(a) wind (b) insects (c) birds (d) water Answer: (d) water Explanation - The sperms of both bryophytes and pteridophytes are flagellated.... View Article
Cytokinins are phytohormones that promote cytokinesis, cell division in plant shoots and roots. They participate in cell differentiation and... View Article
The chemical name of auxin is indole-3-acetic acid (IAA). The term 'auxin' was derived from 'auxein', the Greek word which corresponds to 'to... View Article
Coleoptiles is the first leaf of a monocotyledon which forms a protective sheath about the plumule. These are cylindrical structures that... View Article
Water retention causes edema, swelling of ankles, hands, feet and legs. The reason for water retention is accumulation of fluids in the body... View Article
Hypervolemia (fluid overload) is a condition in which blood has excess fluid. The opposite of this condition is hypovolemia where blood has very... View Article
When a patient exhibits a positive fluid balance it indicates that his/her fluid input is higher than the output. This medical condition that... View Article
Third spacing is an obsolete term describing the movement of fluids of body fluid from the blood, into the spaces between cells. It takes place... View Article
The kidneys remove unwanted particles from the blood and hence produce urine for excretion. This process is carried out in three prime steps or... View Article
The urinary tract is primarily functional in eliminating fluids and other wastes from the body. Hydronephrosis is the condition in which the... View Article
A sample of urine or blood of a person can assist in measuring the number of adrenal hormones detecting a functional tumor. A CT or CAT scan... View Article
Urine output is a non-invasive way of measuring the fluid balance after the restoration of the intravascular volume. The normal range (healthy... View Article
PTH, also known as parathormone, is made by your parathyroid glands. Calcitonin hormones produced by humans in the parafollicular cells of the... View Article
The ADH (antidiuretic hormone) regulates the water levels in the body. It is formed in the hypothalamus and stored in the posterior pituitary... View Article
Kidney is involved in many endocrine roles. It produces several humoral factors and hormones. A key enzyme of the RAS (renin-angiotensin system)... View Article
