What is the major role of the structure labeled by letter A.
reabsorption
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Name the duct which transports urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder.
Ureter
15
Name the two parts of excretory system which lies in the cortex region of the kidney.
Glomerolous and Bowman's capsule
25
What does glomerular filtrate consist of?
Water, urea, mineral salts, glucose, aminoacids, vitamins .... and other plasma solutes
20
Name the inner lighter coloured region of the kidney.
Medulla
15
Small stones or crystals that form in the renal pelvis, made up of mineral deposits contained in the urine. When it passes through a narrow tube such as the ureter, this can cause intense pain called renal colic.
kidney stones
15
If there is blood in the urine, what process was ineffective?
infiltration
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It is a compact cluster of capillaries responsible for blood filtration and initiating urine production in the renal nephrons
glomerulus
20
The nephron is the
functional unit of the kidney
20
Human urine is composed by:
water (95%), urea (2%), creatinine (0.1%), uric acid (0.03%), chloride, sodium, potassium, sulphate, ammonium, phosphate and other ions and molecules
25
The area at the center of the kidney where urine is collected
