Question

(b) Write any one function of an artificial kidney?

Answer 1

Answer:

Artificial kidney helps to remove waste from the human body when the natural kidney is damaged.

Answer 2

Answer:

Functions of artificial kidney

• Artificial Kidneys are used by a person whose Kidneys are damaged or are not working in original manner
• The function of the artificial kidney are similar to that of human Kidneys that is to remove the toxic substances from the blood mainly urea .
• One important disadvantage of the artificial kidney is that it fails in the reabsorption function . Generally in a human kidney, water and other important nutrients are absorbed by the kidney tubules, but this mechanism is not found in artificial kidney.
• Artificial Kidneys are also efficient in removing the unwanted substances from the blood by diffusion