Anatomy of the Kidney

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What organs are located on the left side of your body below the rib cage?

Q.

Describe the excretory system of human beings.

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Describe the structure of a human kidney with the help of a labelled diagram.

Q. Which one of the following is not a part of a renal pyramid?

1. Convoluted tubules
2. Collecting ducts
3. Henle's loop
4. Peritubular capillaries

Q. Where are renal pyramids present in the kidney?

1. Cortex
2. Medulla
3. Hilum
4. Calyx

Q. The projections of renal pelvis are called

1. renal cortex
2. renal column
3. renal calyces
4. renal pyramid

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Name the following:
Cortical portions projecting between the medullary pyramids in the human kidney

Q.

The cells named podocytes occur in

1. The inner wall of Bowman’s capsule
2. The outer wall of Bowman’s capsule
3. In the wall of the glomerulus

4. In the wall of Henle’s loop

Q. The point of the kidney, which serves as the entry point of the ureters, blood vessels and nerves is known as

1. calyx
2. hilum
3. cortex
4. Glomerulus

Q.

Blood enters the kidneys via:

1. urethra

2. ureters

3. renal veins

4. renal arteries

Q. Column of Bertini is an extension of

1. medulla into cortex
2. cortex into medulla
3. renal pelvis into renal pyramid
4. renal pelvis into renal cortex

Q. Which of the following pass through the hilum of the kidney?

1. Renal vein
2. Urethra
3. Lymphatic vessel
4. Renal pyramid
5. Renal lobe
6. Renal artery
7. Ureter
8. Nerves

Q. The projections of renal pelvis are called

1. renal cortex
2. renal column
3. renal calyces
4. renal pyramid

Q.

What Is The Purpose Of The Parietal Operculum?

Q. Figure shows human urinary system with structures labeled A to D. Select option which correctly identifies them and gives their characteristics and/or functions.


Kidney Urinary bladder 

Q. Blood of which vessel in mammals carries least percentage of urea :-

1. Dorsal aorta
2. Renal vein
3. Renal artery
4. Hepatic vein

Q.

How does high blood pressure affect the kidneys?

Q. The renal pelvis is the point of convergence of two or three major

1. Minor calyx
2. Major calyx
3. Medullary pyramids
4. Medullary papilla

Q. What is the characteristic of metanephric kidney?

1. Hypotonic urine production
2. Excess secretion of uric acid
3. Loop of Henle
4. Hormone production

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Where Can Renal Pelvis Be Seen?

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Which of the following is the correct labelling of parts of the kidney?

1. 1 - Renal vein, 2 - Renal artery, 3 - Ureter, 4 - Renal cortex, 5 - Renal medulla, 6 - Renal column

2. 1 - Renal artery, 2 - Renal vein, 3 - Ureter, 4 - Renal medulla, 5 - Renal cortex, 6 - Renal column

3. 1 - Renal artery, 2 - Ureter, 3 - Renal vein, 4 - Renal cortex, 5 - Renal medulla, 6 - Renal column

4. 1 - Renal artery, 2 - Renal vein, 3 - Ureter, 4 - Renal cortex, 5 - Renal medulla, 6 - Renal column

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In human kidneys, renal tubule and renal corpuscle are parts of:

1. renal cavity

2. renal pyramid

3. neuron

4. nephron

Q. The point of the kidney, which serves as the entry point of the ureters, blood vessels and nerves is known as

1. calyx
2. cortex
3. hilum
4. Glomerulus

Q. Write two functions of juxtaglomerular apparatus.

Q. What are the functions of the followings:
kidney, heart, vein, artery, valves

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The broad part of ureter in the mammalian kidney is

1. Hilum

2. Calyx

3. Pyramid

4. Pelvis

Q. Capillary is defined as.

1. That connects arteriole with venule
2. That connects venule with lymph vessel
3. That connects the artery and vein
4. That connects the artery with lymphatic vessel

Q. Explain the internal structure of kidney?

Q. Pelvis is a part of

1. Skeletal system
2. Brain
3. Kidneys
4. Both A and B

Q.

Given below is the set of five terms rewrite the terms in logical sequence as directed at the end of each statement.​

​Renal vein, renal artery, afferent arteriole, efferent arteriole, glomerulus(pathway of blood through glomerulus).​