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Excretion Quiz
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Total questions: 46
Worksheet time: 24mins
Date
Instructor name: John Herrington
1. Excretes carbon dioxide and water vapor in exhaled air
a) Lungs b) Skin
c) Kidneys
2. Excretes water, salts, small amounts of nitrogen wastes, and other substances in sweat
a) Skin b) Kidneys
c) Lungs
3. The liver plays a role in excretion because it converts ammonia, a toxic nitrogen-containing waste, to
__________, which is a much less toxic waste
a) urea b) nephrons
4. Excretes nitrogen wastes, salts, water, and other substances in urine
a) Skin b) Kidneys
c) Lungs
5. The Kidneys are important in regulating the amount of water and __________ in blood plasma.
a) urine b) salts
6. The tube-like structures in the kidneys that filter wastes from the body and retain useful molecules are
called __________
a) nephrons b) urea
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7. The nephrons perform what 3 functions
a) storing urine b) retaining useful molecules
c) filtering the blood d) producing urine
8. The water, urea, and various salts that are left after re-absorption and secretion in the nephrons together
make up __________
a) urine b) salts
9. Urine is normally composed of what 3 things
a) water b) salts
c) urea d) blood
10. The ducts that carry urine away from the kidneys to the urinary bladder are called __________
a) incontinence b) ureters
11. The hollow muscular sac that
stores urine
a) nephron b) urinary bladder
12. Damaged kidneys will affect the body's ability to rid itself of what 3 things
a) feces b) excess salt
c) toxic chemicals d) excess water
13. The thick inner layer of the skin.
a) epidermis b) plasma layer
c) dermis d) membrane layer
14. The outer layer of the skin.
a) dermis b) plasma layer
c) membrane layer d) epidermis
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15. The process by which the waste of cellular metabolism are removed from a organism.
a) transport b) excretion
c) respiration d) egestion
16. The process by which substances pass from the blood into the nephron of the kidney.
a) excretion b) filtration
c) respiration d) digestion
17. The cluster of capillaries within a nephron.
a) alveoli b) aorta
c) vein d) glomerulus
18. The organ that removes metabolic wastes including urea, excess water, and salts from the blood.
a) kidney b) colon
c) liver d) lung
19. The organ whose excretory functions include detoxification of the blood and formation of urea.
a) heart b) gall bladder
c) liver d) kidney
20. The waste products produced by cellular life processes the most important of which are carbon
dioxide, water, urea and mineral salts.
a) enzymes b) ATP
c) feces d) metabolic wastes
21. The functional unit of the kidneys which includes the glomerulus, Bowman's capsule and the Loop of
Henle.
a) nephron b) arteriole
c) alveoli d) veinule
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22. The process that reduces the volume of the kidney filtrate and returns substances (water, glucose,
amino acids) to the blood.
a) excretion b) transport
c) reabsorption d) perspiration
23. A nitrogen waste resulting from the breakdown of the amino acids produced during protein digestion.
a) bile b) urea
c) water d) carbon dioxide
24. A liquid nitrogenous waste composed of water, urea and salts.
a) urine b) gastric juice
c) carbon dioxide d) bile
25.
The diagram shows the human urinary system.
Which labelled structure is the ureter?
a) D b) A
c) C d) B
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26.
The diagram shows the human urinary system.R
What are the correct labels for structures 1, 2, 3 and 4?
a) 1 = kidney b) 1 = kidney
2 = ureter 2 = urethra
3 = bladder 3 = bladder
4 = urethra 4 = ureter
c) 1 = bladder d) 1 = bladder
2 = ureter 2 = urethra
3 = kidney 3 = kidney
4 = urethra 4 = ureter
27. Which of the following mainly excretes CO2?
a) lungs b) skin
c) kidney d) urethra
28. Which of the following mainly excretes water and heat?
a) lungs b) kidney
c) urethra d) skin
29. Which of the following mainly excretes nitrogenous waste, water and salts?
a) skin b) gall bladder
c) lungs d) kidney
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30. The ________ is made up of a million ___________.
a) lungs, nephrons b) kidneys, nephrons
c) kidney, ureters d) nephron, kidneys
31.
What is #4?
a) Ureter b) Bladder
c) Kidney d) Urethra
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32.
What is #2?
a) Kidney b) Bladder
c) Ureters d) Urethra
33. the removal of metabolic wastes such as carbon dioxide, water, salts, and urea
a) circulatory b) digestion
c) excretion d) nutrition
34. remove urea from (filters) the blood and regulate concentrations of most of the substances in the body
fluids
a) kidney b) liver
c) urinary bladder d) ureter
35. where urine is stored temporarily
a) urethra b) urinary bladder
c) ureter d) bile
36. What do kidneys filter?
a) nitrogenous wastes b) blood
c) urine d) ammonia
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37. Poisons can build up in the body if organs don't filter and get rid of them. This makes you sick and you
could die. What is another name for poisons?
a) enzymes b) toxins
38.
Using the picture, what is the function of structure A?
a) Eliminates urea, excess water, and some other b) Stores urine
materials
c) Carries urine away from body and eliminates it d) Carries urine away from the kidneys
39.
Using the picture, what is the structure of A?
a) urinary bladder b) kidney
c) urethra d) ureter
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40.
Using the picture, what is the function of structure B?
a) Stores urine b) Eliminates urea, excess water, and some other
materials
c) Carries urine away from the kidneys d) Carries urine away from body and eliminates it
41.
Using the picture, what is the function of structure C?
a) Carries urine away from body and eliminates it b) Carries urine away from the kidneys
c) Eliminates urea, excess water, and some other d) Stores urine
materials
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42.
Using the picture, what is the function of structure D?
a) Eliminates urea, excess water, and some other b) Stores urine
materials
c) Carries urine away from the kidneys d) Carries urine away from body and eliminates it
43.
Use the diagram, what is structure B?
a) kidney b) urethra
c) urinary bladder d) ureter
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44.
Use the diagram, what is structure C?
a) urinary bladder b) ureter
c) kidney d) urethra
45.
Use the diagram, what is structure D?
a) ureter b) urethra
c) urinary bladder d) kidney
46. what do the lungs do in the excretory system
a) dispose of carbon dioxide through exhalation b) disposes of smog thru exhalation
c) dispose of rays through exhalation d) dispose of ultraviolet rays through exhalation
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