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EXCRETORY SYSTEM EXERCISE # 1

INDRUDCTION

Q.1 The retroperitoneal kidneys is - Q.7 Maintenance of constant internal body

(1) Kidney of fish tissue fluid concentration is
(2) Kidney covered by Peritoneum on ventral (1) Excretion (2) Osmoregulation
side (3) Homeostasis (4) None
(3) Kidney covered by peritoneum Dorsal Q.8 The snakes living in deserts are mainly
side [DPMT 82]
(4) Kidney uncovered by Peritoneum on (1) Ammonotelic (2) Aminotelic
ventral side (3) Ureotelic (4) Uricotelic

Q.2 ''Homeostasis'' term was proposed by Q.9 Which one of following is simplest excretory
(1) Claude Bernard organs ?
(2) Walter Cannon (1) Alveoli (2) Flame cells
(3) Marcello Malpighi (3) Nephridia (4) Kidney
(4) Henle
Q.10 One of the following excrete urea
Q.3 What is the cause that right kidney is at (1) Snakes (2) Birds
slightly lower level than the left kidney in (3) Insects (4) None
human being ?
Q.11 Uric acid excretion is an adaption for
(1) Due to improper ascending of kidney
(1) Water conservation
during embryonic life.
(2) Water removal
(2) Presence of liver in right side therefore
(3) Osmoregulation
kidney does not ascends properly in
(4) None
I.U.L.
(3) Presence of colon in right side during Q.12 NH3 is
I.U.L> (1) Less toxic (2) Toxic
(4) None of these (3) Highly toxic (4) None
Q.4 Kidney is Q.13 Which excretory material is least toxic ?
(1) Ectodermal (2) Mesodermal (1) Ammonia
(3) Endodermal (4) None (2) Urea
(3) Uric acid
Q.5 Ornithine cycle is related to [CPMT 91]
(4) All are equally toxic
(1) Respiration (2) Excretion
(3) Digestion (4) Nutrition Q.14 Excretion is
[CPMT 80]
Q.6 Excretion in the from of uric acid and
(1) Removal of substances not required by
urates in birds is helpful in
substances present in excess
(1) Conserving body heat
(2) Removal of useless substances and
(2) Eliminating excess water
substances present in excess
(3) Conserving body water
(3) Formation of substances having some
(4) Eliminating body water
role in body
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(4) All of the above (3) Urea (4) Both 1 and 3
Q.15 Ammonia is the main nitrogenous excretory Q.22 Main functions of kidney is
material in [DPMT 85] [AFMC 94]
(1) Amphibians (2) Aves (1) Passive absorption
(3 Tadpoles (4) Reptiles (2) Ultrafiltration

Q.16 Ammonia is excretory material in (3) Selective reabsorption

[DPMT 82] (4) Both 2 and 3
(1) Cartilaginous fishes
Q.23 Uric acid is nitrogenous waste is
(2) Fresh water fishes
[CBSE 94]
(3) Whale
(1) Mammals and mollusca
(4) Camel
(2) Birds and lizards
Q.17 Animals which excrete large amount of (3) Frog and cartilaginous fishes
ammonia are [CPMT 87]
(4) Insects and bony fishes
(1) Terrestrial (2) Amphibians
(3) Egg laying (4) Aquatic Q.24 Ammonia is converted into urea in
[RPMT 95, Manipal 95]
Q.18 Ureotelic animals are those in which the
(1) Heart (2) Spleen
main nitrogenous waste product is
(3) Liver (4) Brain
[CPMT 88]
(1) Amino acids (2) Urea Q.25 (a) The conversion of a protein waste, the
(3) Uric acid (4) Ammonia
ammonia into urea, occurs in
Q.19 Which one is uricotelic ? (b) Urea is synthesised in [CPMT 1998]
[AMU 89] (1) Kidneys (2) Lungs
(1) Frog and toads (3) Intestine (4) Liver
(2) Lizards and birds
(3) Cattle, monkey and man Q.26 Correct order of excretory organs in Cockroach,
(4) Mollusas and teloest fishes Earthworm and Rabbit respectively -

Q.20 What will happen if one kidney is removed [RPMT 2001]

from the body of a human being ? (1) Skin, malpighian tubules, kidney
[MP PMT 98]
(2) Malpighian tubules, nephridia, kidney
(1) Death due to poisoning
(3) Nephridia, malpighian tubules, kidney
(2) Ureamia and death
(4) Nephridia, kidney, green gland
(3) Stoppage of urination
(4) Nothing, the person will survive and
Q.27 A terrestrial animal must be able to :
remain normal kidney will become [CBSE 2004]
hypertrophied

