Question

Assertion :Nitrogenous waste from arterial blood is removed when blood passes through dialyser unit. Reason: Arterial blood of patient and dialysing liquid are made to flow on two sides of permeable membrane.

• A. Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
• B. Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
• C. Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
• D. Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect

Answer 1

The correct option is B Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion

Haemodialysis is the process of purifying the blood of kidney patients. Here, the blood is passed through a dialyzer which is separated by a permeable membrane into 2 compartments One compartment is filled with dialyzing liquid. During dialysis the waste from the blood diffuses through the permeable membrane in the dialyzer into the dialyzing liquid on the other side.

So, the correct option is B