Biology
- Pronephros
Term: pronephrosLiterally meaning: ?before the kidney?Origin: Anc Greek???-/pro-(= towards, in front of, precede)??????/nephros(-kidney)Coined/History(?)DefinitionPronephros is a simple excretory organ that is the functional embryonic kidney in anamniotes...
- Opisthonephros
Term: opisthonephrosLiterally meaning: ?kidney at last?Origin: Anc Greek( ??????- )/( opistho- ) = prefix meaning ?following, at last? (time) or ?behind?(=place)??????/nephros(-kidney)Coined/HistoryIn 1919 by Scottish embryologist Grahan Kerr (1869 ?1957)...
- Pyelonephritis
Term: pyelonephritis Literally meaning: ?inflammation of pelvis?Origin: Anc Greek??????/pyelos(=pelvis, basin)??????/nephros(=kidney)-?????/-itida (=-itis, suffix meaning ?pertaining to? or ?inflammation?.) It is feminine gender because it was used with...
- Nephrology
Term: nephrologyOrigin: Anc Greek??????/nephros(=kidney)???/neo or ?????/nasso(=to fill, to overflow) ?????/logos(=word, speech, discourse, reason)>-?????/-logia(=logy, study of)CoinedHippocrates (460 BC ? ca. 370 BC) was the first who used uroscopy...
- Excretory Products And Their Elimination
Click here for PDFExcretion is the elimination of metabolic wastes like ammonia, urea, uric acid etc. from the tissues. It is 3 types: 1. Ammonotelism: Process of excretion of NH3.Ammonotelic animals: Aquatic invertebrates, bony fishes,...
Biology
Vasa recta is present in
A) Heart
B) Lung
C) Brain
D) Kidney
The correct answer is:
D) Kidney
B) Lung
C) Brain
D) Kidney
The correct answer is:
D) Kidney
- Pronephros
Term: pronephrosLiterally meaning: ?before the kidney?Origin: Anc Greek???-/pro-(= towards, in front of, precede)??????/nephros(-kidney)Coined/History(?)DefinitionPronephros is a simple excretory organ that is the functional embryonic kidney in anamniotes...
- Opisthonephros
Term: opisthonephrosLiterally meaning: ?kidney at last?Origin: Anc Greek( ??????- )/( opistho- ) = prefix meaning ?following, at last? (time) or ?behind?(=place)??????/nephros(-kidney)Coined/HistoryIn 1919 by Scottish embryologist Grahan Kerr (1869 ?1957)...
- Pyelonephritis
Term: pyelonephritis Literally meaning: ?inflammation of pelvis?Origin: Anc Greek??????/pyelos(=pelvis, basin)??????/nephros(=kidney)-?????/-itida (=-itis, suffix meaning ?pertaining to? or ?inflammation?.) It is feminine gender because it was used with...
- Nephrology
Term: nephrologyOrigin: Anc Greek??????/nephros(=kidney)???/neo or ?????/nasso(=to fill, to overflow) ?????/logos(=word, speech, discourse, reason)>-?????/-logia(=logy, study of)CoinedHippocrates (460 BC ? ca. 370 BC) was the first who used uroscopy...
- Excretory Products And Their Elimination
Click here for PDFExcretion is the elimination of metabolic wastes like ammonia, urea, uric acid etc. from the tissues. It is 3 types: 1. Ammonotelism: Process of excretion of NH3.Ammonotelic animals: Aquatic invertebrates, bony fishes,...