Q.21 In cockroach, the excretory product is (1) excrete large amounts of salts in urine
[BHU 92] (2) excrete large amounts of water in urine
(1) Ammonia (2) Uric acid (3) conserve water
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(4) actively pump salts cut through the skin (3) Both (4) None
Q.34 Which is false ?
Q.28 Uricotelism is found in [CBSE 2004] (1) Nephron-Excretion
(2) Alveoli-Respiration
(1) Frogs and toads (3) Kidney-osmoregulation
(2) Mammals and birds (4) Renin-Zymogen
(3) Fishes and fresh water protozoans
Q.35 Which of the following is not the part of
(4) Birds, reptiles and insects kidney ?
(1) Cortex (2) Medulla
Q.29 Match the columns and find out the correct
(3) Pelvis (4) All of the above
combination [Karnataka 2004]
Q.36 Inner wall of urinary bladder is composed
a Nephridia p Hydra of -
b Malpighian tubules q Leech (1) Unstriped muscles
c Protonephridia r Shark (2) Striped muscles
d Kidneys s Roundworm (3) Stratified epithelium
t Cockroach (4) Transitional epithelium
(1) a - t, b - q, c - s, d - r Q.37 Pyramids in kidney of man are
(2) a - q, b - s, c - t, d - p (1) 4 (2) 6
(3) a - q, b - t, c - s, d - r (3) 7 (4) 12
(2) a - s, b - q, c - t, d - t
Q.38 External sphincter of male urethra in human
being is found in -
HUMAN EXCRETORY SYSTEM
(1) Penile urethra
Q.30 A notch present on the medial side of (2) Membranous part
kidney is known as - (3) Prostatic part
(1) Ureter (2) Pelvis (4) External urethral orifice
(3) Hilus (4) Pyramid
Q.39 Renal papilla is the part of -
Q.31 Functional & structural unit of kidney is -
(1) Minor calyx (2) Pelvis
(1) Nephron
(3) Pyramid (4) Major calyx
(2) Seminiferous tubule
(3) Acini Q.40 In human minor calyx number is -
(4) None (1) Uncountable
(2) 8 to 147
Q.32 Nephron is also known as
(3) Equal to pyramid number
(1) Juxto glomerular tubule (4) Depends on major calyx number
(2) Seminiferous tubule
Q.41 In cortex area of kidney, all structure s are
(3) Uriniferous tubule
found except -
(4) All
(1) Bowman capsule
Q.33 Nephron is made up of (2) D.C.T.
(1) Malpighian body (2) Coiled tubule (3) Majority of collecting duct
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(4) Malpighian body (4) Renel portal vein
Q.42 Vasa rectae are tubular capillaries around Q.49 Which of the following is correct ?
(1) Posterior part of alimentary canal [CPMT 1984, 88]
(2) PCT (1) Afferent arteriole is narrower than the
(3) Loop of Henle efferent
(4) DCT (2) Efferent venule is narrower than vein
(3) Efferent arteriole is narrower than
Q.43 Diameter of the renal afferent vessel is
afferent arteriole
(1) Same as that of efferent
(4) None of these
(2) Smaller than that of efferent
(3) Larger than that of efferent
Q.50 In mammals the urinary baldder opens into
(4) There is no efferent vessel [DPMT 85]
Q.44 The afferent and efferent vessels are (1) Uterus (2) Urethra
(1) Arterial in nature (3) Vestibule (4) Ureter
(2) Venous in nature
(3) One is arterial and the other is venous Q.51 Malpighian body is constituted by
[MP PMT 1987]
(4) None of the above
(1) Glomerulus only
Q.45 Columns of Bertini in the kidneys of (2) Glomerulus and Bowman's capsule
mammals are formed as extensions of (3) Glomerulus and efferent vessel
[CPMT 1978] (4) Glomerulus Bowman's capsule and
(1) Cortex in medulla (2) Cortex in pelvis efferent vessel
(3) Medulla in pelvis (4) Pelvis in ureter
Q.52 Loops of Henle occurs in
Q.46 Malpighian body is found in [CPMT 89]
[CPMT 1981]
(1) Cortex (2) Medulla
(1) Kidneys of vertebrates and is involved
(3) Pelvis (4) Ureter
in the formation of urine
(2) Vertebrates and is involved in the
Q.53 Malpighian corpuscles occur in
filtration of blood
[CPMT 87]
(3) Vertebrates and not involved in the
(1) Medulla (2) Cortex
formation of urine
(3) Pelvis (4) Pyramid
(4) None of these
Q.54 Brush border is characteristic of
Q.47 In which part of the excretory system of
[CBSE 90]
mammals you can first use the term urine
(1) Neck of nephron
for fluid it contains ? [CPMT 1983]
(2) Collecting tube
(1) Bowman's capsule (2) Loop of Henele
(3) Proximal convoluted tubule
(3) Collecting tubule (4) Urinary tubule
(4) All the above
Q.48 The blood vessel taking blood into
Q.55 Part not belonging to uriniferous tubule is -
Bowman's capsule is [CBSE 94]
(1) Afferent arteriole (1) Glomerulus
(2) Efferent arteriole (2) Henle's loop
(3) Renal vein
(3) Distal convoluted tubule
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(4) Collecting duct (4) Removal of faeces
Q.56 Henle's loop is found in
[Bih. PMT 94] Q.63 One is found in blood not in Nephric filtrate
(1) Lungs (2) Heart (1) Urea (2) Glucose
(3) Kidney (4) Liver (3) Amino acids (4) Globulin

