portrays the aggregate sum of filtrate formed by…

Q: A kidney stone blocking a ureter would interfere with urine flow to which organ? Why would the pain…

A: The kidneys present in the vertebrates are important for the removal of wastes, toxins, and drugs…

Q: Acute glomerulonephritis (GN) is sudden inflammation of the glomeruli, most commonly a result of a…

A: Glomerulonephritis (GN) is inflammation of the glomeruli, which are structures in your kidneys that…

Q: This is produced by the adrenal cortex influencing tubular reabsorption. - inulin - bicarbonate -…

A: Tubular reabsorption It refers to the process that removes solutes and water from the filtrate and…

Q: Which of the following statements concerning the medullary verticle osmotic gradient is TRUE:  W.…

A: The kidney can excrete dilute or concentrated urine depending on the body's state of hydration.…

Q: Those with chronic renal failure often have issues with anemia because the kidney cannot secrete…

A: The renin, an enzyme discharged by the kidney that is essential for a physiological framework…

Q: Which of the following is a component of the renal response to metabolicacidosis?a. reabsorption of…

A: Animal physiology is the systematic study of the supporting features, roles, and processes of…

Q: Acetazolamide is a diuretic that blocks the activity of the enzyme carbonic anhydrase inside kidney…

A: Diuretics (water pills) work to increase the expulsion of water and other salts through the urine.…

Q: With respect to the renal system, what is reabsorption? Why is it important? Please mention…

A: Kidneys are the organ of the urinary system that are principally accountable for helping in the…

Q: Contrast the benefits and costs of excreting each of the following:ammonia, uric acid, or urea.a

A: The metabolic wastes that contain nitrogen are called nitrogenous wastes. They are produced in the…

Q: Describe the components of the glomerular filtration barrier. Explain the importance of the negative…

A: Glomerular filtration is the removal of excess wastes and fluids from the circulation by the…

Q: The renal clearance of is normallyzero.a. sodiumb. potassiumc. uric acidd. ureae. amino acids

A: The renal clearance can be defined as the amount of substance present in the plasma after the…

Q: Explain how the renal tubule is adapted to secretehydrogen ions.

A: Renal tubule : A small tubule in the kidney that contain cells that filter and clean the blood .…

Q: Renal tubules cannot reabsorb HCO3–; yet HCO3–concentration in the tubular fluid falls while in the…

A: The renal tubule is the part of the kidney that is principally responsible for filtration and…

Q: Describe the differences in nephron activity based on the structural differences within the tubule…

A: Nephrons are the basic functional unit of kidney which are involved in the process of waste removal…

Q: List several substances that are secreted into the kidney tubules

A: The urinary system is composed of the kidneys, ureters, bladder, and urethra. The kidneys present in…

Q: The renal handling of a novel drug is being studied. When the drug is present in the blood, it is…

A: GivenDrug reabsorption is negligible.

Q: Describe the transfer of water and solutes during urine formation.

A: Urine formation in the nephron of the kidney is completed in the following three steps:…

Q: Describe how specific segments of the renal tubule and collecting duct reabsorb water and solutes.

A: The kidneys are a pair of bean shaped organs found in the lower back region behind the intestines.…

Q: Aldosterone affects sodium balance by impacting sodium reabsorption in the distal nephron. If MAP…

A: Aldosterone is a hormone produced by the adrenal glands. It plays a crucial role in maintaining the…

Q: Explain why the differential permeability of specific sections of the renal tubule is necessary to…

A: The Kidney is one of the major organs of excretion present in the body. The basic unit of the…

Q: The major action of ADH in the kidneys is to: a. increase water absorption by the proximal…

A: Introduction: ADH is abbreviated for anti-diuretic hormone and is also referred to as arginine…