Which of the following is TRUE with regards the kidney? * Superior to the kidney is a gland that secretes aldosterone. The concave surface of the kidney is lateral. The renal medulla is more superficial than the renal cortex. The kidneys are intraperitoneal. The left kidney sits slightly lower than the right.

Q: What three processes occur in urine formation?

A: Many small capillaries are present in nephrons known as glomerulus enclosed in a glomerular capsule…

Q: Urine consists of water and solutes added by processes of (blank) and (blank)  minus water and…

A: Kidneys are the main organs of the urinary system. They are involved in the removal of nitrogenous…

Q: Kidney stones are calcium-rich crystals that form inside the kidney. What symptoms would you expect…

A: Kidney stones are small stones within the kidneys. Stones that get lodged into ureter are known as…

Q: For NUMBERS 71-80, decide how the following conditions would affect the physiology of the Urinary…

A: Urine is the transparent, yellowish, acidic fluid, with a characteristic pungent odour, that…

Q: What is the basic flow of urine from the kidneys to being excreted?

A: The excretory framework is an uninvolved natural framework that eliminates overabundance, pointless…

Q: What chemical substances normally are present in urine?

A: Normal human urine is formed of water (nearly 96%), organic wastes (2.5%), inorganic salts (1.5%),…

Q: Which of the following does not contribute to the high salt concentration in the interstitial fluid…

A: The kidney is an important organ of the excretory system and the nephron is the basic structural…

Q: Why do the ureters use smooth muscle contraction to actively move urine to the urinary bladder? Why…

A: The urine passing from the kidney to the ureter is drained by the action of peristalsis. It involves…

Q: Urinary casts formin which location(s)of the urinary system?

A: Urinary casts: These are tiny tube shaped particles produced by the kidney and present in the urine…

Q: If urine/filtrate is hyperosmotic to the interstitial fluid, fluid would go from the interstitial…

A: Regulation of water levels in the system is a critical criterion since water is vital for the…

Q: The kidneys filter blood and remove substances from the blood that get converted to urinary waste…

A: From kidney ,urine pass towards the thin tubes known as ureters to the bladder. Ureters are 8 to 10…

Q: All of the following components of the kidney develop from the structure labeled (F) EXCEPT the…

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

Q: A kidney stone blocking a ureter would interfere with urine flow to which organ? Why would the pain…

A: The kidneys present in the vertebrates are important for the removal of wastes, toxins, and drugs…

Q: A general principle of physiology is that structure is a determinant of—and has coevolved…

A: The renal corpuscle is principally responsible for filtering the blood. The renal corpuscle…

Q: Vesicoureteral reflux occurs in children because: O a. as the bladder in infants and children fill,…

A: Pediatrics is a branch of medicine that deals with the care, development and diseases of infants and…

Q: With what the each capillary cluster in kidney is associated?

A: The kidneys are placed high in abdominal cavity one on the either side of spine and with slightly…

Q: is specific gravity (of urine) directly realted to urine output volume? like as one decreases the…

A: Specific gravity (SG) is the comparison of density of urine against the density of distilled water…

Q: An obstruction of a ureter by a kidney stone would interfere with the flow of urine between what two…

A: Obstruction of a ureter by a kidney stone means the ureters' blockage (the tubes that carry urine…

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: The renal handling of a novel drug is being studied. When the drug is present in the blood, it is…

A: GivenDrug reabsorption is negligible.

Q: What is the color of the Red litmus paper and blue litmus paper with the presence urine?

A: Litmus paper is used for the acidity or basicity of solutions is it is the oldest form of pH…

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: Identify the structures of the kidney in the following diagram: (a) ___________b) ____________(c)…

A: A pair of bean-shaped organs located below the ribs and behind the belly is known as kidneys. The…

Q: Why is this statement false? Without the renal medullar osmotic gradient, you would not be able to…

A: The main function of the nephrons of the Kidneys to form urine which is primarily made up of urea.…

Q: What is the major structural difference between the cortex and medulla of the kidney?

A: The paired kidneys are reddish, bean- shaped organs located below the ribs towards the middle of the…

Q: Which of the following is NOT true about the histology of the ureter?   The submucosa is made of…

A: Ureters are small tubes that are 25cm long and they aid in carrying urine from the kidneys to the…

Q: From inside to outside, list the three layers of supportive tissue that surround each kidney. Where…

A: Kidneys are bean shaped organs located in the abdominal cavity, one on each side of the vertebral…

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: What are the three basic renal processes that lead to the formation of urine?

A: Kidneys are prime excretory organs. They filter blood and form about 1.5 lt of urine daily this…

Q: Label the components of the human urinary system in the following illustration.

A: Step 1 The human excretory or urinary system is made up of organs concerned with separation (from…

Q: What are the two means by which the kidney helps to regulate blood pressure?

A: Kidneys are vital organs which form the part of the human renal system and responsible for blood…

Q: Which urinary structure is involved in the micturition reflex? Which urinary structure is involved…

A: The micturition reflex is the reflex that controls urination. The micturition reflex is initiated by…

Q: What is the importance of the fat capsule surrounding the kidneys?

A: The fat capsule, also referred to as the renal adipose capsule, encases the kidneys within the…

Q: Where the urine forming in each kidney enters?

A: Urine is formed in kidneys through the filtration of blood. Up to 800-2,000 ml of urine are normally…

Q: Describe the pathway of blood flow through the kidney from the abdominal aorta to the inferior vena…

A: Kidney is the primary organ of the urinary system and its function is to filter the blood and to…

Q: From the previous question, In which section of the kidney tubules does this chloride movement…

A: Kidneys are the organ responsible for the formation of urine. The kidney's ability to perform many…