Q.57 Uriniferous tubules occurs in Q.64 One of the following is impermeable to

[MP PMT 94] H2O normally
(1) Stomach (2) Testes (1) PCT (2) DCT
(3) Ovary (4) Kidney (3) Descending limb (4) All

Q.58 The two kidneys lie in man Q.65 The yellow colour of urine of vertebrates is
[MP PMT 95] due to
(1) At the level of ovaries (1) Cholestrol (2) Urochrome
(2) At the same level (3) Urinoe (4) None
(3) Left kidney at a higher level than the
Q.66 Characteristic smell of urine is due to
right one
(1) Urea (2) Uric acid
(4) Right kidney at a higher level than the
(3) Urinod substance (4) None
left one
Q.67 Which of the following is completely
Q.59 The cells named podocytes occur in absorbed in P.C.T. ?
[AIIMS 1998] (1) Water (2) Salt
(1) Inner wall of Bowman's capsule (3) Na+ (4) Glucose
(2) Outer wall of Bowman's capsule
(3) Large intestine Q.68 G.F. at the base of Henle's loop is
(4) neck region of nephrons (1) Isotonic (2) Hypotonic
(3) Hypertonic (4) Insoluble

Q.60 malpighian corpuscles are present in - Q.69 Which is absent in Glomerular filtrate ?
[DPMT 85] (1) Blood corpuscles (2) Fats
(1) Cortex (2) Medulla (3) Proteins (4) All
(3) Germinal cells (4) None of these
Q.70 Which regulates reabsorption of salts from
PHYSIOLOGY OF EXECRETION Glomerular filtrate ?
(1) Oxytocin
Q.61 The hormone that promotes reabsorption of (2) Vasopressin
water from glomerular filtrate is (3) Glucocorticoides
(1) Oxytocin (2) Vasopressin (4) Mineralo corticoides
(3) Relaxin (4) Calcitonin
Q.71 If the afferent arteriole diameter is less than
Q.62 Micturition is efferent arteriole than what happen ?
(1) Removal of urea from blood (1) No effect
(2) Removal of uric acid (2) Ultrafiltration reaction is slow
(3) Passing out urine (3) Ultrafiltration is not possible

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(4) Ultrafiltration will stop & tubular (2) Potassium
secretion is start. (3) First is white where as later is yellow
Q.72 Which part of nephron is effectd by (4) First is yellow whereas later is white
aldosterone ? Q.78 The urine under normal conditions does not
(1) P.C.T contains glucose because
(2) Late part of C.T. [MP PMT 1986]

(3) D.C.T. (1) The normal blood sugar is fructose

(4) Duct of bellini (2) Glucose of blood is not filtered in the
glomerulus
Q.73 The filtrate from the glomerulus contains (3) Glucose in glomerular filtrate is
[CPMT 75]
reabsorbed in the uriniferous tubules
(1) Urea and uric acid
(4) Glucose in glomerular filtrate is
(2) Urea, uric acid and ammonia
converted into glycogen
(3) Urea, uric acid, ammonia and water
(4) Urea, uric acid, glucose and water Q.79 The reabsorption of glucose from the
glomerular filtrate is due to
Q.74 Liquid which collects in the cavity of [CPMT 1987]
Bowman's capsule is (1) High osmotic pressure of filtrate
[CPMT 78] (2) Passive diffusion
(1) Concentrated urine (3) Active transport across the wall of
(2) Plasma minus blood proteins proximal convoluted part
(3) Glycogen and water (4) Filtration pressure exerted on the the
(4) Sulphates and water fluids in the loop of Henle.

