Excretion

The organ that removes metabolic wastes including urea, excess water, and salts from the blood.

• lung

• liver

• kidney

• colon

The organ whose excretory functions include detoxification of the blood and formation of urea.

• liver

• kidney

• bladder

• gall bladder

The functional unit of the kidneys which includes the glomerulus, Bowman's capsule, tubules and the Loop of Henle.

• Malpighian body

• renal tubule

• renal corpuscle

• nephron

A short tube where urine is released from the body is the _______.

• Ureter

• Calyx

• Collecting duct

• Urethra

Place the following events in sequence:
A)  Urine passes through the ureters
B)  Urea enters the kidneys
C)  Urine enters the urethra

• B, A, C
• C, B, A
• B, C, A
• A, C, B

Which substance is NOT found in the liquid in the highlighted parts of a healthy person?

• Glucose

• Salt

• Water

• Urea

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

• ureters

• urethra

• urinary bladder

• renal pelvis

Organs of excretion that maintain homeostasis include the kidneys, lungs, skin, and

• colon.

• bladder

• liver.

Term for both the bunch of capillaries and the cup-shaped structure which forms part of the nephron

• Bowman's capsule

• Glomerulus

• Malpighian body

• Renal tubule

The area where all of the glucose is absorbed.

• Loop of Henle

• Proximal convoluted tubule

• Distal convoluted tubule

• Collecting tubule