A patient presents with significantly reduced Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR) but normal plasma protein levels. Which of the following is the LEAST likely cause of this condition?
Constriction of the afferent arteriole
Acute kidney injury affecting glomerular capillaries
Urinary tract obstruction
Severe liver disease
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Filtration of the blood take place at
PCT
DCT
collecting ducts
malpighian body
Glomerular filtrate rate per day is
150 L
190 L
170 L
180 L
A patient exhibits excessive thirst and urination, producing large volumes of dilute urine. Blood tests reveal normal glucose levels. Which of the following is the MOST likely hormonal imbalance causing this condition?
Increased Aldosterone
Decreased Antidiuretic Hormone (ADH)
Increased Atrial Natriuretic Peptide (ANP)
Decreased Renin
GFR (Glomerular Filtration Rate) is the amount of filtrate formed by the kidney per
Hour
Second
Minute
10 seconds
Smell of urine is due to the
Ammonia
Uric acid
Creatinine
Urobilin
In which part of the nephron does the majority of water reabsorption occur, and under what primary hormonal influence?
Distal convoluted tubule; influenced by ADH
Collecting duct; influenced by ADH
Loop of Henle; influenced by aldosterone
Proximal convoluted tubule; influenced indirectly by aldosterone
Average pH of human urine is
6
9
3
7
If Henleβs loop were absent from mammalian nephron, which of the following is to be expected?
The urine will be more concentrated
The urine will be more dilute
There will be no urine formation
There will be hardly any change in the quality and quantity of urine formed
The countercurrent multiplier system in the Loop of Henle is crucial for establishing the medullary osmotic gradient. Which of the following is NOT a key component or characteristic of this system?
Active transport of out of the thick ascending limb
Impermeability of the ascending limb to water
Countercurrent flow of tubular fluid
Active transport of water from the ascending limb to the interstitium
Smell of urine is due to the
Ammonia
Urea
Uric acid
Creatinine