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WorksheetsExcretory System
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 17mins
Which organ collects urine until the body is ready to eliminate it?
Ureters
Urethra
Bladder
Kidneys
Our body also eliminates waste through the skin.
True
False
What are the filtering units of the kidneys?
nephrons
ureters
nuerons
alveloi
What are kidney stones?
crystallized bile
crystallized urine
crystallized saliva
Which organ(s) remove waste gases?
Bladder and kidneys
Lungs
Large intestine
Why is your skin part of the excretory system?
Sweating gets rid of salt and water
Exhaling releases carbon dioxide
Sweating gets rid of carbon dioxide
The large intestine releases feces
The cluster of capillaries within a nephron.
glomerulus
alveoli
aorta
vein
The functional unit of the kidneys which includes the glomerulus, Bowman's capsule and the Loop of Henle.
arteriole
veinule
alveoli
nephron
A) Urine passes through the ureters
B) Urea enters the kidneys
C) Urine enters the urethra
The wider of the two arterioles is the...
Efferent arteriole
Afferent arteriole
Excretion, in unicellular plants and animals, takes place through _________.
Diffusion
Osmosis
What act as a filter in the nephron?
Loop of henle
Bowman's Capsule
Glomerulus
Collecting Tubule
Suggest the ideal solution for kidney failure patient.
Hemodialysis
Peritoneal Dialysis
Transplant
Type of dialysis in which a machine receives waste-filled blood from the patient's bloodstream, filters the blood, and then returns the cleansed blood to the patients body; sometimes called an artificial kidney.
peritoneal dialysis
dialysis
haemodialysis
nephro sclerosis
Why would a person require haemodialysis?
Their blood contains too many toxins
Their kidneys are not functioning well enough to maintain health
Their liver is producing too much urea
Their kidneys have been damaged
Recall where in the kidney the Bowman's capsules are found.
Renal Medulla
Renal Cortex
Renal Pelvis
Recall what structure carries filtrate from the renal pelvis to the bladder.
Loop of Henle
Distal convoluted tubule
Ureter
Urethra
diabetic insipidus
cannot concentrate urine
produce overly concentrated urine
Proteinuria
loss of large molecules
