Tag: excretion to maintain homeostasis
Questions Related to excretion to maintain homeostasis
Which of the following waste can be removed by skin?
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(i) only
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(i), (ii), and (iii)
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(i), (iii)
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All of the above
Select the correct match
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Human- kidney, sebaceous glands, tear glands
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Earth worm- pharyngeal, integumentary, septal nephridia
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Cockroach- malphigian tubules, enteric caeca
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Frog- kidney, skin, buccal epithelium
The skin is the main excretory organ.
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True
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False
The statement "skin is the main excretory organ" is incorrect because in all chordates kidneys act as main excretory organ.
Wharton's duct is part of _________ gland.
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Parotid
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Submaxillary
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Sublingual
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Brunner's
The submaxillary duct is also known as the Wharton's duct opens into the floor of the mouth. They are the major ducts of the submaxillary (submandibular gland) and help in the transfer of saliva from the submaxillary gland to the opening under the tongue.
Primary function of sweat glands is
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Thermoregulation
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Excretion
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Osmoregulation
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None of the above
Sweat glands are coiled and tubular in structure. Coiled part of this gland is called as secretory unit. Around secretory unit, myoepithelial cells are present. When they contract sweat comes out from sweat gland. This secretion is called as sweat.
Which of the following organ do not serve a role in excreting metabolic wastes?
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Skin
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Large intestine
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Lungs
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Liver
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Kidney
The skin has sweat glands that excrete perspiration (salt, water, and nitrogenous wastes) through its pores.
Which one of the following does not play a role in excretion of metabolic wastes?
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Skin
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Large intestine
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Lungs
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Liver
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Kidney
Skin serves in excretion of waste material through the process of sweating. Large intestine serves to reabsorb water and essential minerals from the undigested food and to store it till it is excreted at the anus. Lungs serve in excretion via expiration. The liver serves in the formation of urea which is then excreted by kidneys. Kidneys are the organs of urine formation. This makes option B correct answer as large intestine only stores the undigested material; it does not excrete it directly.
Which of the following applications illustrates that evaporation leads to cooling?
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Perspiration in human body
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Transpiration in leaves
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Water in earthern post
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All of the above
Evaporation or the loss of water from the body due to heat is called as perspiration. The heat present in the surrounding causes water to be lost from the body in the form of sweat through the sweat glands on the skin. The water is deposited on the surface of the organism's body leading to a cooling effect. Thus the correct answer is option A.
Skin is said to play an important role in excretion due to presence of
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Sweat glands
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Sebaceous glands
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Hair follicles
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Hair cells
Sweat glands secrete a fluid called sweat that contains water and dissolved salts of Calcium, Sodium, Magnesium etc Thus, it helps in excreting water and salts to some extent by a process called sweating or perspiration.
The elimination of insoluble calcium phosphate takes place by
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Liver
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Kidney
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Large intestine
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Skin