If blood cannot get through the kidney for filtration, high risk of hypertension – why?

Q: What does the color of the urine indicate regarding how concentrated or dilute it is?

A: Urination, medically refers to as micturition, refers to the excretion of waste products from the…

Q: Define renal fascia

A: The urinary system also called the renal system consists of a pair of kidneys, ureters, urinary…

Q: How is the kidney more effective in maintaining serum pHthan the lungs?

A: Various chemical reactions and buffering systems help to maintain the blood pH between 7.35 to 7.45.…

Q: If the afferent arterioles dilate or constrict, what happens

A: GFR(glomerular filtration rate)- the measure of how much blood is filtered by the kidneys per…

Q: Explain the mechanisms underlying dialysis using a typical dialysis machine.

A: Kidneys are the primary organs of excretion in the human body. The main function of kidneys is to…

Q: If renal plasma clearance value of substance X Is 55 mL/min, that means. Multiple Cholce that 55 ml…

A: Introduction: The correct choice is option (a) 55ml of substance X is filtered.

Q: If a patient has blood in the urine, what part of the nephron was most likely affected? Explain.

A: Introduction Blood, when present in urine is called Hematuria

Q: Would the only place where a high pressure arteriole communicates with a capillary bed be involving…

A: The kidneys are a pair of organs shaped like kidney beans. They are involved in the removal of…

Q: Explain the significance of pressures involved in filtration and reabsorption processes in the…

A: The kidneys filter far more fluid than is actually expelled in the urine (about 1.5 litres per day).…

Q: Explain the Reabsorption from Nephrons ?

A: The nephron is a basic functional unit of the kidney and plays a principal role in removing waste…

Q: 31)  Explain the role of the juxtaglomerular apparatus in intrinsic monitoring of the filtrate,…

A: Nephrons, also known as the kidney's "functional units," are responsible for purifying the blood and…

Q: Which pressure would be affected by an obstruction in the capillary? Would this increase or decrease…

A: INTRODUCTION Capillary pressure is the pressure difference across the interface between two…

Q: Why don’t plasma proteins pass into the capsular space of the renal corpuscle under normal…

A: A nephron is the starting point of the renal corpuscle. The renal corpuscle filters blood via…

Q: What mechanisms link low systemic blood pressure in this patient to the low urine output?

A: Filteration of blood for waste takes place in the kidney' functional unit called the nephron.…

Q: Explain how to calculate the net filtration pressure.

A: Glomerular filtration is a process performed by the kidneys to filter the waste products and excess…

Q: observed in this biopsy, what would be the cause of this necrosis and why?

A: The human kidneys are bean-shaped organs that are responsible for filtering blood to remove waste…

Q: Which part of the filtration membrane prevents red blood cells from entering the capsular space?

A: Filtration membrane:             A glomerular capillary that comprises of leaky barrier and the…

Q: 24 25 26 henal artery, 27 34 28 29 30 31 32 33 (b)

A: The kidney is located in the abdominal region. The kidney has its anterior and posterior regions.…

Q: Explain how a loss of plasma protein affects fluid shift atthe capillaries.

A: Plasma proteins are found in the blood. They maintain osmotic pressure in the blood.  Major plasma…

Q: Why is the right kidney slightly lower than the left

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

Q: Define nephron

A: A nephron is the basic functional unit of the kidney. It is a microscopic form consists of a renal…

Q: How are functions of the urinary system related to those of the cardiovascular system? Explain why…

A: The urinary system is also referred to as the renal system. It comprises of kidneys, ureters,…

Q: Explain the Reabsorption of Salt ?

A: Salt reabsorption can be defined as the process in which sodium ions and chloride ions are…

Q: Explain how various factors affect the rate of glomerularfiltration and identify ways this rate is…

A: GLOMERULAR FILTRATION - glomerular filtration is the first step in urine formation that is…

Q: Bowman’s space by a filtration barrier consisting of which three layers?

A: Bowman's capsule is the U-shaped sac of a nephron found in the kidney. It performs the function of…

Q: Why does a patient with blood pressure of  70/45 confused and complains of thirst

A: For the healthy functioning of a human body the blood pressure should be at an appropriate level.…

Q: Transport of Urine from the Kidney through the Ureters and into the Bladder. Explain

A: Introduction: Urine is produced by glomerular filtration, reabsorption, and secretion. It is…

Q: The filtering of blood through an artificial kidney is called______?

A: Kidneys are a pair of bean-shaped organs present in the abdominal cavity. Proper functioning kidneys…

Q: Give a line diagram of blood supply to the kidney

A: kidneys are bean shaped organs found in pair. they are found below the ribs and behind the belly on…

Q: Why did the differential renal vein renin test show an increase in the blocked renal artery side…

A: Renal vein renin test compare the renin release from two kidneys. It is the ratio of the measurement…

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: What happens when the kidneys detect a decrease in blood pressure?

A: We know that kidneys need a good blood supply. If there is a decrease in blood pressure the kidney…