Excretion in humans La The kidney is an excretory organ. Name two other excretory organs in humans and in each case state a substance that the organ excretes. b The table shows the amounts of some substances in the blood in the renal artery and in the renal vein of a healthy person. [4] substance | amount in blood in renal | amount in blood in renal artery (arbitrary units) vein (arbitrary units) oxygen 100.0 35.0 glucose 10.0 OT, sodium salts 32.0 29.0 urea 3.0 0.5 water 180.0 178.0 Suggest what happens in the kidney to bring about the differences in the composition of the blood shown in the table. [4] Sanned with Camscanner2 a Why do most waste products of metabolism have to be removed from the body? {1] b The diagram shows the human excretory system. Name the parts that fit each of the following descriptions. (i) The tube that carries urine from the kidneys. » fly (ii) The organ that stores urine. (1] (iii) The blood vessel that carries blood away from the kidneys. (1] c¢ Outline how the kidneys remove only waste materials from the blood. [3] d Excess amino acids cannot be stored in the body and have to be broken down.(i) Where are excess amino acids broken down? . {1] (ii) Which waste chemical is formed from the breakdown of excess amino acids? [1] Sanned with Camscanner3 a Define the term exrretion. b The figure below shows a section through a kidney. (i) Using label lines and the letters given, label the following on a copy of the figure: F_ where filtration occurs R_ the renal artery © U_ where urine passes to the bladder [3] (ii) Describe the process of filtration in the kidney. [3] (iii) Name the processes resulting in the reabsorption of 1 glucose 2 water. [3] Sanned with Camscanner