If the afferent arterioles dilate or constrict, what happens

Q: The blood flow to the kidneys is transiently reduced during acute renal ischemia. How a decrease in…

A: Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system is intended to normalize the decrease blood pressure or volume.…

Q: What would be the impact of dysfunctional (leaky) glomerular basal lamina?What effect would this…

A: Marcello Malpigh, an Italian scientist, identified the glomerulus.  A little ball-shaped structure…

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: What would be the effect of an increase in plasma albumin (themost abundant plasma protein) on…

A: Albumin is the most concentrated plasma protein in adult humans, with amounts varying from 35 to 50…

Q: Explain medullary collecting duct?

A: Medullary collecting ducts" are partitioned into outer and inner segments, the later one venturing…

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: Vascular nephron comprises of peritubular capillaries and .................

A: Vasa recta

Q: If blood pressure drops in a patient in shock as a resultof a severe injury, how would you expect…

A: The blood pressure in the human body is considered the force exerted by the blood on the wall of the…

Q: How does ADH regulate water reabsorption in the collecting duct?

A: Kidney is the important excretory organ of our body present in the abdominal cavity. It filters our…

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: 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: Explain net glomerular filtration pressure?

A: The process of urine formation takes place in the kidney. The urine formation takes place by the…

Q: Under what condition do the kidneys produce dilute urine?

A: The concentrated urine means there are more solutes present and less water in the sample. The…

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: Explain how the peritubular capillaries are adapted for receiving reabsorbed substances.

A: The peritubular capillaries are the small, porous, blood vessels of the renal system that are…

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: Why does exogenous erythropoietin (EPO) effectively treat anemia due to renal failure but is…

A: Exogenous erythropoietin is human erythropoietin that is specifically synthesized through…

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 the role of thr kidneys in maintaining blood volume ,blood ph and osmolality and why this is…

A: Kidneys are paired bean shaped organs used for filtration the blood plasma and excretion.…

Q: Hypertension is often a symptom of urinary system diseases and disorders. Explain why this is so

A: Hypertension It is clinical syndrome characterized by systolic blood pressure is more than 140mm Hg…

Q: Describe the structure of the afferent and efferentarterioles and the juxtaglomerular apparatus.…

A: Branches of the renal artery supply each nephron with blood and carry filtered blood back to the…

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: Identify the principal factors that influence filtrationand explain how they affect the rate of…

A: Filtration is a physical process of separating liquids from solids with the help of a porous medium…

Q: Renal plasma flow depends on the following: OA. Afferent arteriole diameter B. Efferent arteriole…

A: The renal plasma flow is related to Renal blood flow. The RPF means the amount of blood plasma gets…

Q: Describe the regulation of major ions by the kidney

A: Kidneys are two organs present in the excretory system of the human beings.  They acts as filters…

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

A: The process by which metabolic waste products are eliminated from the body of animals is called…

Q: Which substances in glomerular filtrate are not normally presentin urine?

A: Ans: Glomerular filtrate: It is the fluids that has been filtered from the capillaries of the…