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Question 11 Mark
One of the following sets of body parts or substances or processed, pick out the one item which overall includes the remaining foir.
$CO _2$, bile pigments, water, excretion, urea.
Answer
Excretion
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Question 21 Mark
One of the following sets of body parts or substances or processed, pick out the one item which overall includes the remaining foir.
ADH, Water, pituitary, osmoregulation, urine
Answer
Osmoregulation
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Question 31 Mark
One of the following sets of body parts or substances or processed, pick out the one item which overall includes the remaining foir.
Skin, liver, lungs, kidneys, excretion.
Answer
Excretion
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Question 41 Mark
One of the following sets of body parts or substances or processed, pick out the one item which overall includes the remaining foir.
Glomerular filtrate, bowman’s capsule, ultrafiltration, glomerulus, blood plasma.
Answer
Ultrafiltration
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Question 51 Mark
Given below are of five terms. Rewrite the terms in their correct order so as to be in logical sequence.
Renal artery, urethra, ureter, kidney, urinary bladder.
Answer
Renal artery, kidney, ureter, urinary bladder, urethra
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Question 61 Mark
Given below are  of five terms. Rewrite the terms in their correct order so as to be in logical sequence.
Afferent arteriole, renal vein, capillary network, glomerulus, efferent arteriole.
Answer
Afferent arteriole, glomerulus, efferent arteriole, capillary network, renal vein
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Question 81 Mark
Name the following :
The part of kidney tubules where the term urine is first used for the fluid in it
Answer
Collecting duct
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Question 121 Mark
The given diagram represents a nephron and its blood supply. Study the diagram and answer the following question :

Name the part of the nephron which lies in the renal medulla.
Answer
Henle's loop and collecting tubules
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Question 131 Mark
The given diagram represents a nephron and its blood supply. Study the diagram and answer the following question :
Name the two main stages of urine formation.
Answer
Two main stages of urine formation are ultrafiltration and tubular reabsorption.
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Question 141 Mark
The given diagram represents a nephron and its blood supply. Study the diagram and answer the following question :

Name the blood vessel which contains the least amount of urea in this diagram.
Answer
Efferent arteriole
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Question 151 Mark
The given diagram represents a nephron and its blood supply. Study the diagram and answer the following question :

State the reason for the high hydrostatic pressure in the glomerulus.
Answer
The diameter of the efferent arteriole is narrower than the diameter of the afferent arteriole which builds high hydrostatic pressure in the glomerulus.
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Question 161 Mark
Study the diagram given alongside and then answer the question that follow:

Name the stages involved in the formation of urine.
Answer
Urine formation occurs in two steps - ultrafiltration and reabsorption.
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Question 171 Mark
Study the diagram given alongside and then answer the question that follow:
Name the region in the kidney where the above structure is present?
Answer
The structure is a Bowman's capsule, which is part of the nephron. The Bowman's capsule is found in the cortex of the kidney.
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Question 181 Mark
Given below is a highly simplified diagram of the human kidney cut open longitudinally. Answer the question that follow:
Mention two functions of the kidney.
Answer
Kidneys help in removing wastes or excretion and osmoregulation.
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Question 191 Mark
Given below is a highly simplified diagram of the human kidney cut open longitudinally. Answer the question that follow:
Why does the cortex of the kidney show a dotted appearance?
Answer
As the cortex region contains numerous nephrons or kidney tubules, therefore, it shows a dotted appearance.
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Question 201 Mark
Given below is a highly simplified diagram of the human kidney cut open longitudinally. Answer the question that follow:
Name the functional units of the kidneys.
Answer
Nephrons
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Question 211 Mark
Given alongside is a highly simplified (but also somewhat wrong) diagram of the human kidney cut open longitudinally. Answer the question that follow.
Define excretion
Answer
The process of removal of chemical wastes especially nitrogenous waste from the body is known as excretion.
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Question 221 Mark
The following diagram represents a mammalian kidney tubule (nephron) and its blood supply.

Parts indicated by the guidelines 1to 8 are as follows:
1. Afferent arteriole from renal artery
2. Efferent arteriole
3. Bowman's capsule
4. Glomerulus
5. Proximal convoluted tubule with blood capillaries
6. Distal convoluted tubule with blood capillaries
7. Collecting tubule
8. U-shaped loop of Henle
Study the diagram and answer the question that follow:
Where is most water reabsorbed ?
Answer
5/ Proximal convoluted tubule with blood capillaries
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Question 231 Mark
The following diagram represents a mammalian kidney tubule (nephron) and its blood supply.

Parts indicated by the guidelines 1to 8 are as follows:
1. Afferent arteriole from renal artery
2. Efferent arteriole
3. Bowman's capsule
4. Glomerulus
5. Proximal convoluted tubule with blood capillaries
6. Distal convoluted tubule with blood capillaries
7. Collecting tubule
8. U-shaped loop of Henle
Study the diagram and answer the question that follow:
Which structure (normally) contains the lowest concentration of glucose?
Answer
7/ Collecting tubule
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Question 241 Mark
The following diagram represents a mammalian kidney tubule (nephron) and its blood supply.

