MICROANATOMY

ENDOCRINE ORGANS AND RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A liquid formed in the kidneys that consists of water, salts, nitrogen and wastes is called
A
Mucus
B
Urine
C
Pee
D
Saliva
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Urea, together with water and other waste substances, forms the urine as it passes through the nephrons and down the renal tubules of the kidney. Two ureters. These narrow tubes carry urine from the kidneys to the bladder.

Detailed explanation-2: -Urea is the major nitrogenous waste product and it is formed in the liver. Urea is secreted out by the kidney along with uric acid through urine.

Detailed explanation-3: -Human urine is composed primarily of water (95%). The rest is urea (2%), creatinine (0.1%), uric acid (0.03%), chloride, sodium, potassium, sulphate, ammonium, phosphate and other ions and molecules in lesser amounts30 (Table 1). Protein is only found in trace amounts compared to their values in blood plasma.

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