Q.75 The filtrate from glomerulus contains Q.80 Blood fraction remaining unchanged after
[CPMT 80]
circulation through kidney is
(1) Blood without cells and proteins
[MP PMT 88]
(2) Plasma without sugar (1) Urea and uric acid
(3) Blood with proteins but without cells (2) Urea and Proteins
(4) Blood without urea (3)Urea and glucose
Q.76 Which blood vessel contains the least (4) Glucose and proteins
amount of urea ?
Q.81 Reabsorption of useful substances from
[CPMT 84]
glomerular filtrate occurs in
(1) Hepatic vein
[CBSE 89]
(2) Renal vein
(1) Collecting tube
(3) Hepatic portal vein
(2) Loop of Henle
(4) Renal artery
(3) proximal convoluted tubule
Q.77 Difference between glomerular filtrate and (4) Distal convoluted tubule
plasma is of
[DPMT 85] Q.82 Effective filtration pressure in the
(1) Proteins glomerulus in kidney of man is about
[CPMT 90]
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(1) + 75 mm Hg (2) +10 mm Hg (3) Formation of urine glomerular filtrate
(3) +25 mm Hg (4) + 50 mm Hg (4) All of the above
Q.90 The mechanism of urine formation in
Q.83 ADH controls water permeability of nephron involves
[BHU 90] [CPMT 92]
(1) Collecting tube (distal part) (1) Ultrafiltration (2) Reproduction
(2) Proximal convoluted tubule (3) Diffusion (4) Osmosis
(3) Distal convoluted tubule (distal part)
(4) All the above Q.91 Glomerular filtrate contains glucose in
comparison to plasma
Q.84 Volume of urine is regulated by [CPMT 92]
[CPMT 1990] (1) More (2) Same
(1) Aldosterone (3) Less (4) Nill
(2) Aldosterone and ADH Q.92 Glucose is taken back from glomerular
(3) Aldosterone, ADH and testosterone filtrate through
(4) ADH [CBSE 93]
(1) Active transport (2) Passive transport
Q.85 What is true about distal convoluted tubule ? (3) Osmosis (4) Diffusion
[MP PMT 91]
Q.93 Reabsorption of chloride ions from
(1) Na+ reabsorption requires energy
glomerular filtrate in kidney tubule occurs by -
(2) K+ reabsorption does not require energy
[BHU 94]
(3) Ammonia is excreted (1) Active transport
(4) Water reabsorption requires energy (2) Diffusion
(3) Osmosis
Q.86 Under normal conditions which one is
(4) Brownian movement
completely reabsorbed in the renal tubule ?
[CPMT 91] Q.94 In micturition,
(1) Urea (2) Uric acid [DPMT 1999]
(3) Salts (4) Glucose (1) Ureters contract
(2) Urethra contracts
Q.87 The reabsorption of water in the kidney is (3) Urethra relaxes
under the control of a hormone (4) Ureters relax
[CPMT 1991]
(1) STH (2) ACTH Q.95 Function of loop of Henle is
(3) LH (4) ADH [AFMC 1999]
(1) Conservation of water
Q.88 Total filtrate formed in 24 hours in human (2) Formation of urine
kidney is (3) Filtration of blood
[BHU 92] (4) Passage of urine
(1) 1.8 litres (2) 8.0 litres
(3) 18 litres (4) 180 litres Q.96 Concentration of urine depends upon which
organ ?
Q.89 In kidney glomerulus is involved in [CBSE 2000]
[CPMT 92] (1) Bowman's capsule
(1) Reabsorption of salts (2) Length of Henle's loop
(2) Collection of urien (3) P.C.T.

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(4) Network of capillaries arising from (1) Calcium (2) Potassium
glomerulus (3) Bicarbonate (4) Water

