Gr 11 Excretion - revision lesson 1

Gr 11 Excretion - revision lessons

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The process of maintaining a right internal condition is know as?

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The removal of metabolic waste products is know as?

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Maintaining the correct balance between water and solutes is know as?

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Amino acids are broken down into ?

• Nitrogenous wastes

• ammonia, creatinine, urea, and uric acid

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Why is the liver not considered to be an excretory organ?

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How does the urinary system maintain homeostasis?

• it selectively filters and reabsorbs substances from the liver

• it selectively filters and reabsorbs substances from the collecting ducts

• it selectively filters and reabsorbs substances from the blood

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The urinary system is made up of the following?

• two kidneys

• a bladder

• an urethra

• an aorta

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Where are the adrenal glands situated and why are they referred to as ENDOCRINE glands?

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Blood that flows in the RENAL ARTERY will have:

• low urea concentration

• high O2 concentration

• blood under higher pressure

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Blood that flows in the RENAL VEIN will have :

• low urea acid contents

• blood under low pressure

• high concentration of CO2

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The kidney is made up of millions of tiny, tubular units called?

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The nephron is responsible for the following:

• removing waste from the blood

• removing waste from the urethra

• removing waste from the adrenal glands

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The nephron is made up of:

• The renal corpuscle

• The renal capsule

• The renal tubule

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The renal corpuscle is made up of:

• The medulla

• the Bowman's capsule

• the glomerulus

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The renal tubule is made up of:

• the renal corpuscle

• the distal and proximal convoluted tubules

• the Loop of Henle

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The collecting ducts from many nephrons will form:

• the Renal artery

• the Renal vein

• the pyramids

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The main artery supplying blood to the Renal artery is called?

• the Thoracic artery

• The Hepatic portal artery

• The Aorta

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The Renal artery branches and spreads into small arterioles called:

• The Efferent arteriole

• The Glomerulus arteriole

• The Afferent arteriole

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The Afferent arteriole will transport the blood to the:

• Bowman's Capsule

• The Glomerulus

• The Efferent arteriole

• The Peritubular capillaries

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The Peritubular capillaries will unite to form:

• The Renal artery

• Venules

• Veins

• Renal vein

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The Renal vein will join up to form:

• the Aorta

• the Hepatic portal vein

• the Inferior Vena Cava