MCQs
The process of expulsion of urine to the outside is called:
a) excretion
b) urination
b) urination
Another name for nephron
renal tubules
Sweat glands are present underneath the skin
true
Define osmoregulation.
Osmoregulation is the process of regulation of water and salt content in the blood.
________ is the structural and functional unit of the kidney:
a) Renal pyramid
b) Renal papillae
c) Nephron
d) Medulla
c) Nephron
One of the chemicals that forms the kidney stones
x2 points if you can name all of them!
calcium oxalate, calcium phosphate, uric acid
The blood that leaves the kidneys is pure, and has the right amount of water and other useful substances required by the body.
true
Draw the diagram of the human excretory system (front view).
Refer to page 59 Fig. 5.1
The ureters originate from the _____:
a) Renal pelvis
b) Medulla
c) Capsule
d) Renal pyramids
a) Renal pelvis
The hormone that regulates the amount of water reabsorbed in the kidneys
Antidiuretic hormone (ADH)
The urine is more concentrated during the winter than in the summer.
false
What is a dialysis?
It is the process of using a machine to filter and clean the blood of a person who's kidneys have failed.