Match the items in Column - I with those in Column - II:

Column I Column II
(a) Podocytes (i) Crystallised oxalate
(b) Protonephridia (ii) Annelids
(c) Nephridia (iii) Amphioxus
(d) Renal calculi (iv) Filtration slits
Select the correct option from the following:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
1. (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
2. (iii) (ii) (iv) (i)
3. (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
4. (iv) (ii) (iii) (i)

Subtopic:  Nitrogenous Excretory Products | Human Kidney: Location & Cut Section | Disorders of Excretory System |
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Match the following parts of a nephron with their function:

(a) Descending limb of Henle's loop (i) Reabsorption of salts only
(b) Proximal convoluted tubule (ii) Reabsorption of water only
(c) Ascending limb of Henle's loop (iii) Conditional reabsorption of sodium ions
(d) Distal convoluted tubule (iv) Reabsorption of ions, water, and organic nutrients

Select the correct option from the following:

Options: (a) (b) (c) (d)
1. i iii ii iv
2. ii iv i iii
3. i iv ii iii
4. iv i iii ii

Subtopic:  Nephron Part 1 | Nephron Part 2 |
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Use of an artificial kidney during hemodialysis may result in:

a. Nitrogenous waste build-up in the body
b. Non-elimination of excess potassium ions
c. Reduced absorption of calcium ions from gastro-intestinal tract
d. Reduced RBC production


Which of the following options is the most appropriate?

1. (a) and (d) are correct

2. (a) and (b) are correct

3. (b) and (c) are correct

4. (c) and (d) are correct

Subtopic:  CRF & Hemodialysis |
NEET - 2019
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Which of the following factors is responsible for the formation of concentrated urine?

1. Hydrostatic pressure during glomerular filtration.
2. Low levels of antidiuretic hormone.
3. Maintaining hyperosmolarity towards inner medullary interstitium in the kidneys.
4. Secretion of erythropoietin by Juxtaglomerular complex.
Subtopic:  Concentration of Urine: I | Concentration of Urine: II | Concentration of Urine |
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Solenocytes are the main excretory structures in:

1. annelids

2. molluscs

3. echinodermates

4. Platyhelminthes

Subtopic:  Nitrogenous Excretory Products |
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A condition of failure of the kidney to form urine is called:

1. deamination

2. entropy

3. anuria

4. None of these

Subtopic:  Disorders of Excretory System |
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Earthworms are:

1. ureotelic when plenty of water is available

2. uricotelic when plenty of water is available

3. uricotelic under conditions of water scarcity

4. ammonotelic when plenty of water is available

Subtopic:  Nitrogenous Excretory Products |
AIPMT - 2006
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Consider the following four statements (A-D) about certain desert animals such as kangaroo rats: 

A. they have a dark colour and a high rate of reproduction and excrete solid urine.
B. they do not drink water, breathe at a slow rate to conserve water, and have their body covered with thick hairs.
C. they feed on dry seeds and do not require drinking water.
D. they excrete very concentrated urine and do not use water to regulate body temperature.


Which two of the above statements for such animals are true?

1. C and D 2. B and C
3. C and A 4. A and B

Subtopic:  Nitrogenous Excretory Products |
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AIPMT - 2008
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What will happen if the stretch receptors of the urinary bladder wall are totally removed?

1. Urine will not collect in the bladder

2. Micturition will continue

3. Urine will continue to collect normally in the bladder

4. There will be no micturition

Subtopic:  Micturition Reflex |
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AIPMT - 2009
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Consider the following four statements (a–d) regarding kidney transplant and select the two correct ones out of these:
 

(a) Even if a kidney transplant is proper the recipient may need to take immunosuppressants for a long time
(b) The cell-mediated immune response is responsible for the graft rejection
(c) The B-lymphocytes are responsible for rejection of the graft
(d) The acceptance or rejection of a kidney transplant depends on specific interferons


The two correct statements are:
1. (b) and (c)
2. (c) and (d)
3. (a) and (c)
4. (a) and (b)

Subtopic:  CRF & Hemodialysis |
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AIPMT - 2010
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