Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
Name the process and the organ which helps in removing the following wastes from the body.
- Carbon dioxide
- Undigested food
- Urine
- Sweat
Solution
| Wastes | Proces | Organ | |
| (a) | Carbon dioxide | Exhalation | Lungs |
| (b) | Undigested food | Egestion | Large intestine and anus |
| (c) | Urine | Excretion | Kidneys |
| (d) | Sweat | Perspiration | Sweat |
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
The main excretory product in human beings is ______.
Write down the functional activity of the following parts,
Glomerulus …………………
Draw and label the diagram.
Human excretory system
The given diagram represents a nephron and its blood supply. Study the diagram and answer the following question :
Name the part of the nephron which lies in the renal medulla.
Name the Following
The act of passing urine.
Mention, if the following statement is True or False. If false rewrite the wrong statement in its correct form:
Ammonia is converted into urea in kidney.
Identify the CORRECT statement with reference to nephron.
Select the substances given below that need to be excreted from the body, (urea, amino acids, carbon dioxide, uric acid, glucose)
Match the terms given in Column I with their physiological processes given in Column II and choose the correct answer
| Column I | Column II |
| A. Proximal convoluted tubule | i. Formation of concentrated urine |
| B. Distal convoluted tubule | ii. Filtration of blood |
| C. Henle's loop | iii. Reabsorption of 70 - 80% of electrolytes |
| D. Counter-current mechanism | iv. Ionic balance |
| E. Renal corpuscle | v. Maintenance of concentration gradient in medulla |
The inner visceral layer of glomerular capsule composed of specialised cells called ______.
