Liver and Kidneys

Question 1

This is a regulatory organ and considered as the biggest gland in our body

Answer 1

Liver

Question 2

This contains polygonal cells with deeply-stained nuclei in the liver

Answer 2

Liver cells

Question 3

The tissues in the liver are clustered with spaces in between called…

Answer 3

Sinusoids

Question 4

A small, round shaped blood vessel in the liver which contains red blood cells

Answer 4

Arteriole

Question 5

Small cavities in the liver which are surrounded by five to six cuboidal cells

Answer 5

Bile capillaries

Question 6

Bigger cavities in the liver with more than 6 cuboidal cells

Answer 6

Bile ducts

Question 7

Scattered in the liver, these give it a distinct color

Answer 7

Pigment granules

Question 8

The primary excretory organ of vertebrates. They are bean shaped, each weighing around 150 grams

Answer 8

Kidneys

Question 9

The functional units of kidneys, composed of approximately 1 million

Answer 9

Nephrons

Question 10

Rounded shape in the kidney

Answer 10

Dorsal side

Question 11

Concave shape in the kidney

Answer 11

Ventral side

Question 12

Where the mesonephric and renal portal vein are found. This appears more pointed. Found in the kidney

Answer 12

Lateral side

Question 13

Contains blood corpuscles in the lumen

Answer 13

Renal portal vein

Question 14

This is lined with cuboidal cells around the lumen

Answer 14

Mesonephric duct

Question 15

Prominent rounded masses in the ventral part of the kidney

Answer 15

Malpighian body OR Renal Corpuscle

Question 16

A centrally located network of blood capillaries in the kidney.

Answer 16

Glomerulus

Question 17

The glomerulus is bounded by a cup-shaped double membrane

Answer 17

Bowman’s Capsule

Question 18

This is not so visible, but it begins with the Bowman’s capsule

Answer 18

Uriniferous tubule

Question 19

The collecting tubule in the kidney

Answer 19

Ureter or Mesonephric duct