WorksheetsExcretion in human beings
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which of the following is not part of excretion?
remove toxic materials
remove undigested food
remove waste product of metabolism
remove substances in excess of requirement
Humans have three main excretory products, which of the following is not one of them.
carbon dioxide
salts
urea
faeces
Urea is made in the _______.
pancreas
liver
stomach
intestine
Urea is made from _________.
amino acid
fat
fibre
salts
Urea is carried from the _______ to the _______.
stomach, liver
liver, kidneys
kidneys, stomach
kidneys, liver
______ stores excess glucose in the form of glycogen.
Kidney
Pancreas
Muscle cells
Liver
Which of the following is not the function of the liver?
break down harmful substances like alcohol
storage of excess glucose
emulsify fat
produces bile
The three main parts of your kidneys include the following except
pelvis
medulla
cortex
oblongata
Urea diffuses into the ______ of blood.
red blood cells
eukaryotes
plasma
white blood cells
Blood enters the kidneys through the ___________.
renal arteries
renal veins
tubules
ureter
Which of the following is not a function of the kidney tubules?
absorb plasma
filter blood
decide how much water is excreted
remove waste
________ is formed when small molecules like salts, glucose, urea and water are forced out from the blood plasma when blood flows through the kidney tubules.
Filtrate
Urine
Waste
Excretion
Urine is released and flows into the bladder through the ________.
ureter
urethra
Blood flows into the liver from the heart and the ________.
stomach
intestines
kidneys
The liver converts amino acids into protein in a process called ___________.
assimilation
deamination
_________ is the outer layer of the kidney.
Cortex
Medulla
Pelvis
Kidney tubules are also known as __________.
Glomerulus
Bowman's capsule
Nephrons
Tubules
Due to high pressure, 20% of the fluid in the blood is squeezed out from the ____________ into the Bowman's capsule.
tubules
blood vessels
glomerulus
Which of the following is not in the renal cortex?
Loop of Henle
Bowman's capsule
Glomerulus
In order to aid water reabsorption, excessive salt is pumped out from the filtrate at the ________.
glomerulus
Bowman's capsule
First coiled tubule
Loop of Henle
