Excretory System and Kidneys

Q.

Describe the process of urine formation in kidneys.

Q.

Compare the functioning of alveoli in the lungs and nephrons in the kidneys with respect to their structure and functioning.

Q.

Filtration slits or slit pores are spaces maintained by

1. Henles loop

2. Proximal convoluted tubule

3. Podocytes

4. Collecting duct

Q. Name the functional unit of the kidney.

1. Nephron
2. Neuron
3. Glomerulus
4. Bowman's capsule

Q.

How do kidneys remove waste?

Q.

How do kidneys clean the blood?

Q.

The position of kidneys is

1. Intraperitoneal

2. None of these

3. Retroperitoneal

4. Interperitoneal

Q.

Name the following

The tuft of capillaries inside Bowmans capsule.

Q.

Which of the following organs is/are not correctly paired with their functions?

1. Kidneys: filter the blood to remove wastes and produce urine

2. Ureter: the tube that carries urine from the bladder to outside of the body.

3. Bladder: stores urine, allowing urination to be infrequent and controlled.

4. Urethra: collects filtrate and urine from the renal pelvis and takes it to the bladder for urination

Q.

The functional unit of the kidney is

1. Neuron

2. Neuroglia

3. Nephron

4. Axon

Q.

The glomerular capsule is a part of the nephron.

1. True
2. False

Q. Select the part of the excretory system where urine is stored.

1. 
2. 
3. 

Q.

The basic filtration in kidney occurs specifically in:

1. Collecting duct

2. Bowman’s capsule

3. Glomerulus

4. Ureter

Q.

Loop of Henle is found in

1. Lungs

2. Liver

3. Nephron

4. Neuron

Q.

Nephron

Q.

Structure that carries urine out of the kidneys is

1. Urethra

2. Ureter

3. Urinary bladder

4. Sphincter

Q.

The ____ is used to store urine.

1. urinary bladder

2. ureter

3. urethra

4. renal vein

Q. Which tube carries urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder?

1. Ureter
2. Urethra
3. Fallopian tube
4. Vas deferens

Q. Label the parts in the kidney.

1. Cortex
2. Medulla
3. Ureter
4. Renal Artery

Q. The process of eliminating waste products from the body is called _______.

1. reproduction
2. respiration
3. excretion
4. circulation

Q. Which of the following are excretory products in humans?

1. Gums
2. Oxygen
3. Carbon dioxide

4. Sweat

Q. Identify the renal pyramids in the given figure.

1. 
2. 
3. 

Q.

The nephrons present in kidney has a double walled cup shaped structure known as

1. glomerulus

2. proximal tubule

3. Bowman's capsule

4. Henle's Loop

Q. Kidneys are located on either side of the _______ .

1. stomach
2. vertebral column
3. trachea
4. large intestine

Q. Pair up the wastes with the process by which it is removed.

1. Urea
2. Undigested food
3. Carbon dioxide
4. Urination
5. Defecation
6. Exhalation