HISTOLOGY
URINARY SYSTEM
|
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
The total amount of blood that passes through the kidney’s filtration organs every minute
|
|
respiration rate
|
|
|
urinary rate
|
|
|
kidney blood rate
|
|
|
glomerular filtration rate
|
Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Each minute about one litre of blood – one-fifth of all the blood pumped by the heart – enters the kidneys through the renal arteries.
Detailed explanation-2: -About one quarter of the total cardiac output (or total blood flow) circulates through the kidneys. This equates to just over 1 litre of blood every minute.
There is 1 question to complete.