Excretory system

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

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

What is number 1 on the diagram

How does the excretory system work with the circulatory system?

How does the excretory system help your body maintain homeostasis?

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

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

Which waste product is found in urine?

Tube through which urine is discharged from the body

Name the inner lighter coloured region of the kidney.

Liquid waste produced by the kidneys.

How many nephrons exist in our body ?

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

The second major etep in urine formation

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

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

What does glomerular filtrate consist of?

Human urine is composed by:

What is number 2 on the diagram

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

The nephron is the

What is number 4 on the diagram

What is number 3 on the diagram

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

The first step in urine formation

Organ that holds/stores urine

The basic structural and functional unit of the kidney

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.