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Draw a diagram of human excretory system and label its parts.

Important Questions on Excretory Products and their Elimination

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The shared terminal duct of the reproductive and urinary system in the human male is:
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The given part belong to which system?

(a) Kidneys (b) Ureters (c) Urinary bladder

Draw a neat labelled diagram of the system.

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Podocyte layer that provides outer lining to the surface of glomerular capillaries are found in
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Study the following table.

  Part of Nephron Location Function
A Malpighian body Cortex Filtering blood
B Proximal convoluted tubule Cortex Absorption of useful substances
C Distal convoluted tubule Medulla Absorption of urea
D Collecting duct Only Cortex Collection of urine

Identify the correct combinations among the above.

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Identify A, B, C, D in the below diagram of the excretory system of man.

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Consider the following three statements with blanks. Which of the options correctly fills all the blanks in these statements?

a) The ascending limb of loop of Henle's is impermeable to __(1)__ but allows transport of __(2)__

b) __(3)__ and __(4)__ play a significant role in producing a concentrated urine.

c) A fall in the glomerular blood flow/glomerular blood pressure / GFR gets active at the JG cells to release __(5)__

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The part of nephron involved in conditional reabsorption of sodium is
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Which of the following is NOT lined by squamous epithelium?
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The diagram given below is that of a structure present in a human kidney. Study the same and answer the questions that follow:

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 Name the structure represented in the diagram.

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Describe the structure of the human excretory system with a suitable diagram. Add a note on the process of urine formation.
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Study the following table

S.No Part of nephron Lined by Substances reabsorbed
I) Proximal convoluted tubule Simple squamous epithelium Glucose, amino acids, water
II) Descending limb of loop of Henle Squamous epithelium (thin layer) Water
III) Ascending limb of loop of Henle Squamous epithelium (lower thin and upper thick) Water, electrolytes
IV) Distal convoluted tubule Cuboidal epithelium Water, HCO3-

Among the above, Wrong combination are

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Assertion (A): In human beings, kidneys are retroperitoneal organs
Reason (R): They are protruded into the body cavity from inner surface of dorsal body wall and have mesodermal peritoneum on their ventral side only
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Where are the proximal and distal convoluted tubules located within the human body?
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The type of epithelium found in the inner lining of PCT is
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Identify A, B, C and D in the above diagram of Malpighian body of nephron.

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A diagrammatic representation of a Nephron is shown in figure with labels 1 to 6. Identify them correctly?

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Removal of proximal convoluted tubule from the nephron will result in:
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Erythropoietin hormone which stimulates RBC formation is produced by: