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प्रश्न
Fill in the blank.
.................. are a pair of reddish-brown, bean-shaped structures that lie on either side of the backbone.
उत्तर
Kidneys are a pair of reddish-brown, bean-shaped structures that lie on either side of the backbone.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Give significance of podocyte
Define the following:
Excretion
Look at the figure given below. It is a section of human kidney as seen from the front.
Name the parts numbered 1-5.
Explain the Term: The Bowman’s capsule
Give Technical Terms:
The pigments produced by the breakdown of haemoglobin in liver.
Name the three filtration barriers that solutes must come across as they move from plasma to the lumen of Bowman’s capsule. What components of the blood are usually excluded by these layers?
The glomerular capillaries filter out its contents due to ____________.
Match the parts of the nephron in column I with their function in column II.
| Column I | Column II | ||
| (a) | Loop of Henle | (i) | Ultrafiltration |
| (b) | Proximal convoluted tubule | (ii) | Secretion of hydrogen ions |
| (c) | Distal convoluted tubule | (iii) | Reabsorption of glucose |
| (d) | Bowman's capsule | (iv) | Concentration of urine |
The kidneys are made up of millions of excretory units called ______.
Sodium chloride contained in glomerular filtrate is fully reabsorbed in the renal tubule.
