Biology · Excretory Products and Their Elimination · NEET
Only the glomeruli are inflamed. The glomerulus is the ball of blood capillaries sitting inside the Bowman's capsule, and it is the site where blood is filtered. NCERT states it in one line: 'Glomerulonephritis: Inflammation of glomeruli of kidney.' It is NOT inflammation of the whole nephron or the whole kidney.
They are two separate kidney disorders and NEET loves to swap them. Renal calculi are a hard mass of crystallised salts (like oxalates) formed inside the kidney. Glomerulonephritis is inflammation of the glomeruli. One is a solid stone, the other is swelling of the filtering capillaries.
Ultrafiltration happens at the glomerulus. When the glomeruli are inflamed, the fine filtering membrane is damaged, so large molecules like proteins and even blood cells can leak into the filtrate. This means the urine may contain protein or blood, which normally should stay in the blood.
No. Uremia is a high level of urea in the blood, which happens when the kidney fails to remove urea. Glomerulonephritis is the inflammation of glomeruli itself. Severe or long-term glomerulonephritis can damage the kidney and lead towards kidney failure, but the two terms mean different things.
The glomerulus, which is part of the Malpighian body (renal corpuscle) along with Bowman's capsule. Filtration (ultrafiltration) occurs here. So glomerulonephritis directly hits the filtration step of urine formation, not reabsorption or secretion in the tubules.
Match the items given in Column I with those in Column II and select the correct option given below: Column I a. Glycosuria b. Gout c. Renal calculi d. Glomerular nephritis Column II i. Accumulation of uric acid in joints ii. Mass of crystallised salts within the kidney iii. Inflammation in glomeruli iv. Presence of glucose in urine
Match List-I with List-II List-I A. Emphysema B. Angina Pectoris C. Glomerulo-nephritis D. Tetany List-II I. Rapid spasms in muscle due to low Ca++ in body fluid II. Damaged alveolar walls and decreased respiratory surface III. Acute chest pain when not enough oxygen is reaching to heart muscle IV. Inflammation of glomeruli of kidney Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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It is the swelling or inflammation of the glomeruli, the tiny bunches of blood capillaries inside the kidney that filter the blood. NCERT defines it as 'Inflammation of glomeruli of kidney.'
In the glomerulus, which lies inside the Bowman's capsule in the cortex region of the kidney. Together they form the Malpighian body where blood filtration takes place.
Yes, because the inflamed glomerular filter becomes leaky and allows proteins and sometimes blood cells to pass into the urine, which normally should not happen.
Nephritis is a general term for kidney inflammation. Glomerulonephritis is specific: it is inflammation of the glomeruli. For NEET, always use the exact NCERT line about the glomeruli.
If it is severe or long-lasting, the damage to the filtering units can reduce kidney function and may progress towards renal failure, which then needs dialysis or a kidney transplant.
