Question

Statement-I : An artificial kidney is an organ which is placed inside the human body in case of kidney failure.
Statement-II : It functions on the same principle as the normal kidney except no reabsorption is involved.

• A. Both the statements are correct
• B. Both the statements are incorrect
• C. Only statement-I is correct
• D. Only statement-II is correct

Answer 1

The correct option is D Only statement-II is correct

An artificial kidney is a device that is used to remove nitrogenous wastes from the blood through dialysis. This device works from outside the body of the patient. It is similar to the function of the kidney except there is no reabsorption that occurs during this process.