Excretion Flashcards

(46 cards)

1
Q

The process of excepting Ammonia?

A

Ammonotelism

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Is Ammonia readily soluble? Can a fish without kidney excrete ammonia?

A

Yes and Yes

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3
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Examples of Uricotelic?

A

Mammals, Terrestrial amphibians, Marine Fishes

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4
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Ammonia produced in Ureotelic animals is removed in what way?

A

Liver converts it into Urea.

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5
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Uricotelic?

A

Reptiles, Birds, Land Snails, Insects

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6
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Form of Uric Acid in excretory form?

A

Pellet or Paste

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7
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Protonephridia?

A

Platyhelminthes, Some Annelids, Cephalochordated

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8
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Protonephridia?

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Platyhelminthes, Some Annelids, Cephalochordated

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9
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Nephridia?

A

Annelids

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10
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Malpighian Tubules?

A

Most Insects

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11
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Antennal Gland/ Green Gland?

A

Crustaceans like Prawns

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12
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Location of Kidney?

A

Levels of last thoracic
3rd Lumber

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13
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Dimensions of Kidney?

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Length: 10-12 cm
Width: 5-7 cm
Thickness: 2-3 cm
Weight: 120-170 g

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14
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Shape of Renal Pelvis?

A

Funnel Shape

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15
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2 parts of Nephron?

A

Glomerulus and The renal tubule

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16
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How many Wall the cup like structure in the nephron has?

A

Double

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17
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Capillary Network around the Renal tubule is?

A

Peritubular Capillaries

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18
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Shape of Vas-Recta? And shape of Henle’s Loop?

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U-Shaped and Hairpin Shaped

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19
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Rate of filtration in kidney? (Per minute as well as in ratio)

A

1100-1200 ml/min and 1/5th of total blood pumped by heart

20
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What are the three layers involve in glomerular filtration?

A

Endothelium of glomerular blood vessels
Epithelium of Bowman’s Capsule
Basement Membrane

21
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What are epithelial cells of Bowman’s Capsule called?

22
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What is filtration slit?

A

Space between podocytes

23
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What is GFR? What is its value per day and per minute?

A

Filtration per min.
125ml/minute
180litres/day

24
Q

JGA is formed between?

A

Afferent Arteriole(JG cells) and DCT(Macula Densa)

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What are actively reabsorbed?
Glucose, Amino Acid, Na+
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What are absorbed passively?
Nitrogenous waste
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PCT is lined by?
Simple cuboidal border brush epithelium
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PCT secretes?
H+, NH3
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HCO3- is absorbed and reabsorbed by?
PCT and DCT
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Reabsorbtion is minimum in?
Ascending LOH
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Secretions of DCT are?
H+, K+, NH3
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Secretions of CD?
H+ and K+
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Main reasons of Concentration gradient?
Nacl and Urea
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Concentration of Final urine?
4 times the initial
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Flow of RAAS?
Angiotensin>Angiotensin 1>Angiotensin 2
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What are mechanisms causing micturition called?
Micturition Reflex
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How much urea is released per day through urine?
25-30g
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Glycosuria and Ketonuria are indicative of?
Diabetes Mellitus
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Lungs remove?
200ml/min CO2
40
Liver secretes?
Bilirubin,Billiverdin,Degraded steroid hormones, Vitamins and Drugs
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Primary function of Sweat?
To cool
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Sweat releases?
Nacl, Urea, Lactic Acid
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Sebaceous glands eliminate?
Sterols, Waxes, Hydrocarbons
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Hemodialysis is correction for?
Uremia
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In hemodialysis, blood is taken from and given to?
Artery and Vein
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Which anti coagulant is added to blood?
Anti- heparin