Excretory system

The area at the center of the kidney where urine is collected

It is a compact cluster of capillaries responsible for blood filtration and initiating urine production in the renal nephrons

The process of getting rid of material such as nitrogenus waste,certain salts and excess water from the blood

If there is blood in the urine, what process was ineffective?

What does glomerular filtrate consist of?

The first step in urine formation

Liquid waste produced by the kidneys.

Name the duct which transports urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder.

What is number 1 on the diagram

What is number 2 on the diagram

Human urine is composed by:

Which process happens in kidney that returns glucose to the blood?

What is number 3 on the diagram

Name the inner lighter coloured region of the kidney.

Your kidneys remove wastes and extra fluid from your body in a two-step process

How does the excretory system work with the circulatory system?

How many nephrons exist in our body ?

Tube through which urine is discharged from the body

Which waste product is found in urine?

What is the major role of the structure labeled by letter A.

Small stones or crystals that form in the renal pelvis, made up of mineral deposits contained in the urine. When it passes through a narrow tube such as the ureter, this can cause intense pain called renal colic.

The second major etep in urine formation

How does the excretory system help your body maintain homeostasis?

What is number 4 on the diagram

Organ that holds/stores urine

The nephron is the

The basic structural and functional unit of the kidney

Name the two parts of excretory system which lies in the cortex region of the kidney.