IGCSE - Biology - Kidneys

Quiz about the Kidneys, Excretion and the Nephron.

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The ____ is the outer part of the kidney and the ____ is the inner part. The urine that is made in the kidney is then collected in the ______.
Cortex, Medulla, Pelvis
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In hot weather the urine becomes..
More concentrated and darker in color
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Blood in the renal vein differs from that in the renal artery by having..
Less oxygen, more carbon dioxide and less urea
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The tube that connects the Kidneys to the Bladder is the..
Ureter
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When water concentration in the blood falls, production of ADH..
Increases
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What happens to the permeability of kidney tubules if the water concentration in the blood were to decrease?
It would increase
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How many Nephrons are there in each Kidney?
Millions
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Maintaining a balanced level of water is called..
Osmoregulation
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In hot weather the urine becomes..

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More concentrated and darker in color

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Blood in the renal vein differs from that in the renal artery by having..

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The tube that connects the Kidneys to the Bladder is the..

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When water concentration in the blood falls, production of ADH..

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Alex

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technically isn't the urine collected in the bladder?

Tahrim

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takes sooooo long to check my answers idk y

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