Question
Question: The entire volume of blood is filtered by kidneys………. times a day. A. Once B. \(5\) C. \(100\)...
The entire volume of blood is filtered by kidneys………. times a day.
A. Once
B. 5
C. 100
D. 60
Solution
Approximately 20% of amount of blood pumped by the heart is filtered by your kidneys per minute under resting conditions. In humans kidneys produce about 125 mL/min filtrate in men that ranges from 90 to 140 mL/minute and 150 mL/min filtrate in women that ranges from 80 to 125 mL/minute.
Complete answer:
The main function of the kidney is to make urine by removing waste products and excess fluid from the body.
Human kidneys are made up of about a million of filtering units called nephrons. Nephron is the basic unit of the kidney. Each nephron has a filter called a glomerulus and a tubule. Whole blood enters glomerulus, where filtration of blood takes place, and the tubule returns absorbed substances from the blood that are needed by the body and removes waste.
Filtration is the complex process where extensive movement of water and solutes occur from plasma to the renal tubule.
Around 20% of the plasma volume that passes by the way of the glomerulus at any given time is filtered.
So it is evident from the fact that about 180 litres of fluid are filtered by the human kidneys per day. Thus, kidneys filter the whole plasma volume i.e., about 3 litres,60 times a day.
Hence, the correct option is (d)60.
Note:
In average adult human body urine production is about 1−2 litres (L) per day. It totally depends on state of hydration, activity level, environmental factors, weight, and the individual's health.
1200 mL per minute (i.e., about one-fourth of the entire cardiac output) is the rate at which the blood passes through the kidneys.