What would be the impact of dysfunctional (leaky) glomerular basal lamina?What effect would this initially have on blood pressure?

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: 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: How would uncontrolled diabetes mellitus affect urinary SG?

A: Answer: DIABETES MELLITUS = It is the chronic disease in which pancrease secreting insulin does not…

Q: Describe possible variations in urinary tract anatomy. What do these mean? Would an anatomic…

A: The urinary tract is the body's urinary system, which is made up of waste and excess fluid. For…

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: Name the arteries that supply the kidney, in sequence from largest to smallest.

A: As a part of the excretory system, the kidney helps in the purification of the blood by filtering…

Q: Low sodium at the macula densa will cause what effect?     a)  the macula densa cells to release…

A: The distal tubule cells that come into contact with the afferent and efferent glomerular arterioles…

Q: List the Pathways by which decreased plasma volume leads, via the renin-angiotensin system and…

A: Aldosterone is the primary mineralocorticoid secreted by the adrenal cortex. It maintains the ratio…

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

A: Vasa recta

Q: Select the best answer or answers from the choices given: The glomerular capillaries differ from…

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

Q: What substance is reabsorbed from the collecting duct before being re-secreted into the ascending…

A: The kidneys filter unwanted substances from the blood and produce urine to excrete them. There are…

Q: Which of the following changes will occur as a result of elevated mean arteríal blood pressure?…

A: The product of cardiac output and total peripheral vascular resistance equals mean arterial…

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: Describe the response of the renin-angiotensinaldosterone hormone mechanism to a decrease in…

A: The renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) is an endocrine hormone system that functions to…

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 blood flow to the kidneys is decreased with exercise.

A: Strenuous exercise can induce drastic changes in the functioning of the kidney as well as in the…

Q: (a) Describe the basic process and purpose of tubular resorption. (b) Explain the location and…

A: Tubular resorption is the process of removal of solutes and water from the pre-urine filtrate, as it…

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: What are the three distinct inputs to the juxtaglomerular cells?

A: BASIC INFORMATION  KIDNEY It is a paired organ present in our body. It helps the body to get rid of…

Q: After Lauren experienced hypokalemia, her physician discontinued her hydrochlorothiazide and…

A: Excretion is the physiological process in which unwanted and toxic substances are removed from the…

Q: What would happen if a significant number of glomerular capillaries were clogged, as can happen in…

A: The glomerular capillaries can be described as the blood vessels, which contain small pores in their…

Q: Interstitial cystitis is characterized by erosion of the mucous membrane lining the urinary bladder.…

A: Interstitial cystitis is a disease that results in chronic inflammation of the layers of the urinary…

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: What is the importance of the perirenal fat capsule that surrounds the kidney?

A: The excretory system is in charge of removing wastes created by homeostasis. Sweat glands, the…

Q: Explain the relationship between blood uric acid levels and hypertension.

A: Hypertension is one of most common form of cardiovascular diseases. The ubiquity of hypertension…

Q: A side effect of using medications to calm an overactive bladder is constipation. Explain why…

A: Constipation is unpleasant, but a full bowel pressurises the bladder, worsening OAB urgency and…

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: Describe two factors that lead to greater filtration in the glomerular capillaries compared to the…

A: Urinary System is an excretory system to remove nitrogenous waste from the body. The human urinary…

Q: Blood in the glomerulus is separated from the fluid in Bowman’s space by a filtration barrier…

A: The nephron is the structural and functional unit of the kidney present in our body which is…