Q.97 The movement of lons against the Q.103 Hippuric acid, creatinines and ketones are
concentration gradient will be - added to urine through
[CBSE 2000] [Pb. PMT 2002]
(1) Active transport (2) Osmosis (1) Reabsorption
(3) Diffusion (4) All (2) Glomerular filtration
(3) Tubular secretion
Q.98 Which one does not filter out from blood to (4) Both 2 and 3
Bowman's capsule in glomerular
ultrafiltration ? Q.104 Renin is released by
[RPMT 2001] [MP PMT 2002, orissa 2002]
(1) Amino acids (2) Polypeptide (1) Cortical nephron
(3) Glucose (4) Fatty acids (2) Collecting duct
(3) Juxtagomerular apparatus
Q.99 Blood filtered per minute in kidney is
[B.V. 2001]
(4) Pelvis
(1) 25 ml (2) 125 ml
Q.105 Part of nephron involved in active
(3) 300 ml (4) 500 ml
reabsorption of sodium is:
Q.100 Following are four statements. Find out the [JIPMER 2007]
correct combination. (1) PCT
(2) Ascending limb of Henle's loop
(1) Glucose has high threshold value.
(3) Bowman's capsule
(2) Urine is concentrated in Henle's loop.
(4) DCT
(3) Haemodialyser removes urea, uric acid,
glucose and proteins. Q.106 Reabsorption of water in nephrons occurs
(4) In glomerulus urea, uric acid, water through :
glucose and plasma proteins are filtered [AIEEE 2003]
out (1) Osmosis (2) Simple diffusion
[CET Chd. 2001] (3) Filtration (4) Active transport
(1) 1, 3, 4 (2) 2, 3, 4
Q.107 The net pressure gradient that causes the
(3) 1, 2 (4) 1, 3
fluid to filter out of the glomeruli into the
Q.101 In urinary system, aldosterone takes part in capsule is–
retention (reabsorption) of [CBSE 2005]
[AMU 2001] (1) 20 mm Hg (2) 50 mm Hg
(1) Ca 2+
(2) K+
(3) 75 mm Hg (4) 30 mm Hg
(3) Na+ (4) Water
COMPLETE EXCRETORY SYSTEM
Q.102 Which is finally reabsorbed in distal
convoluted tubule ? Q.108 The elimination of the insoluble CaPO 4
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(1) Kidney (2) Liver (4) Water is lost along with salts in the
(3) Large intestine (4) All form of sweat

Q.117 Nitrogenous waste products are eliminated

Q.109 Excretory material are formed in mainly as-
(1) Kidney (2) Rectum [CBSE 91]
(3) Liver (4) Every body cell
(1) Urea in tadpole & ammonia in adult
Q.110 Sulphates phosphates and carbonates of frog
calcium are excreted by (2) Ammonia in tadpole and urea in adult
(1) Kidney (2) Liver frog
(3) Spleen (4) Colon (3) Urea in both tadpole & adult frog
(4) Urea in tadpole and uric acid in adult
Q.111 Bowman's capsule is lined by
(1) Ciliated cuboidal epithelium frog
(2) Squamous epithelium
Q.118 If Kidneys fail to reabsorb water the effect
(3) Non ciliated cuboidal epithelium
on tissue would
(4) Non ciliated columnar epithelium
[CBSE 95]
Q.112 Podocyte are present in (1) Remain unaffected
(1) Afferent arteriole (2) Shrink and shrivel
(2) Efferent arteriole (3) Aborb water from blood plasma
(3) Peritubular network (4) Take more O2 from blood
(4) Bowman's cup
Q.119 Ornithine cycle operates in:
Q.113 Which one is not the function of kidney
[Karnataka 94]
(1) Osmoregulation (2) Salt retention
(1) Stomach (2) Pancreas
(3) Excretion (4) Synthesis of urea
(3) Liver (4) Oral cavity
Q.114 One is increased in blood of a person whose
kidney is not working properly Q.120 Which pair is correct?
[DPMT 80] [CBSE 2000]
(1) Urea (2) Ammonia (1) Sweat = temperature regulation
(3) Sodium chloride (4) None (2) Saliva = sense of food taste
(3) Sebum = sexual attraction
Q.115 Excertory product of mammals is
(4) Humerus = Hind leg
[CPMT 82]
(1) Salt (2) Glucose Q.121 If Henle's loop were absent from
(3) Urea (4) Ammonia
mammalian nephron , which of the
Q.116 Workers in deep mines usually suffer from following is to be expected
dehydration because [CBSE 2003]
[AFMC 2007] (1) There will be no urine formation
(1) Water is lost due to evaporation (2) There will be hardly any change in the
(2) Water is lost due to defeacation quality and quantity of urine formed
(3) Water is lost in the form of urines (3) The urine will be more concentrated

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(4) The urine will be more dilute (3) Crystallisation of oxalates
(4) Blockage of fat

Q.122 Which statement is false? Q.127 Diuresis is the condition in which

[CET Chd. 2002] [CPMT 90]
(1) Nephrons perform excretion through (1) The excretion of volume of urine
filtration, reabsorption and secretion increases
(2) The excretion of volume of urine
(2) Nephridia are accessory excretory decreases
organs in Prawn (3) The kidney fails to excrete urine
(3) Tapeworm have excretory flame cells (4) The water balance of the body is
(4) Nephrons begin with Bowman's capsule disturbed
having glomerulus
Q.128 Occurrence of excess urea in blood due to
DISORDERS OF EXCRETORY SYSTEM kidney failure is

