Juxtaglomerular appratus is important for monitoring blood pressure, blood flow, electrolyte balance through the controlling and managing the Renin angiotensin aldosteron system (RAAS). What is Juxtaglomerular Apparatus? The word Juxtaglomerular appratus comes from the two latin words, juxta and glomerular. Juxta means near of something. So it means, the structure that is located near the … Read more
There are two kidneys in the human body. Kidney is responsible for filtration of blood approximately 180 litres of blood daily. During this filtration process from blood, it removes the metabolic waste, excess water, excess electrolytes, and form waste products as urine. This all functions are carried out by the nephron, a small structural and … Read more
Platelet are also called as thrombocytes. This blood cells are important in preventing bleeding after any injury and blood vessels damaged. This cells accumulate over the injured sites and form a plug that prevent excesive bleeding. What are Platelets? Platelets are structurally in small size compared to red blood cell and white blood cell. They … Read more
White blood cells are blood cells responsible for protective our body from harmful foreign particles, infection and diseases. The first cells that reach to the injured site is of WBC. They are called as defense cell or system of the body. WBC also called as leukocytes. What are white blood cells? White blood cells (leukocytes) … Read more
Red blood cell is also called as erythrocyte. Red blood cells are form in the bone marrow. RBC primary function is to transport oxygn from lungs to tissues and carbon dioxide from tissues back to the lungs. An average rbc lifespan is of 120 days. What is structure of red blood cell? Red blood cell … Read more
There are two kidneys in the human body. They are place by both side of spine under the rib cage. Each kidney is of 10 to 12 cm long, 5 to 7 cm wide and of 120 to 170 g of weight in an normal adult. Kidney main function is to filter the blood, remove … Read more