MEDICAL
GALLBLADDER AND EXCRETORY SYSTEM OF THE LIVER
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Most people live normal, healthy lives with one kidney. However, it’s important to stay as healthy as possible, and protect the only kidney you have.
Detailed explanation-2: -If you have both kidneys completely removed, you will not make any urine. You will need to have kidney dialysis. This is a way of getting rid of waste products and excess water that the kidneys normally filter out of your blood. Dialysis means you can lead a more or less normal life without a working kidney.
Detailed explanation-3: -As long as such people eat sensibly, get plenty of exercise, monitor their blood pressure and receive regular checkups, they can expect to lead a healthy life with only one kidney.
Detailed explanation-4: -Thus, we assume that the reason we have two kidneys is so that there is some extra reserve of kidney mass in case we sustain some renal insult (e.g. toxic injury, or traumatic injury). Having said that, about 1 in 1000 individuals are born with one kidney (unilateral renal agenesis).