Q.123 A condition of failure of kidney to from [CPMT 91]

urine is called- (1) Urochrome

[DPMT 84] (2) Uraemia

(1) Cratinine (2) Hematuria (3) Uricotelism

(4) Ureotelism
(3) Anuria (4) Ketonuria

Q.129 Uremia is a disease when there is an excess

Q.124 Presence of RBC in urine is called
of
[DPMT 84]
[CPMT 91]
(1) Anuria (2) Haematuria
(1) Cholesterol in the blood
(3) Glycosuria (4) Ketonuria
(2) Glucose in the blood
Q.125 Urine of a human being suffering from (3) Urea in the blood
diabetes inspidus is (4) None of the above
[CPMT 88]
Q.130 Haemodialysis is also called artificial
(1) Tasteless and thick
[Har. PMT 2002 Kerala 2002]
(2) Sweet and thick
(1) Liver (2) Lung
(3) Tasteless and watery
(3) Heart (4) Kidney
(4) Sweet and watery

Q.126 Kidney stone is produced due to Q.131  Which one of the following is not a part of
[CPMT 1988] a renal pyramid ? [AIPMT- 2011]
(1) Deposition of sand particles (1) Loops of Henle
(2) Precipitation of proteins (2) Peritubular capillaries
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(3) Convoluted tubules
(4) Collecting ducts Q.134  Which one of the following statements is
Q.132  Which one of the following correctly correct with respect to kidney function
explains the function of a specific part of a regulation ? [AIPMT- 2011]
human nephron ? [AIPMT- 2011] (1) During summer when body loses of lot
(1) Afferent arteriole : carries the blood of water by evaporation, the release of
away from the glomerulus towards ADH is suppressed
renal vein (2) When someone drinks lot of water,
(2) Podocytes : Create minute spaces (slit ADH release is suppressed
pores) for the filtration of blood into the (3) Exposure to cold temperature stimulates
Bowman's capsule ADH release
(3) Henle's loop : most reabsorption of the (4) An increase in glomerular blood flow
major substances from the glomerular stimulates formation of Angiotensin II.
filtrate
(4) Distal convoluted tubule : re-absorption
of K+ ions into the surrounding blood
capillaries

Q.133  Uricotelic mode of passing out nitrogenous

wastes is found in : [AIPMT- 2011]
(1) Insects and Amphibians
(2) Reptiles and Birds
(3) Birds and Annelids
(4) Amphibians and Reptiles

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QUESTION FROM LATEST EXAMS EXERCISE # 2

Q.1 Ureotelism is found in : (4) Ammonia and uric acid
[HP PMT 2005]
Q.8 Which animal excrete urea during
(1) Mammals (2) Aquatic insects
metabolim of amino acids :
(3) Tadpoles (4) Birds
[AFMC 2004]
Q.2 Which of the following organism do not
remove (excrete) nitrogen in the form of urea (1) Ureotelism (2) Uricotelism
(3) Ammonotelism (4) Aminotelism
[AMU 2005]
(1) Tadpole (2) Frog Q.9 Renin is secreted by :
(3) Toad (4)Elasmobranch fishes [MP PMT 1996, 2001, 2002, Orissa JEE
2004, Kerala 2005]
Q.3 Which of the following will increase in
(1) Cortex
blood if we remove liver from the body
(2) Medulla
[Haryana PMT 2005]
(3) Juxta glomerular cells
(1) Ammonia (2) Protein
(4) Podocytes
(3) Urea (4) Uric acid
Q.10 Kidneys are excretory organs in :
Q.4 Human being is :
[Wardha 2005] [Wardha 2005]
(1) Ureotelic (2) Uricotelic (1) All chordates
(3) Ammonotelic (4) 2 and 3 both (2) Only mammals
(3) Mammals, reptiles and amphibians
Q.5 Main nitrogenous waste matter in Hydra is
(4) Mammals reptiles and birs
[CPMT 2004]
Q.11 Functional unit of human kidney is :
(1) Only ammonia (2) Only urea
(3) Only uric acid (4) Both 1 and 3 [CPMT 2002, BHU, RPMT 1999, AFMC
2001, K and K 2005]
Q.6 Kidney stones are formed by deposition of
(1) Nephron (2) Pyramid
uric acid and :
(3) Nephridia (4) Loop of Henle
[Manipal 2005]
(1) Silicate (2) Minerals Q.12 Green glands help in excretion and are
(3) Calcium carbonate (4) Calcium oxalate found in :
[BHU 2005]
Q.7 Excretory matter in birds and reptiles is : (1) Spider (2) Moth
(3) Scorpion (4) Cray fish
[AFMC 2004]
(1) Urea Q.13 Loop of Henle is related with
(2) Urea and uric acid
[Orissa JEE2005]
(3) Uric acid
(1) Excretory system
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(2) Reproductive system Q.19 Glomerular hydrostatic pressure is present
(3) Nervous system in :
(4) Muscular system [CPMT 2005]
(1) Tubules of kidney
Q.14 Excretory organ of crab is: (2) Bowman's capsule
(3) Glomerulus of urinifeous tubule
[BCECE 2005]
(4) Malpighian tubule
(1) Flame cell (2) Nephridia
(3) Green gland (4) Malpighian tubule Q.20 A person who is on a long hunger strike
and is surviving only on water will have
Q.15 Which is a result of ADH deficiency :
[AIPMT 2007]
[BCECE 2005] (1) less urea in his urine
(1) Less urine (2) more sodium in his urine
(2) No urination (3) less amino acids in his urine
(3) Increase urine output (4) more glucose in his blood
(4) Increased water in urine
Q.21 RAAS secrete which of the following
Q.16 Renal corpuscles can be divided into hormone
[DPMT 2007]
[Orissa JEE 2006]
(1) Mineralocorticoids
(1) Bowman's capsule and glomerulus
(2) Glucocorticoids
(2) Arteriole and glomerulus
(3) Both 1 and 2
(3) Arteriole and Bowman's capsule
(4) None of these
(4) Afferent and efferent arteriole
Q.22 Which of the following is both
Q.17 Blood leaving liver and moving to heart
osmoregulatro as well as nitrogenous
will have more concentration of
product
[CPMT 2005] [DPMT 2007]
(1) Bile (2) Urea (1) NH3 (2) Urea
(3) Glycogen (4) Amino acid (3) Uric acid (4) All of these

