PATHOLOGY MCQ
URINARY SYSTEM
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Question
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The total amount of blood that passes through the kidney’s filtration organs every minute
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respiration rate
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urinary rate
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kidney blood rate
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glomerular filtration rate
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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: -In a healthy individual, an average of 1100-1200 ml of blood is filtered by the kidneys per minute.
Detailed explanation-3: -The amount of blood flowing through the kidneys is huge relative to their size. Renal blood flow (RBF) is about 1 L/min.
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