The process by which the body removes waste is ______.

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The process by which the body removes waste is excretion.

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Chapter 6: Human Organ systems - Evaluation [Page 83]

Chapter 6 Human Organ systems
Evaluation | Q II. 3. | Page 83

Give significance of podocyte

Answer the following in short.

What are the main organs involved in the human excretory system?

The given diagram represents a nephron and its blood supply. Study the diagram and answer the following question :

Label parts 1, 2, 3 and 4.

Give Reasons for the Following:
All living things must excrete.

Why urine is acidic while blood is alkaline?

Give Reasons for the following:
Glucose absent in the urine of a healthy person ?

Mention, if the following statement is True or False. If false rewrite the wrong statement in its correct form:

Harmful ammonium compounds formed during the metabolism in the cells are broken down to form urea in the kidney.

Identify the labels (a, b, c, d) in the given diagram of the Malpighian corpuscle and choose the correct option.

The functional units of the kidney are called ______.

An organ with sphincters at its origin is ______.