Ammonia produced by metabolism is converted into urea in the liver and released into the blood which is filtered and excreted out by the kidneys. The urea produced by the liver will be first released into:

1. Hepatic portal vein 2. Renal vein
3. Inferior vena cava 4. Hepatic vein
Subtopic:  Human Kidney: Location & Cut Section |
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Consider the following statements:
I: Glomerulus is a tuft of capillaries formed by the efferent arteriole
II: Afferent arteriole forms the peritubular capillary network
III: Vasa recta is absent or highly reduced in juxtamedullary nephrons
 
1. Only III is correct
2. I is correct but II and III are incorrect
3. I, II and III are incorrect
4. I and II are correct
Subtopic:  Human Kidney: Location & Cut Section | Nephron Part 1 | Nephron Part 2 |
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In a glomerulus
1. Afferent arteriole is thicker than efferent arteriole
2. Afferent capillaries are thicker than efferent capillaries
3. Afferent capillaries are thinner than efferent capillaries
4. Afferent arteriole are thinner than efferent arteriole

Subtopic:  Human Kidney: Location & Cut Section |
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