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Q: Explain the various pressures acting within the glomerulus that promote filtration. Compare these…

A: The glomerulus is a specialized structure in the kidney that facilitates the initial stage of blood…

Q: increased, net filtration would _________     remain the same     increase     decrease

A: hydrostatic pressure pushes water and solutes in blood plasma through the glomerular filter. Hence…

Q: Define ureter

A: The urinary system, also known as the renal system or urinary tract, consists of the kidneys,…

Q: Explain how glomerular filtrate is produced, and describe its composition.

A: The kidney is a bean-shaped organ of about four to five inches present on either side of the spine.…

Q: Describe the steps involved in urine formation.

A: Introduction: The kidney's functional unit is the nephron. Approximately 1 to 1.3 million nephrons…

Q: Explain how urine is formed Explain why the glomerulus is such a high-pressure capillary bed. How…

A: Urinary system- The system is mainly involved in the excretion of waste material through urine from…

Q: The fluid in the glomerular capsular space is similar to plasma except that it contains fewer…

A: The urine formation commence with the process of filtration, in which fluid and small solutes are…

Q: Briefly describe the formation of glomerular filtrate.

A: Kidneys are the bean-shaped structures present on the either side of the spine below the ribs. The…

Q: If the urine sample is delayed for more than an hour, what will be affected by a delay?

A: Urine is one of the biological fluids in the body that is composed mainly of water, approximately 95…

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 how the pressure of a large uterus would affect thefilling of the bladder and the frequency…

A: The uterus can be defined as the pear-shaped organ of the female reproductive system and it is a…

Q: The posterior wall of urinary bladder in female is related to

A: The muscular funnel-shaped structure that holds the urine before its release from the body via the…

Q: Define glomerular filtration rate and the factors that influence it.

A: The excretory system functions to filter the blood, remove the toxic compounds, and maintain the…

Q: Bowman’s space by a filtration barrier consisting of which three layers?

A: Bowman's capsule is the U-shaped sac of a nephron found in the kidney. It performs the function of…

Q: Blood in the glomerulus is separated from the fluid in Bowman’s space by a filtration barrier…

A: The nephron is the structural and functional unit of the kidney present in our body which is…

Q: The distal convuluted tubule secretes urea and what else

A: Distal convoluted tubule is the shortest and last part of the nephron. It is about 5 mm in length

Q: Introduction of urethral structure

A: It is important for a nurse to know normal body structures, functions, their position in body etc.…

Q: Explaining the process of urine formation.

A: Urine is the liquid counterpart of the waste products excreted by the body.  It comprises of urea,…

Q: Name and define the process that occurs in glomerulus.

A: Step 1 The glomerulus is a bunch of anastomosing fine blood vessels that lie in the hollow of…

Q: Explain what glomeruli do

A: The glomerulus is a network of small blood vessels known as tuft of capillaries located at the…

Q: A decrease in blood pressure would have what effect on the GFR?

A: GFR stands for glomerular filtration can be defined as the test used to determine the functioning of…

Q: Explain the flow of urine beginning with the collecting duct and ending with the urethra.

A: Urinary system is a part of body system that mainly deals with formation of urine and it's removal…

Q: Define the term glomerulus.

A: The process by which metabolic wastes are eliminated from the body is called excretion. The organs…

Q: Outline the process of glomerular filtration.

A: The fundamental structural and operational unit of the kidney is the nephron. They are tiny…

Q: The type of tissue involved in many types of transport processes, and which often lines the inner…

A: Introduction: The body's organs are made of four different types of tissue in general, including:…

Q: Describe the steps in urine formation and mention where each step happens.

A: Urine formation is a complex physiological process that occurs in the kidneys. The process involves…

Wound infections

A wound is damaged or breaks in the surface of the skin. The wound is divided into two types, they are acute wound that includes minor cuts, laceration, bites, etc, and chronic wounds that can become slow to heal including ulcers on the legs and feet. Redness, pain, and swelling are signs of a wound.