5 - Excretion 100 2 (i) When proteins are digested they are broken down into amino ac Any unused amino acids are deaminated (broken down) to form new substances. One such substance is urea, (a) What does the body use these amino acids for? (b) Where in the body does deamination occur? (©) Copy the diagram and draw a box around part of the amino acid (in diagram) that is removed to form urea. if HO—— Cc —— C ——NHp H (d)_ What happens to the remaining portion of the amino acid a the urea group is removed? (©) Which organ is responsible for eliminating urea from the bo (ii) (@) Which structures filter the blood as it passes through the kidney? (b) Below is a diagram of the filtering unit in the kidney. Name structures A-D. (©) Which substances are filtered at structure A? (@) Which substances are re-absorbed by the blood vessels surrounding structure D? (e) After re-absorption at structure D, what is the name of the remaining mixture? ()_ Where does structure € lead to? (ii) When there is a high salt concentration in the blood the pituitary gland secretes a hormone that dictates to the kidne to re-absorb water. What is this hormone called? (iv) Explain how someone with malfunctioning kidneys can hay their blood filtered. Va