The kidney combines carbon dioxide and water to create bicarbonate ions that are released into the blood, and hydrogen ions combine with either phosphate ions or ammonia and are excreted with the filtrate from the...

Q: The purpose of the loop of the nephron in the process of urineformation isa. reabsorption of water.…

A: The excretory framework is a latent natural framework that eliminates overabundance, pointless…

Q: Select the four types of substances that the kidney removes from blood. urea ions nutrients excess…

A: Each of our kidneys is made up of about a million filtering units called nephrons. Each nephron…

Q: A urine sample showed significant proteinuria. Which structure in the kidney was affected for this…

A: The renal or the urinary system is one that helps in the elimination of toxic waste and excess…

Q: Describe how the central nervous system is involved in the micturition reflex.

A: Micturition or urination is the process of urine excretion from the urinary bladder. Nerve centres…

Q: Ingestion of carbonated soft drinks, coffee, and tea instead of water has caused us to be…

A: Dehydration is defined as the condition where the body loses more fluids than that is in taken and,…

Q: List some of the factors that affect the daily urine volume.

A: The kidneys are two bean-shaped organs. The urine is a clear, transparent liquid by-product that is…

Q: describe the blood supply of the nephron and how it supports the nephron’s function?

A: Nephrons are the basic functional and structural unit of the kidney. The kidney contains several…

Q: If the clearance of sodium doubles in a normal person then the following is physiologically likely:…

A: If the clearance  of sodium doubles in a normal person: Doubling of plasma sodium will not occur…

Q: Diuretic drugs that act in the nephron loop A. Inhibit active sodium transport B. Cause an increased…

A: The pair of bean-shaped organs located in the abdominal cavity that are responsible for production…

Q: The concentration of water in the luminal fluid at the end of the proximal tubule is nearly always…

A: Proxima convoluted tubule: This is the tubular portion of the nephron that lies in the region…

Q: Which of the following results in filtration? 1) hydrostatic pressure in the peritubular capillaries…

A: Filtration is the process by which fluid and solutes are driven through a filtration membrane and…

Q: Describe the factors that influence glomerular filtration pressure and the glomerular filtration…

A: Glomerulus filtration can be defined as the process in which blood is filtered through the…

Q: Describe the location(s) in the nephron where tubular secretion occurs?

A: Tubular secretion: - It is one of the most important  process of excretory system, in which removal…

Q: when and during water reabsorption, several places are involved. Choose of the options: 1.…

A: Reabsorption of water occurs in the proximal convoluted tubule, loop of Henle, distal convoluted…

Q: Explain how the kidneys assist in the maintenance of thepH levels of the blood.

A: A pair of bean-shaped organs found in all mammals are known as kidneys. A kidney is the most…

Q: Describe the role of the various regions of the kidneytubule in the process of reabsorption.

A: Kidneys are bean-shaped organs found in pair on the either side of the spine, behind the belly and…

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

A: Aldosterone: - From Zona glomerulosa - Mineralocorticoid secreted, - Mineralocorticoid - steroid…

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: Compare and contrast the characteristics of normal and abnormal urine

A: Urine is a liquid by-product obtained as a result of metabolism in humans. The volume and 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: 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: briefly describe the nephrons' urine producing by 3 steps: glomerular filtration, reabsorption, and…

A: The structural and functional component of the kidney is the nephron. It is comprised of a renal…

Q: In terms of renal excretion, explain and briefly summarize the regulatory role of: The sympathetic…

A: Introduction: In humans, the urinary system, which is part of the excretory system, is responsible…

Q: The distal convoluted tubule (DCT) and the proximal convoluted tubule (PCT) are responsible for…

A: Tubular secretion is an important step in urine formation as it helps in the maintenance of ionic…

Q: Draw and label the tubular components of a nephron and indicate which parts are in the renal cortex…

A: Nephrons are the filtering units of the kidneys whose functions are filtration of the blood,…

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: The lowest solute concentration is in the:    Bowman's capsule Proximal tubule beginning of the…

A: The mechanism of moving solutes and water out of the fluid and receiving it into circulation is…

Q: List the three major processes in urine formation and describe where each occurs in the nephron and…

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

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: 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: 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: 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: Compare the distal convoluted tubule and the proximal tubule. Name one commonality and one…

A: The process of removal of extra substances and waste from the body is called excretion. In humans, a…

Q: Which of the following is false about water reabsorption at the kidneys: a). Water is actively…

A: Water absorption mainly occur in Proximal Convulated tuble (PCT) of nephron. About 67 percent of the…

Q: The first step in the formation of urine is formation of filtrate that accumulates in Bowman's…

A: The renal system's primary activities include the management of ECF volume and blood pressure, the…

Q: Label the components of the human urinary system in the following illustration.

A: Step 1 The human excretory or urinary system is made up of organs concerned with separation (from…

Q: In patients with diabetes mellitus, not enough insulin is produced; as a consequence, blood glucose…

A: Due to the condition of diabetes mellitus, blood glucose level increases manifolds as a result of…

Q: Describe how and where water, organic compounds, and ions are reabsorbed and secreted in the…

A: Kidneys are paired structures that are involved in filtering blood. Nephrons, which are the…