Excretion (The star terms) Not on Term 2 summative

Question 1

Antidiuretic Hormone (ADH)

Answer 1

A hormone produced by the pituitary gland that increases the reabsorption of water in the kidney tubules

Question 2

Bladder

Answer 2

The organ that collects and holds urine

Question 3

Bowman’s capsule

Answer 3

The cup-like structure at the start of the nephron before the ureter from where the filtrate from the glomerulus is collected and taken to the tubules

Question 4

Collecting Dust

Answer 4

The final part of the nephron before the ureter in which water is selectivley absorbed. Its permeability to water is altered by ADH

Question 5

Convoluted Tubules

Answer 5

Tubes of the nephron through which filtrate flows. Substances from the filtrate are reabsorbed into the blood in the convoluted tubes.

Question 6

Glomerulus

Answer 6

A collection of capillaries that is involved in the filtration of blood under high pressure.

Question 7

Loop Of Henle

Answer 7

Part of the nephron in which water and salts are reabsorbed

Question 8

Nephron

Answer 8

The functional unit of the kidney

Question 9

Osmoregulation

Answer 9

The regulation of the volume of water in body fluids

Question 10

Selective Reabsorption

Answer 10

The selective reuptake of useful substances (all sugars, some water and some ions) into the blood. This takes place along the nephron

Question 11

Ultrafiltration

Answer 11

The filtration of blood at the glomerulus to produce a filtrate which contains water, ions, glucose, urea and other molecules. Proteins and cells are not present in the filtrate

Question 12

Ureters

Answer 12

The tubes that carry urine from the kidneys to the bladder

Question 13

Urethra

Answer 13

The tube that carries urine from the body to outside the body during urination

Question 14

Urine

Answer 14

The waste product of the kidney that contains water, urea and ions