Excretory Produ...

Bowman's capsules occur in.

Which segment of renal tubule is permeable to water but nearly impermeable to salts?

Choose the correct answers from the following given.
Pressure filtration is associated with

The bunch of capillaries present in the Bowman's capsule are called 

The net pressure gradient that causes the fluid to filter out of the glomeruli into the capsule is 

Read the following statement and select the correct option.
Statement 1 : When the urine moves through the descending limb, it becomes hypertonic to blood plasma and as it passes through are ascending limb, of Henle's loop it becomes hypotonic to blood plasma.
Statement 2 : The descending limb is permeable to sodium ions, while the ascending limb is impermeable to sodium ions.

The characteristic(s) common to urea, uric acid, and ammonia is/are 
(i) They are nitrogenous wastes. 
(ii) They all need a very large amount of water for excretion.
(iii) They are all equally toxic. 
(iv) They are produced in the kidneys.

Which of the following statements are correct? 
(i) Renal vein takes blood away from kidney. 
(ii) Urine gets dilute in ascending limb of loop of Henle.
(iii) Podocytes occur in inner wall of Bowman's capsule. 
(iv) Ultrafiltrate/nephric filtrate is plasma minus proteins.

The plasma passing through the glomerulus loses about how much percentage of its volume as a filtrate?

Select the correct option with regards to the structure and functions of nephrons.