Q.23 Nitrogenous waste products are eliminated

Q.18 Glomerular filtrate contains
mainly as
[CPMT 2005] [Karnataka CET 2007]
(1) Blood without blood cells and proteins (1) Urea in tadpole and uric in adult frog
(2) Plasma without sugar (2) Urea in adult frog and ammonia in tadpole
(3) Blood with proteins but without cells
(3) Urea in tadpole as well as in adult frog
(4) Blood without urea
(4) Urea in tadpole and ammonia in adult frog

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Q.24 Which of the following is responsible for (5) Glomerulus
excretion of dilute urine
Q.29 Haematuria is- [DPMT 2007]
(1) RBC in urine (2) WBC in the urine
[Gujarat CET 2007] (3) Both 1 and 2 (4) None of these
(1) More secretion of insulin
Q.30 Deficiency of vasopressin leads to–
(2) Less secretion of vasopression [Orissa JEE 2007]
(3) More secretion of aldosterone (1) Diabetes mellitus
(2) Diabetes insipidus
(4) Less secretion of glucagons (3) Goitre
Q.25 With respect to mode of excretion, which (4) Myxoedema
type of organism bony fishes are: Q.31 Basic unit of vertebrate kidney is-
[Orissa JEE 2007]
[Gujarat CET 2007] (1) Cell (2) Nephron
(1) Osmoconformers (2) Ammonotelic (3) Neuron (4) Ommatidium
(3) Uricotelic (4) Ureotelic
Q.32 Deamination occur in–
Q.26 Consider the following statements [UP CPMT 2007]
[Kerala PMT 2007] (1) Kidney (2) Liver
(a) Flame cells are excretory structures in (3) Nephron (4) Both 1 and 2
flatworms Q.33 Longest loop of Henle is found in
(b) Green glands are excretory organs in [UP CPMT 2007]
annelids (1) Kangaroo rat (2) Rhesus monkey
(c) Columns of Bertine are the conical (3) Opposum (4) All of these
projections of renal pelvis into renal
Q.34 Excretory product of spider is–
medulla between the renal pyramids
[UP CPMT 2007]
(1) A and B correct
(1) Guanine (2) Ammonia
(2) B and C incorrect
(3) Uric acid (4) None of these
(3) A and C correct
(4) A, B and C correct Q.35 ADH acts on the– [UP CPMT 2007]
(5) A, B and C incorrect (1) Collecting tubules of kidney
(2) Loop of Henle
Q.27 The excretory organs in cockroach is (3) Collecting ducts of testis
[Kerala PMT 2007] (4) None of the above
(1) Malpighian corpuscle
Q.36 In ornithine cycle which if the following
(2) Malpighian tubules
wastes are removed from the blood?
(3) Hepatic caecae metanephridia
(4) Metanephridia [JIPMER 2007]
(5) Green glands (1) Urea and urine (2) Ammonia and urea
(3) CO2 and ammonia (4) CO2 and urea
Q.28 The region of the nephron found in the
renal medulla is [Kerala PMT 2007] Q.37 The region of the naphron found in the
(1) Malpighian corpuscle renal medulla is–
(2) Proximal convoluted tusule [Kerala PMT 2007]
(3) Distal convoluted tubule (1) Malpighian corpuscle
(4) Henle's loop (2) Proximal convoluted tubule

