EXCRETORY PRODUCT AND THEIR ELIMINATION

ZOOLOGY

TARGET : NEET 2019

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DPP No. # 41 (GUJ BOARD)_REVISION DPP

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Total Marks : 142 Max. Time : 60 min.

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Very Short Answer Questions (2 Mark each)

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1. Mention any one of the chief nitrogenous wastes produced by animals.
2. Mention the most toxic form of nitrogenous waste that requires large amount of water for its
elimination.
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3. Name the least toxic nitrogenous waste that can be removed with minimum loss of water.
4. Name the excretory structures that are present in annelids like earthworm.
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5. Name the excretory structures that are present in flatworms, rotifers and Amphioxus.
6. What is the advantage of excreting nitrogenous waste in the form of uric acid?
7. Mention an example for uricotelic animal.
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8. Define uricotelism
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9. Where exactly the kidneys are located in the abdominal cavity of humans?
10. What is hilum in the kidneys?
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11. What are medullary pyramids?

12. What are columns of Bertini (renalcolumns)?
13. What is glomerulus?
14. Name the fine branch of renal artery which brings blood to Bowman’s capsule forfiltration.
15. Name the blood vessel that carries blood away from glomerulus.
16. What is Malpighian body/ renal corpuscle?
17. What are cortical nephrons?
18. What are juxta-medullary nephrons?
19. What are peri-tubular capillaries?

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20. What are vasarecta?

21. Why glomerular filtration is also called ultrafiltration?
22. What is the chief cause for filtration of blood in the glomerulus?
23. Define glomerular filtration rate (GFR)?
24. What is average amount of blood filtered by kidneys per minute?
25. What is juxta glomerular apparatus (JGA)?

26. Eventhough180 litres of filtrate is formed per day by the kidneys, only 1.5 litres of urine is released.
Why?

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27. What is tubular secretion?

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28. Which part of the kidney tubule has brush bordered epithelium?

29. Name the part of nephron where maximum amount of essential substances are absorbed from the
filtrate.

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30. Name the hormone which controls the concentration of sodium in the body. Give the osmolarity of

31. Name the part of nephron where maximum amount of essential substances are absorbed from the
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filtrate.
32. The filtrate gets concentrated as it moves down in the descending limb of Henle’s loop. Why?
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33. The concentrated filtrate gets diluted as it moves in the ascending limb of Henle’s loop. Why?
34. Mention a substance that is returned to the interstitium from the tubular part of nephron to Maintain
concentration gradient
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35. Name the enzyme released by juxta-glomerular apparatus.

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36. Mention the role of renin in kidney function.

37. Name the hormone secreted by heart muscles that regulates kidney function.
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38. Atrial Natriuretic factor (ANF) decreases glomerular filtration rate. Why?

39. Name the hormone secreted by the neurohypophysis that helps in the reabsorption of water in the
kidney tubules.
40. Mention the vasoconstrictor (hormone) that promotes the secretion of aldosterone.
41. Name the hormone secreted by the adrenal cortex which regulates kidney function.
42. Name the enzyme released by juxta glomerular apparatus.
43. Mention the role of renin in kidney function.
44. Name the hormone secreted by heart muscles that regulates kidney function.
45. Atrial Natriuretic factor (ANF) decreases glomerular filtration rate. Why?

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46. Name the hormone secreted by the neurohypophysis that helps in the reabsorption of water in the
kidney tubules.
47. Mention the vasoconstrictor (hormone) that promotes the secretion of aldosterone.
48. Name the hormone secreted by the adrenal cortex which regulates kidney function.
49. What is the pH of urine?
50. Define micturition?
51. What is micturition reflex?
52. What do glycosuria and ketonuria indicate?

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53. What is glycosuria?

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54. What is ketonuria?
55. What is the primary function of sweat?
56. How do lungs help in excretion?

58. How does liver help in excretion?

59. How do sweat glands help in excretion?
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57. Is the ultra filteration in the glomerulus passive or active process?
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60. How do sebaceous glands help in excretion?
61. Define uraemia.
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62. What is haemodialysis?

63. What is renal failure?
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64. Mention the chief nitrogenous waste that is excreted by mammals.

65. Which gland secretes sebum?
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66. One part of loop of Henle is impermeable to water. Name it.

67. Besides water, name any two constituents of human sweat.
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68. Explain the function of vasa rectae.

69. Name two types of nephrons found inhuman kidney.
70. Define GFR (Glomerular Filtration Rate)

71. The mechanism of concentration of filtrate is also known as counter-current mechanism. Justify the
statement.
72. What is micturition?
73. Write the function of enzyme' renin' produced by kidney,
74. Name the excretory product of (i) Reptiles (ii) Prawns

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