WorksheetsBio 20 Excretory System
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 30mins
What role does the skin have in the excretory system?
Removing dead skin cells
Removing old hair follicles
Removing liquid waste in sweat
Protecting against infection
Which organ(s) remove waste gases?
Bladder and kidneys
Lungs
Large intestine
Which organ filters blood?
Kidneys
Large Intestine
Lungs
Bladder
What are the main functions of the excretory system?
deliver oxygen to the body
deliver nutrients to the body
remove water and waste from the body
How many kidneys do you have?
1
3
5
2
What is number 1?
Glomerulus
Bowman's capsule
Tubules
Loop of Henle
Collecting duct
What is number 2?
Glomerulus
Bowman's capsule
Tubules
Loop of Henle
Collecting duct
What are numbers 7 and 10?
Glomerulus
Bowman's capsule
Tubules
Loop of Henle
Collecting duct
What is number 8?
Glomerulus
Bowman's capsule
Tubules
Loop of Henle
Collecting duct
What is number 11?
Glomerulus
Bowman's capsule
Tubules
Loop of Henle
Collecting duct
What is number 5?
Glomerulus
Afferent arteriole
Efferent arteriole
Renal artery
Renal vein
What is number 6?
Glomerulus
Afferent arteriole
Efferent arteriole
Renal artery
Renal vein
Filtration occurs
from the Glomerulus to the Bowman's capusle
from the Bowman's capsule to the Glomerulus
From the tubules to the capillaries
From the capillaries to the tubules
In reabsorption
Water and useful solutes return into the bloodstream
Waste products pass to the tubules
Waste product return into the bloodstream
Water and useful solutes return into the tubules
What two substances are not found in the glomerular filtrate?
Water
Proteins
Glucose
Red blood cells
Letter C represents which part of the nephron?
Afferent arteriole
Efferent arteriole
Glomerulus
Collecting duct
Letter D represents which part of the nephron?
Afferent arteriole
Efferent arteriole
Proximal convoluted tubule
Cortex
Letter E represents which part of the nephron?
Bowmans capsule
Proximal convoluted tubule
Distal convoluted tubule
Glomerulus
Letter F represents which part of the nephron?
Bowmans capsule
Ascending loop of Henle
Distal convoluted tubule
Descending loop of Henle
Letter G represents which part of the nephron?
Ascending loop of Henle
Collecting duct
Afferent arteriole
Renal venule
Letter H represents which part of the nephron?
Afferent arteriole
Efferent arteriole
Proximal convoluted tubule
Distal convoluted tubule
Letter I represents which part of the nephron?
Bowmans capsule
Collecting duct
Renal vein
distal convoluted tubule
Letter B represents which part of the nephron?
Afferent arteriole
Bowmans capsule
Efferent arteriole
Renal venoule
Which hormone promotes retention of water by kidneys?
epinephrine/norepinephrine
antidiuretic hormone
glucagon
prolactin
Which hormone reduces blood glucose?
glucagon
prolactin
calcitonin
insulin
In the human body, the steroid aldosterone is released by the adrenal glands to help regulate sodium and potassium levels. This regulation helps control blood pressure and the balance of fluids in blood. Which statement best describes this process of regulation within the body?
It is a feedback system that maintains homeostasis.
It is a response by the body that is used only in extreme situations.
It is a response that is only a result of medical intervention.
It is a feedback system that moves the body further from equilibrium.
Procedure that uses a machine to filter blood
dialysis
peristalsis
secretion
micturition
Which sequence represents the correct pathway for the removal of urine from the human body?
kidney->ureter->urinary bladder->urethra
kidney->urethra->urinary bladder->ureter
ureter->kidney->urinary bladder->urethra
urethra->ureter->urinary bladder->kidney
