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Upper Secondary: IGCSE
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Cambridge IGCSE® Biology Coursebook Third Edition>Chapter 12 - Excretion>Questions>Q 12.4

What is a kidney tubule?

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Upper Secondary: IGCSE
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Cambridge IGCSE® Biology Coursebook Third Edition>Chapter 12 - Excretion>Questions>Q 12.5

Which blood vessels bring blood to the kidneys?

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Upper Secondary: IGCSE
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Cambridge IGCSE® Biology Coursebook Third Edition>Chapter 12 - Excretion>Questions>Q 12.6

What is a glomerulus?

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Upper Secondary: IGCSE
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Cambridge IGCSE® Biology Coursebook Third Edition>Chapter 12 - Excretion>Questions>Q 12.7

How is a blood pressure built up in a glomerulus?

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Upper Secondary: IGCSE
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Cambridge IGCSE® Biology Coursebook Third Edition>Chapter 12 - Excretion>Questions>Q 12.8

Why is this high blood pressure needed in glomerulus?

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Upper Secondary: IGCSE
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Cambridge IGCSE® Biology Coursebook Third Edition>Chapter 12 - Excretion>Questions>Q 12.9

Name two substances found in the blood which you would not find in the fluid inside a renal capsule.

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Upper Secondary: IGCSE
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Cambridge IGCSE® Biology Coursebook Third Edition>Chapter 12 - Excretion>Questions>Q 12.10

List three substances which are reabsorbed from the nephron into the blood.

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Cambridge IGCSE® Biology Coursebook Third Edition>Chapter 12 - Excretion>Questions>Q 12.11

What is urine?