THE EXCRETORY SYSTEM

THE EXCRETORY SYSTEM

By Aicelle Velasco

Multiple Choice

What is the main function of the excretory system?

• to collect and remove wastes from the body
• to strengthen skeletal muscles
• to protect the nervous system
• to bring oxygen to body cells

Multiple Choice

Which excretory organ eliminates water and some chemical wastes in perspiration?

• lungs
• skin
• liver
• kidneys

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What term do scientists use to describe the chemical process in which oxygen and glucose react to release energy inside body cells?

• respiration
• exhaling
• breathing
• inhaling

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Which artery is connected directly to the kidneys? (Highlighted in green).

• Renal Artery

• Femoral Artery

• Anterior Tibial Artery

• Aorta

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Triangular shaped structures located in the renal medulla are called

• Renal columns

• Renal pelvises

• Pyramids

• Nephrons

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job of filtering, reabsorbing, absorbing

• medulla

• cortex

• renal pelvis

• nephron

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What is the middle layer of the kidneys called?

• medulla
• pelvis
• cortex
• glomerulus

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job of filtering, reabsorbing, absorbing

• medulla

• cortex

• renal pelvis

• nephron

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What is the tissue region labelled B called?

• pelvis

• cortex

• medulla

• capsule

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What is the tissue region labelled C called?

• medulla

• cortex

• pelvis

• capsule

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Tiny filtering structures where urine is produced in the kidneys are called

• ureters.
• alveoli.
• nephrons.
• bronchi.

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Under normal conditions, which of the following substances is found in urine?

• blood cells
• protein
• glucose
• urea

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Which organ of the excretory system stores urine until the body is ready to eliminate it?

• ureters
• urethra
• urinary bladder
• urea

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The process of removal of the body’s wastes is called

• gas exchange.
• respiration.
• excretion.
• filtration.

Multiple Choice

The part of the nephron where fluid is absorbed from the circulatory system is the:

• Ascending Loop of Henle
• Descending Loop of Henle
• Bowman's Capsule
• Malphigian Tubule

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The tube that carries urine from the kidney into the bladder is called the:

• Ureter
• Urethra
• Proximal Tubule
• Collecting Duct

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The part of the nephron that primarily reabsorbs water is:

• Ascending Loop of Henle 
• Descending Loop of Henle
• Bowman's Capsule
• Vasa Recta

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The part of the nephron that primarily reabsorbs Na+ ions is:

• Ascending Loop of Henle 
• Descending Loop of Henle
• Bowman's Capsule
• Vasa Recta

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Glucose reabsorption occurs in the

• Proximal Tubule
• Distal Tubule
• Loop of Henle
• Glomerulus

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Water and Salt re-absorption into the circulatory system is mostly done by:

• Proximal Tubule
• Distal Tubule
• Loop of Henle
• Glomerulus