PATHOLOGY

PATHOLOGY MCQ

URINARY SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The main waste filtered from the blood in the kidneys is:
A
carbon dioxide
B
urine
C
urea
D
salts
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The kidneys remove waste products called urea from the blood through tiny filtering units called nephrons. There are about one million nephrons in each kidney. Each nephron consists of a ball formed of small blood capillaries, called a glomerulus, and a small tube called a renal tubule.

Detailed explanation-2: -Amino acids may also be metabolized through the liver to form urea, which is then excreted in the urine. Body protein stores can be converted back to essential and nonessential amino acids or may be metabolized, forming waste products and ions, which, as previously detailed, are excreted in the urine.

Detailed explanation-3: -The major nitrogenous compounds excreted by the vertebrate kidney are ammonia, urea and uric acid.

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