Glomerular Filtration Rate: Understanding Kidney Function Question 1. What is glomerular filtration rate? How it is measured? Answer: Glomerular filtration rate: Definition: Glomerular filtration rate is the total quantity of filtrate formed in all the nephrons of both the kidneys in the given unit of time. Value: 125 ml/min. About 170-180 … [Read more...] about Glomerular Filtration Rate: Understanding Kidney Function
The Nephron: Structural And Functional Unit Of The Kidney
The Nephron: Structural And Functional Unit Of The Kidney Question 1. Functions of kindey. Answer: 1. Role in homestasis: Kidneys regulate various activities in the body, which are concerned with homeostasis. Filter the blood and excrete its waste products. Conserves water when it decrease and excretes when excess. Retains sodium when osmolarity decreases … [Read more...] about The Nephron: Structural And Functional Unit Of The Kidney
Thermoregulation: How the Body Cools Itself in Hot Environments”
Thermoregulation: How the Body Cools Itself in Hot Environments” What are the physiological changes that occur in the body when exposed to high temperatures? Answer: Body responses to hot environment: Heat is lost from the body in several ways. Convection: 15% of heat is lost from body to the air by convection. The air in immediate contact with the skin … [Read more...] about Thermoregulation: How the Body Cools Itself in Hot Environments”
How The Kidneys Concentrate Urine: The Countercurrent Mechanism Explained
How The Kidneys Concentrate Urine: The Countercurrent Mechanism Explained Mechanism of urine concentration (or) Describe counter current mechanism operating in the kidney to produce hypertonic and hypotonic urine. Answer: Mechanism of urine concentration: It involves two processes 1. Medullary gradient Osmolarity of different parts changes This increase … [Read more...] about How The Kidneys Concentrate Urine: The Countercurrent Mechanism Explained
Understanding Bladder Control: Sympathetic, Parasympathetic, And Somatic Nerves
Understanding Bladder Control: Sympathetic, Parasympathetic, And Somatic Nerves Describe nerve supply to urinary bladder with a neat diagram. What is micturition reflex? Answer: Nerve supply of urinary bladder: Urinary bladder is innervated by 1. Efferent nerve supply Sympathetic supply Sympathetic fibres arises from the grey matter of L1L2 segments of … [Read more...] about Understanding Bladder Control: Sympathetic, Parasympathetic, And Somatic Nerves