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EXCRETORY PRODUCTS AND THEIR ELIMINATION MCQs

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Question 51. Where does the first step in urine formation start?
  1.    Glomerulus
  2.    Loop of Henle
  3.    Collecting duct
  4.    Kidney
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Glomerulus
:
A
The first step in urine formation starts in glomerulus which is a tuft of blood capillaries and this step is knownas glomerular filtration.
Where Does The First Step In Urine Formation Start?
Question 52. The function of ureters in excretory system of humans is to __________ .
  1.    stimulate micturition in the bladder.
  2.    produce urine in kidneys.
  3.    transport urine to urinary bladder.
  4.    transfer urine into the kidney.
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> transport urine to urinary bladder.
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C
Urine is produced by the kidneys. It is then transported by the pair of ureters to the urinary bladder. Inside urinary bladder, urine is stored until it is released out of the body through the urethra.
Question 53. Which of the following is not true about Juxtaglomerular apparatus ?
  1.    Lies at the junction of distal tubule and against the afferent (efferent) arteriole
  2.    Arteriole walls have juxtaglomerular cells, enlarged smooth muscle cells, Have secretory granules containing renin, Act as mechanoreceptors
  3.    Macula densa function as chemoreceptors (sense concentrations of (Na+,K+andCl−) and on sensing higher levels of these ions, release prostaglandins which suppress the granular cells from releasing renin.
  4.    Mesangial cells, Have phagocytic and contractile properties, Influence capillary filtration
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Macula densa function as chemoreceptors (sense concentrations of (Na+,K+andCl−) and on sensing higher levels of these ions, release prostaglandins which suppress the granular cells from releasing renin.
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C
The macula densa cells, sense lower levels of sodium chloride, and release certain prostaglandins, that are local hormones- i.e., signaling molecules like hormones, but which act locally. The prostaglandins trigger the granular cells to release renin and not suppress them.
Question 54. Brush border surface can be taken as a characteristic feature of _______ and this part has a massive amount of _____.
  1.    Proximal convoluted tubule and mitochondria
  2.    Distal convoluted tubule and thiazide
  3.    Henle's loop and mitochondria
  4.    Bowman's capsule and podocytes
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Proximal convoluted tubule and mitochondria
:
A
The first part of the tubule, just after the Bowman's capsule, is the proximal convoluted tubule. Brush border cells with multiple microvilli and a massive amount of mitochondria line this tube. This portion of the tubule is one of the largest contributors to electrolyte and water reabsorption. Around 65% of the sodium and water and a little less chloride that were filtered out of the plasmais reabsorbed into the vasa recta in this section.
Question 55. If Henle's loop were absent from mammalian nephron, which of the following is to be expected?
  1.    There will be no urine formation
  2.    There will be hardly any change in the quality and quantity of urine formed
  3.    The urine will be more concentrated
  4.    The urine will be more dilute
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> The urine will be more dilute
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D
Henle's loop is associated with reabsorption of water and electrolytes making the urine more concentrated.Special arrangement of Henle’s loop and vasa recta is called the counter current mechanism. This mechanism helps to maintain a concentration gradientin the medullary interstitium. Presence of such interstitial gradient helps
in an easy passage of water from the collecting tubule thereby concentrating the filtrate (urine). Human kidneys can produce urine nearly four times concentrated than the initial filtrate formed.
Question 56. The ascending limb of Henle and the early distal tubule are __(i)__ to water. These regions actively transport __(ii)__ out of the filtrate and into the surroundings.
  1.    Impermeable to water and Sodium chloride (NaCl)
  2.    Permeable to water and Potassium
  3.    Impermeable to water and Potassium
  4.    Permeable to water and Chloride
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Impermeable to water and Sodium chloride (NaCl)
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A
Countercurrent exchanger would not exist if there were not some mechanism to initially make the vasa recta more concentrated at the bottom of the loop. This is accomplished by the loop of Henle. The ascending limb of Henle and the early distal tubule are impermeable to water as indicated by their thick wall. These regions actively transport sodium chloride (NaCl) out of the filtrate and into the surroundings. The NaCl diffuses into the descending limb of the vasa recta. It will not diffuse into the ascending vasa recta because that fluid is already highly concentrated. This is the mechanism that 'multiplies' the concentration of NaCl in the descending vasa recta making the countercurrent exchanger possible
Question 57. Which of the following statements is correct with respect to kidney function?
  1.    During summer when body loses a lot of water by evaporation, the release of ADH is suppressed
  2.    Exposure to cold temperature stimulates ADH release
  3.    An increase in glomerular blood flow stimulates formation of angiotensin II
  4.    When someone drinks a lot of water, ADH release is suppressed
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> When someone drinks a lot of water, ADH release is suppressed
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D
Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) or vasopressin increases the reabsorption of water in the distal convoluted tubule, collecting tubules and collecting ducts of the nephrons in the kidneys. As a result, the reabsorption of water from the glomerular filtrate is increased. When someone drinks alot of water, requirement of absorption of water decreases, so ADH release is suppressed.
Question 58. In kidneys, urine is produced by three processes
  1.    Dialysis, ultrafiltration and tubular secretion
  2.    Ultrafiltration, dialysis and tubular secretion
  3.    Ultrafiltration, tubular reabsorption and tubular secretion
  4.    Tubular reabsorption and tubular secretion
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Ultrafiltration, tubular reabsorption and tubular secretion
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C
Urine formation in humans takes place by three processes - ultrafiltration, tubular reabsorption and secretion. It takes place in the Malpighian corpuscle, Henle’s loop PCT and DCT.Blood is filtered so finely through the membranes of bowman's capsule, that almost all the constituents of the plasma except the proteins pass onto the lumen of the Bowman’s capsule. Therefore, it is considered as a process of ultra filtration.A comparison of the volume of the filtrate formed per day (180 litres per day) with that of the urine released (1.5 litres), suggest that nearly 99 per cent of the filtrate has to be reabsorbed by the renal tubules. This process is called reabsorption. The tubular epithelial cells in different segments of nephron perform this either by active or passive mechanisms.During urine formation, the tubular cells secrete substances like H+, K+ and ammonia into the filtrate. Tubular secretion is also an important step in urine formation as it helps in the maintenance of ionic and acid-base balance of body fluids.
Question 59. Label the following diagram.
Label The Following Diagram.
  1.    1 - Kidney, 2 - Ureter, 3 - Urinary bladder, 4 - Urethra
  2.    1-Kidney, 2-Urethra, 3-Urinary bladder, 4-Ureter
  3.    1 - Kidney, 2 - Ureter, 3 - Urethra, 4 - Urinary bladder
  4.    1 - Kidney, 2 - Urinary bladder, 3 - Ureter, 4 - Urethra
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 1 - Kidney, 2 - Ureter, 3 - Urinary bladder, 4 - Urethra
:
A
The urinary system in humans consists of one pair of kidneys (1) and the corresponding pair of ureters (2) that collect the urine formed and move it to a urinary bladder (3) that stores the urine until it can be excreted out through a tube called the urethra (4).
Question 60. Which portion of the nephron extends into the medulla?
  1.    Henle's loop
  2.    Proximal convoluted tube
  3.    Distal convoluted tube
  4.    Papillary duct
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Henle's loop
:
A
In the kidney, the loop of Henle is the portion of a nephron that leads from the proximal convoluted tubule to the distal convoluted tubule. The main function of loop of Henle is to create a concentration gradient in the medulla of the kidney

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