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Excretion in human beings

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
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1.

Which of the following is not part of excretion?

a)

remove toxic materials

b)

remove undigested food

c)

remove waste product of metabolism

d)

remove substances in excess of requirement

2.

Humans have three main excretory products, which of the following is not one of them.

a)

carbon dioxide

b)

salts

c)

urea

d)

faeces

3.

Urea is made in the _______.

a)

pancreas

b)

liver

c)

stomach

d)

intestine

4.

Urea is made from _________.

a)

amino acid

b)

fat

c)

fibre

d)

salts

5.

Urea is carried from the _______ to the _______.

a)

stomach, liver

b)

liver, kidneys

c)

kidneys, stomach

d)

kidneys, liver

6.

______ stores excess glucose in the form of glycogen.

a)

Kidney

b)

Pancreas

c)

Muscle cells

d)

Liver

7.

Which of the following is not the function of the liver?

a)

break down harmful substances like alcohol

b)

storage of excess glucose

c)

emulsify fat

d)

produces bile

8.

The three main parts of your kidneys include the following except

a)

pelvis

b)

medulla

c)

cortex

d)

oblongata

9.

Urea diffuses into the ______ of blood.

a)

red blood cells

b)

eukaryotes

c)

plasma

d)

white blood cells

10.

Blood enters the kidneys through the ___________.

a)

renal arteries

b)

renal veins

c)

tubules

d)

ureter

11.

Which of the following is not a function of the kidney tubules?

a)

absorb plasma

b)

filter blood

c)

decide how much water is excreted

d)

remove waste

12.

________ 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.

a)

Filtrate

b)

Urine

c)

Waste

d)

Excretion

13.

Urine is released and flows into the bladder through the ________.

a)

ureter

b)

urethra

14.

Blood flows into the liver from the heart and the ________.

a)

stomach

b)

intestines

c)

kidneys

15.

The liver converts amino acids into protein in a process called ___________.

a)

assimilation

b)

deamination

16.

_________ is the outer layer of the kidney.

a)

Cortex

b)

Medulla

c)

Pelvis

17.

Kidney tubules are also known as __________.

a)

Glomerulus

b)

Bowman's capsule

c)

Nephrons

d)

Tubules

18.

Due to high pressure, 20% of the fluid in the blood is squeezed out from the ____________ into the Bowman's capsule.

a)

tubules

b)

blood vessels

c)

glomerulus

19.

Which of the following is not in the renal cortex?

a)

Loop of Henle

b)

Bowman's capsule

c)

Glomerulus

20.

In order to aid water reabsorption, excessive salt is pumped out from the filtrate at the ________.

a)

glomerulus

b)

Bowman's capsule

c)

First coiled tubule

d)

Loop of Henle