Explain how filtration works in the glomerular capillaries.
What will be an ideal response?
The glomerular capillaries are fenestrated, allowing fairly large molecules to pass through. The substances must pass through the basement membrane, where they are further selected for size by the filtration slits of the podocytes.
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Injections of gamma globulin are sometimes given to provide
A. naturally acquired active immunity. B. artificially acquired passive immunity. C. artificially acquired active immunity. D. naturally acquired passive immunity.
Which of the following statements is true?
a. The process of hydrolysis is used to build a larger molecule from smaller molecules. b. Water is an end product of a hydrolysis reaction. c. The process of dehydration synthesis is used to build a larger molecule from smaller molecules. d. Water is a reactant in a dehydration synthesis reaction.
The anterior lobe makes up ____% of the pituitary and secretes _____.
A) 25%, hormones manufactured by the hypothalamus B) 75%, hormones manufactured by the hypothalamus C) 25%, hormones manufactured in the anterior lobe D) 75%, hormones manufactured in the anterior lobe
If the stapedius muscle is unable to reduce movement of the ossicles as a unit, how is hearing affected?
A) We hear no sound. B) Hearing is not affected. C) Sounds will be softer than normal. D) Sounds will be louder than normal.