Questions

The kidneys deactivate vitamin D and stimulate the activity of osteoclasts is wrong among the functions of kidneys.

The kidneys are two bean-shaped organs in the renal system. They help the body pass waste as urine. They also help filter blood before sending it back to the heart.

The kidneys perform many crucial functions, including:

• maintaining overall fluid balance.
• regulating and filtering minerals from the blood.
• filtering waste materials from food, medications, and toxic substances.
• creating hormones that help produce red blood cells, promote bone health, and regulate blood pressure.

We encounter cycle stealing in the context of Direct Memory Access (DMA). Either the DMA controller can use the data bus when the CPU does not need it, or it may force the CPU to temporarily suspend operation. The latter technique is called cycle stealing. Note that cycle stealing can be done only at specific break points in an instruction cycle.

decimal point [i.e, 5.9]