Embibe Experts Solutions for Exercise 1: ICSE-2018

Correct and rewrite the statements by changing the biological term that is underlined in the statement:

Name the following:

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

Correct the following statements by changing the underlined words:

The normal pale yellow colour of the urine is due to the presence of the pigment Melanin.

The diagram given below is that of a structure present in a human kidney. Study the same and answer the questions that follow:

What is the fluid that comes to part ‘2’ called? Name the main nitrogenous waste in it.

Differentiate between the following pairs on the basis of what is indicated in the brackets.

 Ureter and Urethra [function]

The diagram given below represents an organ system in the human body. Study the same and answer the questions that follow:

(i) Identify the system.

(ii) Label the parts marked 2 and 4. Mention the function of part 5.

(iii) Name the structural and functional units of the part marked 1.

(iv) What is the fluid that accumulates in part 3? Which is the main nitrogenous waste present in it?

(v) Draw a neat, labelled diagram showing the longitudinal section of part 1.

The figure given below shows a part of a nephron.

Answer the questions that follow:

(i) In which region of the kidney is the above structure present?

(ii) Label the parts numbered 1 to 4.

(iii) What is the technical term for the process that occurs in part 3?

(iv) Why is fluid X not called urine? Justify your answer.

(v) Draw a neat, labelled diagram of the urinary system of man.

The diagram given below is that of a structure present in a human kidney. Study the same and answer the questions that follow:

 Name the substance which may be present in the fluid in part ‘2’ if a person suffers from Diabetes mellitus.