What is the structure and function of the juxtaglomerularapparatus?

Q: Name (a) the four angles of the empty bladder and (b) the tube or band that attaches to each angle.…

A: The urinary bladder, or normally bladder, is an empty, fleshy, muscular organ in people and…

Q: Where does direct motor control of the bladder occur?

A: Neural circuits in the brain and spinal cord organize and control the activity of the smooth muscle…

Q: Name the arteries that supply the kidney, in sequence from largest to smallest.

A: As a part of the excretory system, the kidney helps in the purification of the blood by filtering…

Q: What is the normal volume of urine excreted in a 24-hour period?

A: The kidneys are located in the abdomen toward the back, normally one on each side of the spine. Each…

Q: Why does the glomerulus have a high-pressure capillary network? Explain.

A: Glomerulus is defined as the network of blood capillaries present in the kidney. The network of…

Q: What is the basic role of the juxtaglomerular apparatus?

A: The juxtaglomerular apparatus (JGA) is a specialized structure formed by the distal convoluted…

Q: Which structures comprise the juxtaglomerular apparatus?

A: Nephron The nephron is the structural and functional element of the kidney. It helps in the…

Q: When is the juxtaglomerular apparatus used?

A: Hormones are the types of chemical messengers, that are mainly released by several glands. The…

Q: What does the kidney release?

A: The kidneys are a bean-shaped organ present in pair, located just below the rib cage. They are part…

Q: During a kidney transplant, is the failing kidney removed?

A: Transplantation is a procedure of taking the stem cells in place and planting them at the required…

Q: What is the maintransformation presented bythe glomerular filtrate incomparison to the blood?

A: The glomerular filtrate is the filtered product of the blood plasma. It is the fluid that passes…

Q: foods or substances that can change the volume of a normal urine?

A: Urine is a liquid by-product of metabolism in many animals  and in humans. The path of urine flow is…

Q: An infant is born with narrowed renal arteries. What effect will this condition have on urine…

A: The kidneys are the functional units of the urinary system. The kidneys contain nephrons, which are…

Q: What are the three distinct inputs to the juxtaglomerular cells?

A: BASIC INFORMATION  KIDNEY It is a paired organ present in our body. It helps the body to get rid of…

Q: Which are the three distinct inputs to the juxtaglomerular cells?

A: The excretory system eliminates (totally or partially) the metabolic waste products from the body.…

Q: Which of the following is not associated with the renal corpuscle? a) glomerular capillary b)…

A: The kidneys are paired bean-shaped organs that primarily functions in glomerular filtration. Its…

Q: What is the major structural difference between the cortex and medulla of the kidney?

A: The paired kidneys are reddish, bean- shaped organs located below the ribs towards the middle of the…

Q: What is proteinuria? Whyis proteinuria a sign ofglomerular renal injury?

A: Any infection that occurs in the urinary tract is known as urinary tract infection. The urinary…

Q: Why is high blood pressure damaging to the kidneys?

A: High blood pressure also known as hypertension referes to the pressure of blood against the artery…

Q: Define glomerular capillary pressure (GCP)

A: The urinary system’s function is to filter blood, eliminate waste products and also to regulate…

Q: Which of the following is not associated with the renal corpuscle? Question options:   a)…

A: A renal corpuscle consists of two parts, the glomerulus which is a network of capillaries and the…

Q: What determines the amount of urine? What terms are used to indicate abnormalities in diuresis?

A: Urine is a liquid waste product produced by the kidney. The kidney is the primary organ that filters…

Q: The “Renal Vein” cup contains now contains “clean” blood. After reabsorption has occurred, what…

A: The kidneys are a vital part of the urinary system, responsible for filtering and removing excess…

Q: What type of capillaries are the glomerular capillaries? What is their function?

A: The glomerulus is referred to as the small network of blood vessels known as tuft present in the…

Q: Explain the anatomical features that create high glomerular capillary blood pressure and explain why…

A: The glomerulus consists of the grid of tiny blood vessels (capillaries) called the tuft. It is…

Q: What are the two primary cellular components of the juxtaglomerular apparatus, and how is each…

A: The urinary system is composed of a pair of kidneys, a pair of ureters, the urinary bladder, and a…

Q: Which of the following is not associated with the renal corpuscle? Question options: a) glomerular…

A: The renal system could be a group of organs that job together to provide, store, and release urine.…

Q: What are renal calculi and what conditions may favor their formation?

A: Kidney stone or nephrolithiasis or urolithiasis is a condition when a stone develops in the urinary…

Q: Identify the region where the glomeruli are located. Give the name followed by the letter in…

A: The kidney is a vital organ with a bean-shaped structure that plays a crucial role in maintaining…

Q: The artery lies between adjacent renal pyramids of the kidney. Question options: a) interlobar b)…

A: Kidneys are blood filtering organs. These have a role in the elimination of waste as well. It…

Q: What is the structure of the renal corpuscle ?How does its structure contribute to the filtering of…

A: Introduction The blood-filtering component of the nephron is the renal corpuscle (also known as the…

Q: What are the two components of the Juxtaglomerular apparatus and how do they contribute to renal…

A: The juxtaglomerular apparatus is present in the kidney. The juxtaglomerular apparatus maintains…

Q: What is the significance of normal constituents of urine, indican and creatinine, when present…

A: Urine is formed by kidneys and it is an excretory product. The analysis of urine composition gives…