Question

Differences between kidney and artificial kidney?

Answer 1

Kidney :-

→ Naturally developed excretory organ located in our body.
→ Excretion of urine by kidney is done naturally when bodily fluids are filtered.
→ Have the capacity of reabsorption to maintain ionic balance in the body.
→ Nervous system and hormones stimulate the functioning of kidney.
→ The kidney continuously receives the blood and water,filter them and keep the body away from toxic wastes by the process of excretion.
→ Kidneys comprises of Nephrons.

Artificial kidney :-

→ It is a man made device,
→ This is used for disposal of urine in patients whose kidneys are completely damaged.
→ Reabsorption capacity is not designed in this device.
→ Machine helps in the functioning of device.
→ This device is used for kidney damaged persons only from time to time,under the supervision of a specialist doctor.
→ These contain cellophane tubes.

Answer 2

Answer:

kidney:

it is a natural excretory organin human beings to filter blood and forms urine.

Explanation:

1.

kidney is used to filter Blood in healthy persons.

2. Blood that passes through kidney

contains nitrogenous wastes

3. Reabsorption of materials takes place in proximal convoluted tubule and distal convoluted tubule of renal tubule.

ARTIFICIAL KIDNEY

1. It is a device to remove nitrogenous waste. products from the blood through dialysis.

2.it is used in person inwhich both kidneys are damaged.

3. Dialysis fluid used in dialysis machine do not contain nitrogenous wastes.

4. No absorption of material takes place in artificial kidney.

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