Parts indicated by the guidelines 1to 8 are as follows:
1. Afferent arteriole from renal artery
2. Efferent arteriole
3. Bowman's capsule
4. Glomerulus
5. Proximal convoluted tubule with blood capillaries
6. Distal convoluted tubule with blood capillaries
7. Collecting tubule
8. U-shaped loop of Henle
Study the diagram and answer the question that follow:
Which structure contains the highest concentration of urea?
Answer
1/ Afferent arteriole from renal artery
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Question 251 Mark
The following diagram represents a mammalian kidney tubule (nephron) and its blood supply.

Parts indicated by the guidelines 1to 8 are as follows:
1. Afferent arteriole from renal artery
2. Efferent arteriole
3. Bowman's capsule
4. Glomerulus
5. Proximal convoluted tubule with blood capillaries
6. Distal convoluted tubule with blood capillaries
7. Collecting tubule
8. U-shaped loop of Henle
Study the diagram and answer the question that follow:
Which structure contains the lowest concentration of urea?
Answer
2/Efferent arteriole
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Question 261 Mark
The following diagram represents a mammalian kidney tubule (nephron) and its blood supply.

Parts indicated by the guidelines 1 to 8 are as follows:
1. Afferent arteriole from renal artery
2. efferent arteriole
3. Bowman’s capsule
4. Glomerulus;
5. Proximal convoluted tubule with blood capillaries;
6. Distal convoluted tubule with blood capillaries;
7. collecting tubule;
8. U-shaped loop of Henle
Study the diagram and answer the question that follow:
Where does ultrafiltration take place?
Answer
4/Glomerulus
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Question 271 Mark
Given below is the figure of certain organs and associated parts in the human body. Study the same and answer the question that follow:
Name the two major steps involved in the formation of the fluid that passes down the part labeled '3'.
Answer
Ultrafiltration and selective reabsorption
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Question 281 Mark
Given below is the figure of certain organs and associated parts in the human body. Study the same and answer the question that follow:
Name the two main organic constituents of the fluid that flows down the part labeled '3'.
Answer
Urea and ammonia
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Question 291 Mark
Given below is the figure of certain organs and associated parts in the human body. Study the same and answer the question that follow:
Name the structural and functional unit of the part marked '1'.
Answer
Nephron or kidney tubules.
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Question 301 Mark
Given alongside is the figure of certain organs and associated parts in the human body. Study the same and answer the questions that follow:
Name all the organ systems shown completely or even partially.
Answer
Excretory system , Circulatory system, and Endocrine System.
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Question 311 Mark
Look at the figure given bellow, it is a section of human kidney as seen from the front.
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Is it a longitudinal section or a cross-section?
Answer
It is a longitudinal section of the kidney.
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Question 321 Mark
Name the main nitrogenous metabolic waste excreted out by mammals including humans.
Answer
Urea, creatinine, uric acid
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Question 331 Mark
Differentiate between the following pairs of term :
Renal pelvis and renal papilla
Answer
Renal pelvis is the expanded front end of the ureter in the kidney whereas the renal papilla is the apex of the renal pyramid which projects into the pelvis.
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Question 341 Mark
Differentiate between the following pairs of term :
Renal cortex and renal medulla
Answer
The renal cortex is the outer darker region of the kidney whereas the renal medulla is the inner lighter region of the kidney.
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Question 351 Mark
Differentiate between the following pairs of terms:
Bowman’s capsule and malpighian capsule.
Answer
Bowman's capsule is a thin walled cup containing the glomerulus. This Bowman's capsule along with the glomerulus is known as malpighian capsule.
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Question 361 Mark
If you donate one kidney to a needy patient, would it cause any harm to you? Give reason.
Answer
If one kidney is donated to a needy patient, the other kidney alone is sufficient for removing wastes or excretion. Thus, the donor can live a normal life.
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Question 371 Mark
Write down the functional activity of the following parts,
Urethra ……………………
Answer
Urethra is involved in the process of micturition i.e. expelling urine out of the body.
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Question 381 Mark
Write down the functional activity of the following parts,
Renal artery ………………
Answer
Ureter carries urine to the urinary bladder by ureteral peristalsis.
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Question 391 Mark
Write down the functional activity of the following parts,
Renal artery ………………
Answer
Ureter carries urine to the urinary bladder by ureteral peristalsis.
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Question 401 Mark
Write down the functional activity of the following parts,
Henle's loop ………………
Answer
Henle's loop is involved in reabsorption of water and sodium ions.
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Question 411 Mark
Define the following term :
Osmoregulation
Answer
Osmoregulation It is a process of maintaining the blood composition of the body i.e. the normal osmotic concentration of water and salts in the body.
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Question 421 Mark
Define the following term:
urea
Answer
Urea - A nitrogenous waste produced primarily in the liver due to the break down dead protein remains and extra amino acids.
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Question 431 Mark
Define the following term :
Renal pelvis
Answer
Renal pelvis - Renal pelvis is the expanded front end of the ureters into the kidney.
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Question 451 Mark
Name the Following :
Process of removing excretory products from the body by artificial means.
Answer
Dialysis
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Question 471 Mark
Name the Following :
The process by which kidneys regulate the water content of the body.
Answer
Osmoregulation
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