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What measures th kidney's ability to concentrate of dilute urine in relation to plasma?
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∙ 9y ago
It is urine's specific gravity that measures the kidney's ability to concentrate or dilute urine in relation to plasma.
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What is the most distal structure in relation to the kidneys?
The urethra
When kidneys loose ability to filter blood what is it called?
Renal failure is the loss of function of the kidneys.
What is the function of the kidney in a bird?
A bird's kidneys function to filter waste products from the blood and concentrate them into the urinary waste to preserve water in the body.
What is the condition in which the kidneys slowly lose their ability to function?
Chronic kidney (renal) failure.
What is a condition in which the kidneys slowly lose their ability to function?
Chronic kidney (renal) failure.
What laboratory procedure is used to measure the concentrating or diluting ability of the kidneys?
Specific gravity
Do kidneys regulate ph of the blood?
Partially, yes. Most of the pH is regulated by respiration (how fast you breath) with the kidneys providing some fine tuning of the buffering ability of the blood.
What is a condition called in which the kidneys slowly lose their ability to function?
Chronic kidney (renal) failure.
Ptotic kidney and ptosis is the same?
Ptosis in relation to the kidnery, is when the fatty material surrounding the kidneys is reduced or too meager in amount, the kidneys are less securely anchored to the body wall and may drop to a lower or more inferior position in the abdominal cavity.
How you can diagnosis diabete?
The two best diagnostic tools for discovering diabetes are blood glucose test and urinalysis. The blood glucose test measures the amount of glucose in the blood stream; the urinalysis measures ketones, a by-product of elevated glucose levels secreted from the kidneys.
What is the creatinine test?
Creatinine test. This test measures blood levels of creatinine, a by-product of muscle energy metabolism that, similar to urea, is filtered from the blood by the kidneys and excreted into the urine.
On which of these organs would the adrenal glands be located?
The adrenal glands are located on top of the kidneys.
