Human Excretion

What is the middle layer of the kidneys called?

• medulla
• pelvis
• cortex
• glomerulus

What is the outermost layer of the kidneys?

• glomerulus
• medulla
• pelvis
• cortex

The lungs, kidney and skin are all part of the

• nervous system
• nephron
• kidney
• excretory system

Which of the following mainly excretes CO₂?

• skin
• kidney
• lungs
• urethra

These organs are responsible for what?

• storing urine
• storing water
• filtering blood
• they don't have a particular job 

The cluster of capillaries within a nephron.

• glomerulus

• alveoli

• aorta

• vein

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

• liver

• kidney

• heart

• gall bladder

The waste products produced by cellular life processes the most important of which are carbon dioxide, water, urea and mineral salts.

• ATP

• metabolic wastes

• feces

• enzymes

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Another term for sweating; removal of water, salt and urea through the sweat glands in the skin.

• perspiration

• respiration

• reabsorption

• transport

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

• arteriole

• veinule

• alveoli

• nephron

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-3