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The Kidney Structure and Function

The Urinary System


1. Label each part of the urinary system.

2. Name the fluid that travels from part A to part B.

3. Describe the function of part B.

Urea is one of the substances that is found in the urinary system.

4. How is urea produced?

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The Kidney Structure and Function

Two blood samples are shown in the graphs below.

Blood Sample 1 Blood Sample 2


Relative Concentration in Blood

Relative Concentration in Blood


Glucose Urea Ions Glucose Urea Ions
Molecule Molecule

5. Explain which blood sample came from the renal vein and which came from the renal artery.

The Nephron
Each kidney contains over one million nephrons. The diagram shows the start of a nephron.
6. Label each part.

7. Describe the function of this part of the nephron and explain how it is adapted to carry out
this role.

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The Kidney Structure and Function

The diagram shows the rest of the nephron.


renal artery

glomerulus

renal vein

8. Explain what happens to glucose in the nephron tubule.

9. Explain why the surface of the tubule is folded into microvilli.

The final section of the nephron is the collecting duct.

10. Explain the role of ADH and the collecting duct in regulating the water content of the blood.

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