Which of the following statements regarding kidney function is not correct? Regulates blood pH Secretes erythropoietin Excretes exogenous waste products of chemical reactions Stores urine in the renal capsule

Q: Consider a drug which is exogenous to the body. The drug is filtered, but not secreted, reabsorbed,…

A: GFR stands for Glomerular Filtration Rate. It is a measure of the flow rate of filtered fluid…

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: Match the parts of the kidneys with their function

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

Q: which of the following regulates the reabsorption of materials of the distal convoluted tubule and…

A: The kidney plays a significant role in filtering out the waste substances from the blood and leads…

Q: In a diabetic with markedly elevated blood glucose, the glucose filtered at the glomerulus: Group of…

A: It is a disease that occurs when your blood glucose is too high and pancreas produces little or no…

Q: Which of the following protein types would you predict is defective in kidney water balance…

A: The glomerulus of the nephron of both the kidneys filtrate about 180 L of water per day but only 1.5…

Q: sketch of ONE complete Nephron in the kidney and label to show the blood flow

A: The main excretory organ in humans is kidney. Each individual ordinarily has two kidneys located on…

Q: The overall driving force for glomerular filtration (from blood to tubule) is the osmotic pressure…

A: glomerular filtration is first or initial step in urine formation, kidney filters the excess fluids…

Q: Which of the following anatomical structures can be viewed without making an incision in the kidney?…

A: Kidneys are the bean-shaped, reddish-brown organs that are located on either side just below the…

Q: Match each function to its site of action in the nephron. Glomerulus- Proximal- convoluted tubule…

A: Kidneys are bean-shaped organs present in pairs in humans located in the abdomen. The function of…

Q: Which of the following is FALSE about filtration at the Bowman's capsule? O The concentration of…

A: The urinary system helps to filter out waste metabolites, salts, and water from blood plasma. The…

Q: What causes polyuria during the renal insufficiency stage in chronic renal failure? Decreased…

A: Introduction:- The function of the urinary system is to filter the blood and produce urine as a…

Q: Put these in the right order from superficial to deep in the kidney: renal cortex renal pelvis renal…

A: On either side of the spine, below the ribcage, is where the kidney, an important organ in the human…

Q: Which correctly describes the mechanism of action of the loop diuretics? O They create a very…

A: Diuresis- This is a condition where the  kidney filters too much fluid which causes frequent…

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: Decreased osmolarity in the renal interstitium and vasa recta results in - (Mark Two) decreased…

A: The regulation of water concentration in the body is mediated by a hormone called vasoppresin or ADH…

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: 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: The answer choice ADH causes aquaporin channels to inserted into the collection ducts if the kidney…

A: Detailed explanation: Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) increases the permeability of the collecting ducts…

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: 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: In which component of the nephron does furosemide decrease fluid reabsorption? Select all that…

A: Furosemide is a potent diuretic that inhibits the reabsorption of sodium and chloride in the nephron…

Q: Match the renal process to the direction and type of movement.  General, fluid movement into…

A: The body's renal system is also known as the urinary system as it is associated with excretion of…

Q: Which of the following would you do in order to increase the concentration of your urine? Select all…

A: The nephron is a structural and functional tissue unit of the excretory system. There are about…

Q: ADH acts on the to regulate water reabsorption. thick and thin segments of the ascending nephron…

A: Kidney is a main part of urinary system present in pair and contain numerous nephron for the…

Q: An increase in the permeability of the cells of the collecting tubule to water could result from all…

A: Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) is the main hormone that controls the collecting tubule cells' increased…

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…