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(3) Distal convoluted tubule Q.45 Total filtrate formed in 27 hous in human
(4) Henle's loop convoluted tuble kidney is
(5) Glomerulus [WB JEE 2007]
Q.38 A nephron doesnot have loop of Henle in (1) 1.8 litre (2) 8.0 litre
[Har. PMT 2007] (3) 18 litre (4) 180 litre
(1) Frog (2) Man Q.46 The yellow color of urine is due to–
(3) Rabbit (4) Dog [BV Pune 2007]
Q.39 Haemodialysis is associated with (1) Urea (2) Uric acid
[Har. PMT 2007] (3) Urochrome (4) Bilrubin
(1) Liver (2) Spleen
Q.47 Average pH of human urine is–
(3) Kidney (4) Stomach
[Har. PMT 2007]
Q.40 Which one of these is not a part of (1) 6.0 (2) 9.0
uriniferous tubule? (3) 3.0 (4) 7.0
[MH CET 2007] Q.48 Majority of fresh water bony fishes are
(1) Loop of Henle [BV Pune 2007]
(2) Collecting duct (1) Aminotelic (2) Ammonotelic
(3) Bowman's capsule (3) Ureotelic (4) Uricotelic
(4) Distal convoluted tusule Q.49 Uricotelism is found in
Q.41 Loop of Henle is found in [Manipal 2007]
[BHU 2007] (1) Frog and toads
(1) Lung (2) Liver (2) Mammals and birds
(3) Neuron (4) Nephron (3) Birds, reptiles and insects
(4) Fishes and fresh water protozoans
Q.42 Urea is produced from ammonia is the
Q.50 The main function of loop of Henle is–
[BHU 2007]
[BCECE 2007]
(1) Liver (2) Kidneys
(1) Passage of urine
(3) Urinary bladder (4) Blood
(2) Filtration of blood
(3) Formation of urine
Q.43 Which of the following sets of animals are
(4) conservation of water
uricotelic ?
[Wardha 2007] Q.51 Absorption of H2O in DCT is controlled
(1) Fish, snake, fowl and man by – [VMMC Safdarjung 2007]
(2) Fish, fro, lizard and fowl (1) LH (2) ADH
(3) Crow, snake, crocodile and lizard (3) ACTH (4) Oxytocin
(4) Camel, dog, monkey and man
Q.52 Uric acid is an excretory product of
Q.44 Effective filtration pressure (EFP) in the [BHU 2007]
glomerulus of kidney of man is about (a) Insects (b) Birds
(c) Terrestrial animals (d) Mammals
[Jkc MEE 2007] (1) a and b are correct
(1) 10 mm Hg (2) 50 mm Hg (2) b and d are correct
(3) 75 mm Hg (4) 80 mm Hg (3) a, c and d are correct
(4) a, b and c are correct

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Q.53 If Henle's loops were absent from
Q.54 First step in urine formation is –
mammalian nephron which of the following
[MH CET 2007]
is to be expected? [AMU 2007]
(1) Ultrafiltration
(1) The urins will be more dilute
(2) Tubular recretion
(2) These will be no urine formation
(3) Selective secretion
(3) The urine will be more concentrated
(4) Tubular realesarption
(4) There will be hardly any change in the
quality and quantity of urine formed

EXERCISE # 3
These questions consist of two statements each, printed as “ASSERTION” and “REASON”.
While answering these Questions you are required to choose any one of the following responses.
(1) If both Assertion and Reason are True and the Reason is a correct explanation of the
Assertion.
(2) If both Assertion and Reason are True but Reason is not correct explanation of the Assertion
(3) If Assertion is True but the Reason is False.
(4) If both Assertion and Reason are false.

Q.1 Assertion : Micturiton is completely involuntary

process in human.
Reason : It is completely controlled by medulla
oblongata.
Q.2 Assertion : Kidney is main Homeostatic Reason : Kidney help in the elimination of
organ . excess salt or minerals from body.

Reason : It is completely covered by

Q.3 Assertion : Kidney is a retroperitoneal organ.
peritoneum.

Q.4 Assertion : Kidney is a excretory organ as

well as osmoregulatory organ in human.
Reason : Kidney not only removes the
nitrogenous waste product from body but
also maintains the water and salt balance in
body.

Q.5 Assertion : Henle's loop play role in salt

balance in body.
Reason : Absorption of salts takes place in
Henle's loop.

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ANSWER-KEY

EXERCISE # 1
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EXERCISE # 2
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EXERCISE # 3
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