Excretory organs and the path of urine

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Question 1
2023
29 (a) $(i) What is meant by excretion ? (ii) Name the organ that connects the kidneys with the urinary bladder. State its function. (iii) List two factors on which the amount of water reabsorbed depends.$
Question 2
2023
23 $Write one specific function each of the following organs in relation with excretion in human beings : (i) Renal Artery (ii) Urethra (iii) Glomerulus (iv) Tubular part of nephron$
Question 3
2024
25 $Mention the pathway of urine in our body starting from the organ of its formation to its excretion. What will happen if the tubular part of the nephron does not work properly?$
Question 4
2025
29 $(a) Enlist any two nitrogenous waste products removed from the blood of human kidney. (b) Name the capillary cluster formed by the branch of renal artery in the Bowman’s capsule. (c) Depict in the form of a flow chart the path of the urine formed in each kidney until it is finally passed out through the urethra.$
Question 5
2025
11 $The basic filtration unit of the excretory system in human beings is :$
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Question 6
2026
Two statements are given, one labelled Assertion (A) and the other labelled Reason (R). Select the correct answer from the options given below.
9 $Assertion (A) : The basic filtration unit in the kidneys, like in the lungs, is a cluster of very thin-walled blood capillaries. Reason (R) : Each capillary cluster in the kidney is associated with the cup-shaped end of a coiled tube called Bowman’s capsule.$
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