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.................... is the hormone that facilitates reabsorption of water by increasing the number of aquaporins on the DCT and collecting duct.

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The hormone which helps in the reabsorption of water in kidney tubules is

Arrange the following structures in the order that a drop of water entering the nephron would encounter them. Afferent arteriole Bowman's capsule Collecting duct Distal tubule Glomerulus Loop of Henle Proximal tubule Renal pelvis

Arrange the following structures in the order that a drop of water entering the nephron would encounter them. (a) Afferent arteriole (b) Bowman's capsule (c) Collecting duct (d) Distal tubule (e) Glomerulus (f) Loop of Henle (g) Proximal tubule (h) Renal pelvis

Assertion: Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) controls the amount of water in the urine. Reason: ADH determines the permeability of the collecting duct to water.

What are the water-permeable channels of collecting duct called as?

Assertion: DCT and collecting duct maintain the pH and ionic balance of blood. Reason: DCTs of many nephrons open into a collecting duct.

Reabsorption of water from distal parts of the tubules is facilitated by hormone____________.

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  1. The fluid that leaves the glomerular capillaries and enters the Bowman...

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  2. Sodium is reabsorbed by ........... ..... in the proximal convoluted T...

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  3. Descending limb of Henle's loop is permeable to water due the presence...

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  4. Reabsorption of ....................... ions regulates the pH of blood...

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  5. .................... is the hormone that facilitates reabsorption of w...

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  6. The under secretion of ADH leads to ……..

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  7. the granular cells of afferent arteriole secrete an enzyme called .......

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  8. Renin converts ..................... into angiotensin I.

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  9. Atrial Natriuretic Peptide or factor decreases release of ...............

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  10. The process of release of urine from the bladder is called ………

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  11. The yellow colour of the urine is due to the presence of a pigment, .....

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  12. The presence of ketone bodies in the urine is called ...

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  13. ..................... is characterized by increase in urea and other n...

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  14. The formation of hard stone like masses in the renal tubules of renal ...

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  15. Renal calculi is due to accumulation of soluble crystals of .............

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  16. Identify the correct statements from the below about "Renal calculi". ...

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  17. Inflammation of the glomeruli of both kidneys is known as ………

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  18. haematuria, proteinuria, salt and water retention, oligouria, hyperten...

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  19. The process of removing toxic urea from the person with kidney failure...

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  20. ........................ drugs are administered to the patient after k...

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