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Excretory System Study Questions Worksheet
Excretory System Study Questions Worksheet
Date: ___________________
1. What is the role of the human liver in regulating the composition of body fluids?
2. What is the function of bile? Where is it made? Where is it stored? Where does it enter
the digestive system?
3. How do the liver and kidneys work together within the excretory system?
9. During a routine physical, a urine test indicates the presence of protein in a patient’s urine.
Explain what this could indicate about a patient’s health.
10. Think about the structure of a kidney and suggest why high blood pressure could damage
the kidneys.