Urine Formation
Urine Formation: Overview
This Topic covers sub-topics such as Urine, Urine Formation, Glomerular Filtration, Tubular Secretion, Tubular Reabsorption and, Physiology of Excretion
Important Questions on Urine Formation
Name the organ in which the ornithine cycle occurs.
Identify the biological term for A process that changes glomerular filtrate into urine from the options given below:
Homeostasis, excretion, glomerulus, urea, glomerular filtration, ureters, urine, Bowman's capsule, urinary system, reabsorption, micturition, osmosis, glomerular capillaries via efferent arteriole, proteins, glomerular filtrate, urinary bladder.
Identify the biological term that contains urea and many useful substances from the options given below:
Homeostasis, excretion, glomerulus, urea, glomerular filtration, ureters, urine, Bowman's capsule, urinary system, reabsorption, micturition, osmosis, glomerular capillaries via efferent arteriole, proteins, glomerular filtrate, urinary bladder.
In mammals, which blood vessel would normally carry the largest amount of urea?
Human urine is usually acidic because
In ornithine cycle, which of the following wastes are removed from the blood?
The net pressure gradient that causes the fluid to filter out the glomerulus into the capsule is
The urine of a person undergoing prolonged fasting is found to contain abnormal quantities of
Urea is transported through
Blood which leaves liver and passes towards heart has higher concentration of
Glucose is reabsorbed from glomerular filtrate through
The mechanism of urine formation in nephron involves
The principle nitrogenous excretory compound in human is synthesised
A person who is in a long hunger strike and is surviving only on water will have
Human urine is usually acidic because
Where has the blood in the capillaries surrounding the proximal convoluted tubule come from? Identify the biological term from the options given below.
Homeostasis, excretion, glomerulus, urea, glomerular filtration, ureters, urine, Bowman's capsule, urinary system, reabsorption, micturition, osmosis, glomerular capillaries via efferent arteriole, proteins, glomerular filtrate, urinary bladder.
Identify the biological term for the process by which water is transported in the proximal convoluted tubule from the options given below:
Homeostasis, excretion, glomerulus, urea, glomerular filtration, ureters, urine, Bowman's capsule, urinary system, reabsorption, micturition, osmosis, glomerular capillaries via efferent arteriole, proteins, glomerular filtrate, urinary bladder.
The amount of the filtrate formed by the kidneys per minute is called _____.
In a normal healthy person, the blood glucose level is
Describe the process of ultrafiltration.
