What function does the collecting duct do? A. Filtration  B. Reasborption  C. Secretion  D. Excretion  What is substance being reabsorbed/secreted/ filtered/ and/or excreted?

Q: juxtaglomerular complex is associated with: a. Controlling blood pressure b. Water reabsorption c.…

A: The juxtaglomerular apparatus is made up of afferent and efferent arterioles, a group of…

Q: Dilating the afferent arteriole and constricting the efferent arteriole to the renal corpuscle will…

A: Afferent arterioles are branch of the renal artery that are responsible for bringing blood to the…

Q: In which of the following is the blood FILTERED?

A: Answer:  Nephron : These are the filtering units situated in the kidneys, they carry out filteration…

Q: which hormones decreases blood volume and increase urine output? a. Antidiuretic hormone b.…

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Q: How soon after drinking a large glass of water will a person start increasing their urine output? a.…

A: Urination is the process of passing urine from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body via…

Q: Reabsorption is the movement of fluid and solutes from thea. filtrate into the glomerular…

A: The kidneys are pair organs of about four to five inches present on either side of the spine. The…

Q: . Which capillaries are fenestrated? a. glomerular capillaries  b. peritubular capillaries  c.…

A: Your kidneys hold a distinctive place in the importance of fenestrated capillaries. They are present…

Q: Urine formation begins at the moving "plasma" into the renal tubules is called, and the process of…

A: The correct answer is option C i.e. Glomerulus, Filtration.

Q: Which of these processes is responsible for kidney function?a. filtration c. reabsorption e. All of…

A: The kidneys are two reddish-brown bean-shaped organs organize in vertebrates, are placed in the…

Q: Which movement involves skeletal muscle?a. contraction of the internal urethral sphincterb.…

A: Skeletal muscles are under the voluntary control of the somatic nervous system that are attached by…

Q: Which is/are true concerning the glomerular filtration rate?   a. The body maintains a nearly…

A: The filtration of blood through the tuft of capillaries in the bowman's capsule (glomerulus) is…

Q: Which transport action in the proximal tubule would take place if the body needed to increase the…

A: Nephrons are the functional units of the kidneys. A nephron consist of tubules and associated…

Q: Which hormone increases Na+ and water reabsorption and K+ secretion? a. antidiuretic hormone b.…

A: The prime hormones influencing the body fluids include aldosterone, antidiuretic hormone, and atrial…

Q: circulatory route is commonly found in a nephron w

A: The renal artery is the blood vessel that supplies blood to  kidney. Until the blood reaches the…

Q: How soon after drinking a large glass of water will a person start increasing their urine output?a.…

A: The process by which urine is eliminated from the body is known as excretion. This function is…

Q: Renin secreted by the juxtaglomerular cells in the afferent arteriole will lead to: A. Decreased…

A: Renin It is also called angiotensinogenase. It is an aspartic protease protein and enzyme which is…

Q: Which of the following is NOT a component of the glomerular filtration barrier? a. Endothelial cells…

A: The objective of the question is to identify the component that is not part of the glomerular…

Q: The amount of plasma that enters the Bowman capsule per minute is the a. GFR. c. renal fraction. b.…

A: Here we need to find the correct option for the amount of plasma that enters the Bowman capsule per…

Q: A relatively largediameter of the efferentarteriolescompared to the afferentarteriole.

A: b. A relatively large diameter of the efferent arterioles compared to the afferent arteriole.

Q: The primary purpose of kidney autoregulatory is to: prevent wide fluctuations in the GFR and…

A: The human excretory system consist of two kidneys. The kidney is the major organ which function in…

Q: What structure drains the kidney and brings the urine to the bladder? a. Ureter b. Urethra c. Vas…

A: Introduction - KidneyKidneys are paired retroperitoneal organs lying on the posterior abdominal…

Q: Juxtaglomerular cells are involved in the secretion ofa. ADH. c. aldosterone.b. angiotensin. d.…

A: Hormones are chemical messengers secreted by specialized cells known as glands. Hormones are…

Q: Which statement is true about the urinary bladder?a. The bladder neck is surrounded by the…

A: The excretory or the urinary system of the body is concerned with the filtration of the blood…

Q: The juxtaglomerular apparatus consists of what? A. Macula densa of the distal tube B.…

A: Juxtaglomerular apparatus works through Rennin-angiotensin- aldosterone system. This system normally…

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: What function does the descending loop of Henle? A. Filtration  B. Reasborption  C. Secretion…

A: Loop of Henle is a long U-shaped portion of the tubule which is the part of nephron that conducts…

Q: What is responsible for the voluntary flow of urine through the urethra? a. external urethral…

A: The excretory system is responsible for the removal of waste materials that are produced during the…

Q: A pt was born with a rare genetic disorder in which the proximal tubules of her nephrons express…

A: About 65% of the glomerular filtrate is reabsorbed in PCT before reaching the loop of Henle.…

Q: filtered fluid that forms in the nephrons will first empty into the

A: Human urinary system consists of kidney, ureter, urinary bladder and urethra. Kidney releases the…

Q: What are the differences between a. Renal blood flow b. Glomerular filtration C. Glomerular…

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Q: What function does the distal tubule?

A: Nephron are structural and functional unit of kidney. Nephron consists of malphigian corpuscles and…

Q: How would damage to the renal capillaries resulting in an increase in protein filtration and urinary…

A: The process of filtration and reabsorption are responsible for the bulk flow of fluids.  In the…

Q: What is the effect on Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR) if Angiotensin Il is produced due to…

A: A glomerular filtration rate (GFR) test is used to measure how the kidneys filter blood. Glomeruli…

Q: the descending loop of the nephron is permeable to ______ and impermeable to _____ a. Water, sodium…

A: A nephron is the primary morphological and physiological unit of the kidneys that controls the…

Q: The urinary bladder a. is composed of skeletal muscle. b. is lined by simple columnar epithelium. c.…

A: The urinary system involves the elimination of nitrogenous wastes from the body after their…

Q: ocytes. This will cause the rate o

A: GLOMERULONEPHRITIS: It is an inflammation of the glomeruli in Kidney. Glomeruli function is too…