Excretory System
Physical & Health Education · 50 practice questions
Structure and functions of the kidney and skin, and the excretory functions of the lungs; formation of excretory products (urine, sweat, carbon dioxide).
- Identify the structure of the kidney and skin.
- State the functions of the kidney, skin and excretory functions of the lungs.
- Explain the processes of formation of urine, sweat and carbon dioxide.
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- Practice question 1
The renal medulla, the inner region of the kidney, specifically is involved in
- A.concentrating urine before it leaves the kidney
- B.a factor entirely unrelated to the concentration of urine within the kidney
- C.the initial filtration of blood, rather than concentrating urine
- D.the storage of urine, identical to the function of the bladder
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A. concentrating urine before it leaves the kidney
The renal medulla, the kidney's inner region, specifically is involved in concentrating urine before it leaves the kidney.
- Practice question 2
Dialysis, a medical procedure, specifically can perform some of
- A.a factor entirely unrelated to any organ's filtering function
- B.the lungs' gas exchange functions when the lungs fail
- C.the kidney's filtering functions when the kidneys fail
- D.the heart's own pumping function when the heart fails
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C. the kidney's filtering functions when the kidneys fail
Dialysis specifically can perform some of the kidney's filtering functions when the kidneys fail.
- Practice question 3
Tubular reabsorption, occurring within the nephron, specifically allows useful substances filtered from the blood to be
- A.returned to it
- B.permanently eliminated from the body, rather than returned to the blood
- C.converted entirely into waste products, rather than returned to the blood
- D.a factor entirely unrelated to the return of substances to the blood
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A. returned to it
Tubular reabsorption specifically allows useful substances filtered from the blood to be returned to it.
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