Kidneys
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What is the function of the ureter and urethra?
Structural and functional unit of kidney is
Neuron
Nephron
Lungs
Schwanns cells
What is osmoregulation in fish?
How is the water and salt balance maintained in the body?
Statement-II : It functions on the same principle as the normal kidney except no reabsorption is involved.
- Both the statements are correct
- Both the statements are incorrect
- Only statement-I is correct
- Only statement-II is correct
What is ADH and what is its function?
Look at the figure given below. It is a section of human kidney as seen from the front.
(a) Is it a longitudinal section or a cross-section ?
(b) Name the parts numbered 1-5.
(c) Which area/part (give its name and the number given on the diagram) contains the following respectively :
(i) Malpighian capsule
(ii) The pyramids
(iii) Freshly collected urine
Difference between alveoli and nephron?
Which organ of the human body produces urea?
Differentiate between the following pairs of terms :
(a) Bowman's capsule and Malpighian capsule.
(b) Renal cortex and renal medulla.
(c) Renal pelvis and renal papilla.
(d) Urea and urine.
(e) Excretion and Catabolism.
Which Brain Part Controls Urination?
Match the items in Column I with those in Column II and write down the matching pairs.
Column I | Column II |
(a) Bowman's capsule | (i) Renal artery |
(b) Contains more CO2 and less urea | (ii) Regulates the amount of water excreted |
(c) Antidiuretic hormone | (iii) Renal vein |
(d) Contains more urea | (iv) Glomerulus |
________ is completely reabsorbed in kidney.
A person suffering from kidney stones is advised to avoid excess intake of spinach and beet roots in his diet. What could be the possible reason?
Spinach and beet root have more calcium oxalate.
Spinach and beet root have more water content.
Spinach and beetroot pigments have adverse affects on health.
Spinach and beet root's unwanted digested products cannot be filtered.
Which of the following is an excretory organ?
Skin
Kidney
Brain
Heart
Why is filtration in the kidney referred to as ultrafiltration?
What is the main function of lymph nodes ?
Why does the body need to regulate body fluids?
(Kidney / liver) _____________ produces bile pigments from the haemoglobin of broken red blood cells.
What would happen to RBCs (red blood cells) placed in a beaker containing a strong salt solution?
Cells get turgid
Cells become smaller and crenated
Cells burst
Nothing happens to them
Draw a diagram of the human excretory system and label the various parts.
The diagram shows the human excretory system.
What is the function of X?
To excrete urea
To produce urea
To produce urine
To store urine
What are lymph nodes write it's function (5 marks)
b) On a hot summer day, you do not seem to produce much urine as you would otherwise. Explain why?
c) Why is urine yellow in colour?
d) What would happen if you do not drink water for 24 hours in a hot summer month? [5 MARKS]
What type of reabsorption occurs in the distal convulated tubule?
Fill in the following blanks with suitable words :
(a) Gums and resins are the
(b) Bowman's capsule and tubule taken together make a
(c) The organs which extract the nitrogenous wastes from the blood are
(d) The extracellular fluid which always flows from body tissues to the heart is called
(e) The blood cells make antibodies are_________ whereas