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WorksheetsExcretory System
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
Nephrons are found within the kidney, extending across which two layers?
renal cortex and renal medulla
renal pelvis and renal pyramids
renal capsule and renal cortex
renal pyramids and renal pelvis
After urine is produces, which of the following is the route that it will travel before leaving the body?
renal pyramids, major calyx, minor calyx, renal pelvis, ureter, bladder, urethra
renal pyramids, renal pelvis, major calyx, minor calyx, ureter, bladder, urethra
renal pyramids, minor calyx, major calyx, renal pelvis, ureter, bladder, urethra
renal pyramids, renal cortex, renal pelvis, renal capsule, ureter, bladder urethra
In which section of the nephron are steroids and drugs secreted?
collecting ducts
distal convoluted tubule
Bowman's capsule
glomerulus
The relaxation and expansion of what structure causes you to voluntarily urinate?
renal pelvis
internal urethral sphincter
external urethral sphincter
ureter
Which of the following structures within a nephron is actually part of the circulatory system rather than the urinary?
collecting ducts
distal convoluted tubule
Bowman's capsule
glomerulus
In the picture, which location does most of the water get reabsorbed into the blood?
A
B
C
D
Recall where in the kidney the Bowman's capsules are found.
Renal Medulla
Renal Cortex
Renal Pelvis
Recall where in the nephron ultrafiltration occurs.
Proximal convoluted tubule
Collecting duct
Urethra
Bowman's capsule
Recall where in the nephron reabsorption of water using a counter current system occurs.
Collecting duct
Bowman's capsule
Loop of Henle
Urethra
Which tube connects the kidney to the bladder?
urethra
ureter
glomerulus
distal convolution
What percentage of water is reabsorbed in the proximal tubule?
20%
50%
80%
100%
Name structure A
Collecting duct
Proximal convoluted tubule
Distal convoluted tubule
Glomerulus
Name Structure B
Bowmans Capsule
Loop of Henle
proximal Convoluted tubule
Collecting duct
Name structure C
Distal convoluted tubule
Proximal convoluted tubule
Loop of henle
Glomerulus
Name structure D
Glomerulus
Bowmans Capsule
Collecting duct
Loop of henle
Name structure E
Glomerulus
Collecting Duct
Loop of henle
Distal convoluted tubule
Select which statements describe how the structure of A is related to its function:
Thin to shorten the diffusion pathway
Large blood supply to increase rate of diffusion
Permeable membrane to allow for increase in rate of diffusion
All of the above
After the process of filtration, the filtrate enters into the proximal convoluted tubule where most of the water, amino acids, and glucose are...
stored in the bladder
excreted through the ureters
reabsorbed
concentrated in the urine
What function do the kidneys perform?
Eliminate carbon dioxide
Give oxygen to body cells
Clean waste from the blood
Digest food
