Explain why the kidneys are said to be retroperitoneal

Q: Explain renal, hepatic, and hypophysial portal system in not more than 2-3 lines each.

A: Introduction: When the vein of any organ in the body does not open in the caval vein or heart but…

Q: Define renal column

A: Kidneys are a center of blood purification and urine formation. They are responsible for the…

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: Nephron  Describe the phsiology of the nephron. Explain the function of each structure and how the…

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Q: Kidney structure a. A kidney has a hollow renal sinus. b. The ureter expands into the renal pelvis.…

A: Kidney is a pair of organs in the abdomen . It removes waste and extra water from the blood and…

Q: Name the small rod like structure present in urethral orifice.

A: Our urinary system consists of- 2 kidneys- that filter the blood and produce urine 2 Ureters- They…

Q: Mark the following statements as true or false. If a statement is false, correct it to make a true…

A: The urinary system is made up of paired kidneys as well as the urinary tract (consisting of uterus,…

Q: Explain the relationship among minor calyces, major calyces, and renal pelvis.

A: In humans, the renal pelvis is the juncture where the two or three major calyces assemble jointly.…

Q: Explain how inflammation of the glomerular capsule causes hematuria.

A: Hematuria can be described as a renal disorder during which blood is found in the urine. When a…

Q: Why are the kidneys said to be retroperitoneal?

A: Retroperitoneal are those organs that are present at the retroperitoneal space that is behind to…

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: List the veins through which blood leaves the kidney, in sequence from smallest to largest.

A: The veins carrying deoxygenated blood from the kidney to the inferior vena cava is known as a renal…

Q: Trace the course of blood flow through the kidney from the renal artery to the renal vein.

A: The flow diagram of blood flow through the kidney. Renal artery          ↓Segmental artery…

Q: Describe the functions of the urinary system.

A: The urinary system consists of two bean shaped kidneys, two ureters, one urinary bladder and one…

Q: Describe three common disorders of the bladder andurethra.

A: The bladder is located in the lower abdomen and is a hollow organ that stores urine. The urethra is…

Q: Substance T is present in the urine. Does this prove that it is filterable at theglomerulus? and…

A: The fluid that starts as a renal ultrafiltrate in the glomerulus, flows in the nephron's tubules,…

Q: State at least four functions of the kidneys other than forming urine.

A: As we know that the bean-shaped organ found in pairs in the body's abdominal cavity that functions…

Q: describe the surface projections of the following structure A-inferior angle of the scapula B-fundus…

A: (A) Inferior angle of the scapula: The muscle latissimus dorsi covers the inferior angle of the…

Q: Explain where in the nephron, and by what process, glucose is normally returned from the glomerular…

A: The kidney is a bean-shaped excretory organ that responsible for the excretion of nitrogenous waste…

Q: List in correct order the vessels through which blood passes as it travels from the renal artery to…

A: The renal system is one of the major organ systems of the organisms’ body. This organ system aims to…

Q: Explain why micturition may not occur immediately afteran injury (urinary retention), but urinary…

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

Q: Define juxtamedullary nephron

A: A nephron is the basic unit of structure in the kidney. A nephron is used to separate water, ions,…

Q: Mention the most significant function of the Nephridia.

A: The excretory system consists of organs that are responsible for regulation of chemical composition…

Q: Describe the function of the kidneys (what happens in the kidneys)

A: Kidneys These are two reddish-brown bean-shaped organs that have the size of a fist and are located…

Q: A UTI is confined to the bladder? True or false

A: Urinary tract infection It is defined as an infection of the urinary tract, characterized by the…

Q: Name 3 major nitrogenous wastes found in urine.

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

Q: Explain how inflammation of the glomerular capsule causes hematuria.

A: We can say that Hematuria can be described as a renal disorder during which blood is found in the…

Q: Describe and explain a human condition that results from the abnormal development of the kidney

A: These are the diseases which target the kidneys that affects the ability to perform functions, The…

Q: Trigonum

A: The urinary bladder is one of the important organs of the human body that is concerned with the…

Q: Define juxtaglomerular cell

A: The juxtaglomerular cells are also known as granular cells. These are kidney cells that produce,…

Q: Identify the blood vessels located in the renal cortex.

A: The exterior portion of the kidney is the renal cortex. It comprises the glomerulus and convoluted…