Accumulation of urea in the blood is known as
(1) Uremia
(2) Urosis
(3) Uricosis
(4) Urasis
Haemodialysis
(1) A process for removal of extra blood
(2) A process for removal of extra cellular fluid
(3) A process of removal of urea
(4) A process of dilation of blood vessels
The blood drained from a convenient……… is pumped into a dialysing unit called……..
(1) Vein, artificial Kidney
(2) Artery, artificial Kidney
(3) Vein, False kidney
(4) Artery, False kidney
The cleared blood is pumped back to the body through a ....... after adding ........ to it.
(1) Vein, Heparin
(2) Vein, Anti-Heparin
(3) Artery, Heparin
(4) Artery, Anti-Heparin
Which of the following is the ultimate method in the correction of acute renal failures?
(1) Kidney transplantation
(2) Kidney surgery
(3) Kidney therapy
(4) Gene therapy
Renal calculi is
(1) Stone or soluble mass of crystallised salts
(2) Soluble mass of crystallised salts such as lactate
(3) Soluble mass of crystallised salts such as oxalates
(4) Insoluble mass of crystallised salts such as oxalates
What is Glomerulonephritis?
(1) Accumulation of glomus at the level of roots in plants
(2) Increasing Glomerular capillaries
(3) Inflammation of Glomeruli of kidney
(4) Infection in neurons of Glomeruli
The targets of angiotensin II are blood vessels and:
(1) nerves
(2) adrenal cortex
(3) adrenal medulla
(4) kidney nephron
Which section of the nephron follows the ascending limb of the loop of Henle?
(1) descending limb of the loop
(2) proximal convoluted tubule
(3) distal convoluted tubule
(4) collecting duct
Which statement about aldosterone is false?
(1) It is a major steroid (mineralocorticoid) hormone secreted by the kidney.
(2) It promotes the reabsorption of Na+ in the late distal tubule and the cortical region of the collecting duct.
(3) It stimulates the secretion of K+ from the peritubular blood into the distal tubule.
(4) Without it, no K+ is ever excreted in the urine.