Several pharmacological agents have been shown to lower the pressure of the filtrate inside the lumen of nephrons. What affect will this have?     a hydrostatic pressure of fluid in the Bowman’s capsule increases, GFR increases     b hydrostatic pressure of fluid in the Bowman’s capsule decreases, GFR decreases    c hydrostatic pressure of fluid in the Bowman’s capsule increases, GFR decreases    d hydrostatic pressure of fluid in the Bowman’s capsule decreases, GFR increases

Q: The purpose of the loop of the nephron in the process of urineformation isa. reabsorption of water.…

A: The excretory framework is a latent natural framework that eliminates overabundance, pointless…

Q: Explain why the filtrate becomes hypotonic as it flows through the ascending limb of the nephron…

A: Kidneys are defined as the pair of bean-shaped organs found or present on either side of the spinal…

Q: which of the following correctly shows the order in which the filtrate moves through the structures…

A: The kidneys are bean-shaped organs that are located against the back muscles in the upper abdominal…

Q: he main function of the long nephron loops is to ______.   help maintain a constant solute…

A: loop of Henle is mostly present in the medulla and only a small portion of the thick ascending limb…

Q: Describe two mechanisms in the PCT, one in the nephron loop, one in the DCT, and one in the…

A: Kidneys are the pair of bean shaped red color organs that are the crucial part of the excretory…

Q: . _____ reabsorption from the nephrons is ordinarily 100%.a. Sodium c. Waterb. Glucose d. Urea

A: The excretory system consists of the kidneys, urinary bladder, ureters and urethra. The urine is…

Q: Describe the location(s) in the nephron where tubular secretion occurs?

A: Tubular secretion: - It is one of the most important  process of excretory system, in which removal…

Q: List the three major processes in urine formation, andstate the location in the nephron where each…

A: Urine refers to the filtrate containing toxic substances present in blood. It is produced in the…

Q: Which of the following is true about the filtrate as it travels through the tubule? O A. as the…

A: The concentration of a solution is called osmolarity. A solution contains two elements: Solute and…

Q: If the glomerular filtration rate is too high: A) Needed substances cannot be reabsorbed quickly…

A: Good kidneys avoid the buildup of squanders and additional liquid in the body and adjust the salts…

Q: Sodium is actively extruded from which part of the nephron?a. descending portion of the proximal…

A: Answer is b.)  ascending portion of the loop of nephron.

Q: If blood pressure in the glomerulus increases, then a. net filtration pressure decreases. b. the…

A: Blood pressure is defined as the pressure or force exerted by the blood when they are travelling or…

Q: ADh or vassopressin affects water balance in the kidney more specifically it ______ a. Delays water…

A: Antidiuretic hormone or ADH or vasopressin is a nano-peptide secreted from the posterior pituitary.…

Q: Draw and label the tubular components of a nephron and indicate which parts are in the renal cortex…

A: Nephrons are the filtering units of the kidneys whose functions are filtration of the blood,…

Q: Which of these forces opposes filtration from the glomerulus a. Plasma osmotic pressure b. Fluid…

A: A tuft of small blood veins (capillaries) found at the beginning of a nephron in the kidney is known…

Q: The first step in making urine is the formation of filtrate. Explain how this step occurs. explain:…

A: Kidneys are the bean shaped organs that play various homeostatic function in the body. The primary…

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A: According to guidelines we have to answer the first question only. so please kindly post the…

Q: Cysts on the kidney can press upon nephrons, increasing the pressure inside the nephrons. How will…

A: The kidneys are two bean-shaped organs in the renal system. They help the body pass waste like…

Q: The distal convoluted tubule is an important site for (a) active secretion of ions. (b) active…

A: The kidneys consist of a renal corpuscle that filters the blood plasma and also contain renal…

Q: Describe the special characteristics of the descending and ascending limbs of the nephron loop that…

A: The kidney is the organ of the urinary system, and its primary function is the formation of urine.…

Q: The return of filtered molecules from the nephron packet to the blood is called    a. Excretion…

A: The glomerulus is the filter system of the nephron and it filters the blood and reabsorbed…

Q: Outline the entire process of the selective reabsorption in the nephron while relating to the…

A: The nephron is the basic structural and functional unit of the kidneys that filters blood, resorbs…

Q: From the distal convoluted tubule a water molecule would next pass into the ______.   proximal…

A: Nephron is the functional unit of kidney which serves the function of formation and excretion of…

Q: The ______ is responsible for the reabsorption of the majority of the electrolytes, water, glucose,…

A: Need to find which of the following is correct from the given options.

