The Kidneys

A quiz on the kidneys for edexcel gcse biology B3 topic 1- control systems 

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What are the main roles of the kidneys?
Removal of urea from blood, adjustment of water and ion levels
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What are nephrons?
The filtration units in the kidneys
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What is filtered out of the blood?
Water, urea, ions and glucose
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Whereabouts does filtration take place?
The glomerulus and the Bowman's capsule
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Which substances are reabsorbed?
Glucose and sufficient water
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What is osmoregulation?
The process of the maintaining a stable water content in the body
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What are nephrons?

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The filtration units in the kidneys

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What is filtered out of the blood?

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Whereabouts does filtration take place?

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Which substances are reabsorbed?

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