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The plasma passing through the glomerulus loses about

A. 50% of its volume as filtrate

B. 20% of its volume as filtrate

C. 80% of its volume as filtrate

D. 40% of its volume as filtrate

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B. 20% of its volume as filtrate


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The plasma passing through the glomerulus loses about

A. 50% of its volume as filtrate

B. 20% of its volume as filtrate

C. 80% of its volume as filtrate

D. 40% of its volume as filtrate

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Urea is formed from ammonia and carbon dioxide in

A. liver cells

B. every living cell

C. kidney and muscles

D. liver and kidney

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In normal adult humans, glomerular filtration rate (G.F.R) is on an average

A. 100 litres/day

B. 120 litres/day

C. 150 litres/day

D. 180 litres/day

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Diuresis is the condition in which

A. the excretion of volume of urine increases

B. the excretion of volume of urine decreases

C. the kidneys fail to excrete urine

D. the water balance of blood is disturbed

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Which of these are uricotelic ?

A. Monkey

B. Lizard

C. Fish

D. Frog

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The final concentration of the fluid to produce a markedly hypertonic urine takes place in the

A. loop of Henle

B. distal convoluted tubule

C. collecting tubule

D. both (a) and (b)

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In rabbit, the urinary bladder opens into

A. uterus

B. urethra

C. vestibule

D. ureter

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The total volume of blood passing through the kidneys in one minute is about

A. 125 ml

B. 500 ml

C. 1200 ml

D. 250 ml

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In the kidneys, the pressure gradient or the effective filtration pressure (E.F.P.) is determined by

A. glomerullar hydrostatic pressure

B. capsular hydrostatic pressure

C. blood colloidal osmotic pressure

D. all of these

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The loop of Henle is poorly developed or absent in............as it is concerned with reabsorption of water.

A. desert mouse

B. carnivorous bird

C. fish

D. snake

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The plasma resembles in its composition with the filtrate produced in the glomerulus except for the presence of

A. chlorides

B. amino acids

C. glucose

D. none of these

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The normal glomerular filtration rate in man is

A. 125 ml/minute

B. 250 ml/minute

C. 500 ml /minute

D. 1200 ml/minute

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In kidney, glucose is mainly absorbed by

A. Bowman's capsule

B. Loop of Henle

C. Proximal convoluted tubule

D. Distal convoluted tubule

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The normal renal blood flow amounts to

A. 125 litres per day

B. 500 litres per day

C. 1000 litres per day

D. 1700 litres per day

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A condition in which urine contains blood is termed as

A. creatinine

B. anuria

C. haematuria

D. ketonuria

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Columns of Bertini in the kidneys of mammals are formed as extension of

A. medulla into pelvis

B. medulla into cortex

C. cortex into medulla

D. pelvis into ureter

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Loop of Henle is concerned with

A. excretory system

B. reproductive system

C. nervous system

D. muscular system

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Water absorption in the loop of Henle and distal part of tubule is controlled by

A. antidiuretic hormone

B. aldosterone

C. renin

D. both (a) and (b)

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Liquid part of blood having undergone ultrafiltration from the glomerulus and reaching the Bowman's capsule normally would not contain

A. glucose

B. sodium chloride

C. creatinine

D. albumin

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Of the 180 litres of glomerular filtrate produced each day the amount of reab-sorption is

A. 96 per cent

B. 80 per cent

C. 95 per cent

D. 99 per cent

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Malpighian bodies are found in

A. kidney of vertebrates and is involved in ultrafiltration

B. kidney of vertebrates and is involved in passive filtration

C. kidney of vertebrates and is involved in selective reabsorption

D. insects and involved in excretion

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In mammalian kidney, the pyramids are seen in

A. cortex

B. pelvis

C. medulla

D. hilus

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A person consuming a large amount of fish and meat will excrete urine rich in

A. ammonia

B. urea

C. uric acid

D. creatinine

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When urine is allowed to stand, it gives strong ammoniacal odour, due to

A. conversion of urea to ammonia via ornithinearginine cycle

B. conversion of urea to ammonia by bacteria

C. conversion of urea and uric acid to ammonia

D. none of these

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Kidneys' function is to

A. remove metabolic wastes from the body

B. maintain a constant fluid environment

C. maintain pH of body fluids

D. all of these

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The filtrate from glomerulus contains

A. blood without blood cells and proteins

B. plasma without sugar

C. blood with proteins but without cells

D. blood without urea

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The hormone which converts angioten-sinogen to angiotensin is

A. angio tensinase

B. renin

C. rennin

D. none of these

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The renal threshold for glucose in blood of man is

A. 80 mg/100 ml

B. 150 mg/100 ml

C. 200 mg/100 ml

D. 300mg/100 ml

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Liquid which collects in the cavity of Bowman's capsule is

A. concentrated urine

B. plasma minus blood proteins

C. glycogen and water

D. sulphates and water

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In ancestral verterbrates the kidney is known as

A. glomerular type

B. aglomerular type

C. holonephric type

D. metanephric type