Name the following: [5 MARKS]
(a) The organ which produces urea.
(b) The outer part of the kidney containing the Bowman's capsule.
(c) The tuft of capillaries inside the Bowman's capsule.
(d) The part of kidney tubules where the term urine is first used for the fluid in it.
(e) The vein in which urea concentration is maximum.

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Solution

Each Part: 1 Mark

(a) Liver produces urea.
(b) The outer part of the kidney containing the Bowman's capsule is the cortex
(c) The tuft of capillaries inside the Bowman's capsule is glomerulus.
(d) Distal convoluted tubule is the part of kidney tubules where the term urine is first used for the fluid in it.
(e) Hepatic vein is the vein in which the urea concentration is maximum.

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