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Identify podocytes and explain their significance in renal physiology.

Important Questions on Excretion

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In which segment of the nephron most of the reabsorption of substances takes place?
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When a molecule or ion is reabsorbed from the lumen of the nephron, where does it go? If a solute is filtered and not reabsorbed from the tubule, where does it go?
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Which segment is the site of secretion and regulated reabsorption of ions and pH homeostasis? (Write the full form)
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What solute is normally present in the body to estimate GFR in humans?
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If the afferent arteriole of the nephron constricts, what happens to the GFR in that nephron? If the efferent arteriole constricts what happens to the GFR in that nephron? Assume that no auto regulation takes place.
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Identify the biological term for the liquid which gathers in the bladder from the options given below:

Homeostasis, excretion, glomerulus, urea, glomerular filtration, ureters, urine, Bowman's capsule, urinary system, reabsorption, micturition, osmosis, glomerular capillaries via efferent arteriole, proteins, glomerular filtrate, urinary bladder.

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Identify the biological term for what is produced when blood is filtered in a Bowman's capsule from the options given below: 

Homeostasis, excretion, glomerulus, urea, glomerular filtration, ureters, urine, Bowman's capsule, urinary system, reabsorption, micturition, osmosis, glomerular capillaries via efferent arteriole, proteins, glomerular filtrate, urinary bladder.

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Homeostasis, excretion, glomerulus, urea, glomerular filtration, ureters, urine, Bowman's capsule, urinary system, reabsorption, micturition, osmosis, glomerular capillaries via efferent arteriole, urinary bladder, proteins.
Identify the excretory organ for the temporary storage of urine.