Q: What sets the concentration gradient for solute reabsorption in the proximal convoluted tubule

A: Proximal convoluted tubule is the part of nephron where solute reabsorption takes place, it plays a…

Q: Fred was diagnosed 6 months ago with liver cancer.  His liver is no longer able to make the…

A: Glomerulus is the small capillaries which carries blood to bowman capsule.

Q: From what you have learned at this point about the nephron, it should now be obvious that the…

A: As we know that urinary system consists of pair of kidneys , ureters and one urinary bladder and…

Q: Which of the following occurs in both the proximal and distal tubules of the nephron? Conversion of…

A: Introduction: A nephron is a microscopic structural and functional unit of the kidney.Nephron has…

Q: As the filtrate moves down the collecting duct of the nephron ______.   A no urea is reabsorbed…

A: Urea reabsorption occurs in proximal convoluted tubule (50%) and in the medullary collecting duct.

Q: Describe filtration, reabsorption and secretion. Where in the nephron, these events take place and…

A: Process of filtration, reabsorption, and secretion in nephron are described below:

Q: [ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY] Na* ions are actively transported out of the tubules to help set up the…

A: The gradient of increasing osmolarity produced by the activity of the loop of henle, in the renal…

Q: The medullary osmotic gradient exists between:   Select one: The glomerulus and the Bowman’s…

A: There are two types of nephrons in kidneys namely superficial cortical nephrons and juxtamedullary…

Q: Fluid is now at the end of the nephron tubule system and is now called the what at its final form?

A: The fluid that is present inside the tubules is formed by the glomerular filtration mechanism and…

Q: ,When the concentration of ADH increases the specific gravity of the urine decreases less water is…

A: ADH means antidiuretic hormone which is released by posterior pituitary. Other name of ADH is also…

Q: What is maintaned by the countercurrent mechanism in the nephron? O The countercurrent allows…

A: the countercurrent mechanisms help to concentrate urine inside the kidney to the medulla.

Q: The kidneys are surrounded by a protective capsule which is composed of

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

Q: Glomerular filtration is affected by forces that oppose and promote filtration. What are these…

A: To explain: To explain glomerular filtration forces and net filtration pressure

Q: Given: Inulin is freely filtered in the glomerulus and not secreted nor reabsorbed in any…

A: The kidney function is determined by measuring the glomerular filtration rate (GFR). GFR is the…

Q: From the distal convoluted tubule a water molecule would next pass into the ______. A) proximal…

A: A kidney is an essential organ that contains the body's filtration unit called the nephron. These…

Q: Using the space below, DRAW a simple diagram of the nephron loop and the vasa recta capillaries.…

A: Blood flows into the kidney through the renal artery. The renal artery is large blood vessel which…

Q: Although the kidneys are probably best known as filtration organs, tubular reabsorption (the second…

A: Kidneys are primary organs of the urinary system. They rid the body of toxins. They also help the…

Q: Na+ ions are actively transported out of the tubules to help set up the countercurrent multiplier.…

A: Animal physiology is the systematic study of the supporting features, roles, and processes of…

Q: Which of the following describes the glomerulus? i) It is composed of capillaries ii) It is…

A: NOTE: The options are numbered as 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. The nephron is the structural and functional…

Q: Pressure in the renal artery is 100 mm Hg and the pressure in the renal vein is 50 mm Hg. The…

A: Pressure in the glomerulus is characterized by the difference of pressure between the afferent and…

Q: Is this following statement correct? In the kidney, vasoconstriction of the afferent arteriole…

A: Afferent arteriole and efferent arterioles are the parts of nephron which is the structural and…

Q: When antidiuretic hormone (ADH) levels are low this causes ________.     less of the water reaching…

A: ADH stands for antidiuretic hormone. It is secreted from the posterior lobe of pituitary gland.

Q: The nephrons discharge their urine at the : (A) Urinary bladder (B) Urethra (C) Renal pelvis (D)…

A: Introduction - The structure that really makes urine in the process of eliminating waste and excess…

Q: Diagram the anatomic relationship between the peritubular capillaries/ vasa recta and tubular…

A: The nephron is the structural and functional microscopic organ of the kidney. This consists of a…

Q: The high osmolarity of the renal medulla is maintained by which of the following? O Active transport…

A: The high osmolarity of the renal medulla is maintained by which of the following? 1. Option A is…