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1
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most toxic nitrogenous waste is

A

ammonia

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2
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least toxic nitrogenous waste is

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uric acid

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3
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ammonia is lost through _____ in fish

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diffusion from body surface, gills as ammonium ions

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4
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ammonotelic organisms are

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osteichthytes, aquatic amphibians, aquatic insects

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5
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ureotelic organisms are

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mammals, land amphibians, chondrichthytes

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6
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uricotelic organisms are

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land insects, birds, reptiles, land snails

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7
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ornithine cycle in liver converts ____ into ____

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ammonia + co2 to urea

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8
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excretory organs are absent in

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echinodermata

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9
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prawns excrete through

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antennal gland and green gland

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10
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left kidney is located

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slightly higher than left

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11
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length of kidney

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10-12 cm

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12
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width of kidney

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5-6 cm

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13
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thickness of kidney

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2-3 cm

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14
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weight of kidney

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120- 170 g

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15
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peritubular capillaries arise from

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efferent arteriole

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16
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efferent arteriole is ____ than afferent

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thinner

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17
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GFR is

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125 ml/min or 180L/day

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18
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cells of bowman’s capsule are called

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podocytes

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19
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juxtaglomerular apparatus is located between ___

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afferent arteriole and DCT

20
Q

amount of urine excreted per day is

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1-1.5 L

21
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amount of urea excreted per day is

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25-30 g

22
Q

PCT reabsorbs ___

A

70-80% electrolytes and water

23
Q

glucose is a ____ substance and is absorbed _____

A

high threshold; actively

24
Q

creatine is a ____ and is absorbed ____

A

low threshold; passively

25
Q

descending limb is _____ to water and ____ to salts

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permeable; impermeable

26
Q

osmolarity in the cortex is

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300 mOsmol

27
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osmolarity in medulla is

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1200 mOsmol

28
Q

release of urine involves the simultaneous

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contraction of urinary bladder + relaxation of urethral sphincter

29
Q

amount of co2 excreted by lungs is

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200 ml/min

30
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pH of urine is

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6

31
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heparin is an

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anticoagulant

32
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in dialysis, blood is taken from a suitable ___

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artery

33
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dialyzing fluid has the same constitution as plasma except that ____

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urea is absent

34
Q

the membrane of dialysing tube is

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cellophane membrane

35
Q

renal caliculi are

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calcium oxalate crystals

36
Q

glomerular filtrate is

A

hypotonic

37
Q

pct filtrate is

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isotonic

38
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ascending limb filtrate is

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hypotonic

39
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descending limb filtrate is

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hypertonic

40
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dct filtrate is

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hypertonic

41
Q

urea is excreted into the ____

A

ascending limb

42
Q

urea is transported into the interstitium by

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collecting duct

43
Q

Amphioxus excrete through

A

Protonephridia

44
Q

Notch of kidney

A

Hilum

45
Q

Renal pelvis is

A

Broad funnel shaped space

46
Q

Extensions of cortex

A

Columns of bertini

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