What is podocytes?
Podocytes are specialized epithelial cells that cover the outer surfaces of glomerular capillaries. Unique cell junctions, known as slit diaphragms, which feature nephrin and Neph family proteins in addition to components of adherens, tight, and gap junctions, connect adjacent podocyte foot processes.
What is the afferent arteriole?
The afferent arteriole is an arteriole that feeds blood into the glomerulus. The renal arterioles play a central role in determining glomerular hydraulic pressure, which facilitates glomerular filtration.
What part of the nephron contains podocytes?
Podocytes are found lining the Bowman’s capsules in the nephrons of the kidney. The foot processes known as pedicels that extend from the podocytes wrap themselves around the capillaries of the glomerulus to form the filtration slits.
What type of blood is carried by afferent arteriole?
The blood carried by the afferent arteriole contains nitrogenous wastes. The blood in the efferent arteriole lacks nitrogenous wastes. The blood of the afferent arteriole contains water, blood cells, platelets, glucose, amino acids, ions, and nitrogenous wastes. Afferent arterioles maintain the blood pressure.
Where are the afferent arterioles located?
The afferent arterioles branch from the renal artery, which supplies blood to the kidneys. The afferent arterioles later diverge into the capillaries of the glomerulus….
| Afferent arterioles | |
|---|---|
| Distribution of bloodvessels in cortex of kidney. | |
| Details | |
| From | interlobular artery |
| Supplies | glomerular capillaries |
What is the correct order of urine flow from the kidney during excretion?
Nephrons begin in the cortex; the tubules dip down to the medulla, then return to the cortex before draining into the collecting duct. The collecting ducts then descend towards the renal pelvis and empty urine into the ureter.
What are protocetids?
Protocetidae, the protocetids, form a diverse and heterogeneous group of extinct cetaceans known from Asia, Europe, Africa, South America, and North America. Skeletal drawing of Maiacetus. Drawing of Rodhocetus. There were many genera, and some of these are very well known (e.g., Rodhocetus ).
What is prototype wiki?
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Do protocetids live in the sea?
Known protocetids had large fore- and hindlimbs that could support the body on land, and it is likely that they lived amphibiously: in the sea and on land. It is unclear at present whether protocetids had flukes (the horizontal tail fin of modern cetaceans). However, what is clear is that they are adapted even further to an aquatic life-style.
Is Makaracetus Bidens a protocetid?
” Makaracetus bidens, a new protocetid archaeocete (Mammalia, Cetacea) from the early middle Eocene of Balochistan (Pakistan)” (PDF). Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology. 31 (9): 197–210.