Some parts of the kidney have a high percentage of oxygen consumption, for example, the outer part of the medulla.  This is because active processes requiring energy are being carried out. Suggest one process in the kidney that requires energy.

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

Q: Renin is an important proteolytic enzyme produced by the kidney, involved in the control of…

A: Renin is an enzyme that helps to regulate blood pressure and keep sodium and potassium levels in the…

Q: Renal corpuscle Proximal tubule Loop of Henle Distal tubule Collecting duct

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Q: In the nephron, aldosterone acts: O a. By increasing the secretion of ADH. O b. When blood pressure…

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Q: compares the structural features of cortex and medulla in the kidney. (e.g color, location,…

A: Kidneys are major organs of the body. They are components of the excretory or the urinary system.…

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

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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: Explain how the kidney, plays an important role in the osmoregulation of the human body.

A: To Explain: How the excretory organ kidney plays an important role in the osmoregulation of the…

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: Filtration of substances out of the glomerulus occurs because:  Charged molecules cannot cross as…

A: Nephrons are the structural and functional unit of the kidneys. They are long and coiled at proximal…

Q: True or false sodium potassium and chloride are filtered out of the blood into the renal tubular…

A: Kidneys are two bean-shaped organs,each about the size of a fist.Following are the functions of…

Q: Fill in the blank: In insects, most water and ion reabsorption from the gut lumen takes place in…

A: In insects, most water and ion reabsorption from the gut lumen takes place in  the proximal portion…

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: Many systems of the body work together to achieve homeostasis. Identify ONE part of the nephron that…

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Q: Why can’t the kidneys just excrete the filtered plasma without adjusting it’s content?

A: Kidneys are the paired structures found in the lower abdominal cavity. The main function of kidney…

Q: The excretory system consists of:A rectum, lungs, skin and kidneysB rectum, liver and kidneysC…

A: The maintenance of healthy condition is important for proper body functions. The biological system…

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: Draw a schematic diagram showing the flow of water and salts in the proximal tubule of the kidney.…

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Q: Epithelial cells that reabsorb solutes are cuboidal, but epithelial cells involved in filtration are…

A: The kidneys are paired structures whose main function is the formation of urine. The functional unit…

Q: The ability to reduce both volume and water concentration of urine depends on the following: a.…

A: The urine concentrating mechanism plays a fundamental role in regulating water and sodium excretion.…

Q: Which of the following is not a function of the kidneys? a elimination of urine b filtration of…

A: Kidneys are a pair of bean shaped organ. Kidneys help in removal of waste products from body.

Q: a patient has Bright's disease, what would be the outcome of urinalysis of this patient?   high…

A: Bright's  disease is one of the types of kidney diseases.  It is also known as acute or chronic…

Q: Choose which of the following substances would be too large to be filtered from the blood into the…

A: Nephron is the functional unit of kidney.Nephron consist of two parts which are renal corpuscle and…

Q: Define these terms as they relate to the function of a nephron and/or kidney. - filtration -…

A: The urinary system (previously known as the excretory system) is one of the 11 principal body organ…

Q: In general terms, explain the role in insects of the malpighian tubules and rectum in conserving…

A: Excretion in  insects is performed by the Malpighian tubules and rectum, functioning as a unit.

Q: When blood plasma pH gets too low kidneys can produce more HCO3- because: Multiple Choice   more…

A: The kidneys are the filtration organs of the body that filter the blood and reabsorb the ions, water…

Q: Someone has the following data of kidneys: Filtrate= 180 L/day Water=75% reabsorbed Urine…

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Q: Under circumstances of having low blood pressure , how does the sympathetic nervous system decrease…

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Q: The nephridia of an earthworm differs from the human nephron in that the nephridia: O a Has no…

A: Numerous oceanic and earthly invertebrates utilize the nephridia as excretory organs. They are…