Kidney Anatomy and Physiology Quiz

The structural and functional units of kidney are :
(a) Neurons
(b) Nephrons
(c) Medula

Ans. (b)

The pollutant causes kidney disease in man:
(a) Cadmium
(b) Iron
(c) Cobalt
(d) Carbon

Answer. (a)

Artificial kidney means
(a) It is prepared artificially and placed inside the body of a person
(b) It is obtained from another person and implanted in the body of a person
(c) It is removed from a person and placed in a medium where it works
(d) A machine that filters excretory substances from the blood.

Answer. (d)

The endocrine gland present in the kidney is __
(a) Thyroid
(b) Pancreas
(c) Adrenal gland
(d) Pituitary gland

Ans. (c)

The part of the kidney that filters urine _
(a) Nephrons
(b) Urinary bladder
(c) Urethra
(d) Renal artery

Ans. (d)

Kidney in mollusca opens __
(a) To the outside directly
(b) Into the respiratory system
(c) Into the digestive system
(d) Into pericardial space

Ans. (d)

Kidney and heart grafts are rejected by the antibodies produced by
(a) T-Lymphocytes
(b) B-Lymphocytes
(c) Bone marrow

Ans. (a)

In human beings, kidneys start to develop during
(a) 5th week of gestation
(b) 7th week of gestation
(c) 3rd week of gestation
(d) 9th week of gestation

Ans. (c)

An artificial kidney works by which of the following processes?
(a) Passive filtration process
(b) Active filtration process
(c) Selective reabsorption

Answer. (a)

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