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How does juxtaglomerular apparatus help regulate blood pressure and filtration rate?
The apparatus is a microscopic structure in the kidney, the specific location of it helps to regulate the renal blood flow and filtration rate. It is regulated by secreting renin which activates the
How many superior courts are there in each county?
The structure of state courts varies from state to state, and may vary from county to county within a state.
The heart muscle does what between each beat?
rests.
What does the cardiac muscle do between each beat?
rests
What is a tiny structure that remove wastes from blood produce urine?
A tiny structure that removes wastes from the blood and produces urine is the kidney. Humans have two kidneys located, one on each side, in the lower back.
What structure carries urine out of the kidney and where does its go?
Urine goes to the collecting duct then to the Renal Pelvis. Each kidney has one Ureter that carries Urine to the bladder. The urine from the kidneys flows down the ureters into the bladder and is then passed out of the body through the urethra.
What part of the urinary system is the entrance of blood into the kidney?
Two blood vessels enter and leave each kidney. The renal artery enters each kidney and the renal vein exits each kidney for more information see entrancei.com
What is the function of ureter (from the kidney)?
Ureters carry urine form the kidney to the bladder (one from each kidney).
Kidney has how many glomerulus?
Each kidney contains approximately 500,000 glomeruli
How many lobes are in each kidney?
Each kidney has a renal lobe consisting of a renal pyramid with the renal cortex above it.
Why is the structure of a nephron so difficult to determine?
The structure of a nephron is difficult to determine because a nephron is very small, and there are so many nephrons piled on top of each other that they are difficult to distinguish. A healthy human kidney has about 1 million nephrons.
Difference between frontal and sagittal section of kidney?
"Frontal" refers to the front portion of the kidney or any structure, sagittal refers to an imaginary plane through the middle of the body, dividing into equal left and right portions. So to take a sagittal section of the kidney is not usually possible as there is one on each side in humans and they are not near the midline.
