Which of the following is TRUE with regards the kidney? * Superior to the kidney is a gland that secretes aldosterone. The concave surface of the kidney is lateral. The renal medulla is more superficial than the renal cortex. The kidneys are intraperitoneal. The left kidney sits slightly lower than the right.

Q: Urine consists of water and solutes added by processes of (blank) and (blank)  minus water and…

A: Kidneys are the main organs of the urinary system. They are involved in the removal of nitrogenous…

Q: Why do the ureters use smooth muscle contraction to actively move urine to the urinary bladder? Why…

A: The urine passing from the kidney to the ureter is drained by the action of peristalsis. It involves…

Q: Urinary casts formin which location(s)of the urinary system?

A: Urinary casts: These are tiny tube shaped particles produced by the kidney and present in the urine…

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: The kidneys filter blood and remove substances from the blood that get converted to urinary waste…

A: From kidney ,urine pass towards the thin tubes known as ureters to the bladder. Ureters are 8 to 10…

Q: All of the following components of the kidney develop from the structure labeled (F) EXCEPT the…

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

Q: Vesicoureteral reflux occurs in children because: O a. as the bladder in infants and children fill,…

A: Pediatrics is a branch of medicine that deals with the care, development and diseases of infants and…

Q: With what the each capillary cluster in kidney is associated?

A: The kidneys are placed high in abdominal cavity one on the either side of spine and with slightly…

Q: is specific gravity (of urine) directly realted to urine output volume? like as one decreases the…

A: Specific gravity (SG) is the comparison of density of urine against the density of distilled water…

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: Which of the following is NOT true about the histology of the ureter?   The submucosa is made of…

A: Ureters are small tubes that are 25cm long and they aid in carrying urine from the kidneys to the…

Q: Which urinary structure is involved in the micturition reflex? Which urinary structure is involved…

A: The micturition reflex is the reflex that controls urination. The micturition reflex is initiated by…

Q: What is the importance of the fat capsule surrounding the kidneys?

A: The fat capsule, also referred to as the renal adipose capsule, encases the kidneys within the…

Q: Where the urine forming in each kidney enters?

A: Urine is formed in kidneys through the filtration of blood. Up to 800-2,000 ml of urine are normally…

Q: Describe the pathway of blood flow through the kidney from the abdominal aorta to the inferior vena…

A: Kidney is the primary organ of the urinary system and its function is to filter the blood and to…

Q: From the previous question, In which section of the kidney tubules does this chloride movement…

A: Kidneys are the organ responsible for the formation of urine. The kidney's ability to perform many…