Excretory system

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.

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

Human urine is composed by:

Name the inner lighter coloured region of the kidney.

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

The first step in urine formation

How many nephrons exist in our body ?

What is number 4 on the diagram

Liquid waste produced by the kidneys.

What is number 1 on the diagram

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

Organ that holds/stores urine

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

How does the excretory system work with the circulatory system?

The nephron is the

What is number 3 on the diagram

What does glomerular filtrate consist of?

What is number 2 on the diagram

How does the excretory system help your body maintain homeostasis?

Which waste product is found in urine?

Tube through which urine is discharged from the body

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

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

The second major etep in urine formation

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.

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

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