Nephrology MCQs-5
Contents
- 1 Lost podocytes in the adult are replaced in
- 2 Adhesive apparatus of podocytes
- 3 In the most common inherited form [X-linked form] of nephrogenic diabetes insipidus ——- receptor is defective
- 4 Tamm-Horsfall glycoprotein known as
- 5 Which is the most abundant protein excreted in ordinary urine
- 6 Tamm-Horsfall glycoprotein[uromodulin] is secreted by the cells of the
- 7 In short
Lost podocytes in the adult are replaced in
A. 90 days
B. 6 months
C. 12 months
D. Cannot be replaced
Adhesive apparatus of podocytes
A. Desmosomes
B. Gap junctions
C. Connexins
D. Foot processes
In the most common inherited form [X-linked form] of nephrogenic diabetes insipidus ——- receptor is defective
A. V1a
B. V1b
C. V2
D. Aquaporin 2
Tamm-Horsfall glycoprotein known as
A. Uromodulin
B. Bence Jones protein
C. Urochrome
D. Calmodulin
Which is the most abundant protein excreted in ordinary urine
A. Calmodulin
B. Bence Jones protein
C. Albumin
D. Uromodulin
Tamm-Horsfall glycoprotein[uromodulin] is secreted by the cells of the
A. Proximal convoluted tube
B. Thick ascending limb of Henle loop
C. Distal convoluted tube
D. Collecting duct
In short
Uromodulin (UMOD) also known as – Tamm–Horsfall protein
Human UMOD gene is located on – chromosome 16
Uromodulin produced by – thick ascending limb of the loop of Henle
Uromodulin represents the most abundant protein in normal human urine
