Worksheet
Lesson: Kidney
1.
Fill in the blanks with the correct answer.
a) Internally, the kidney is divided into three distinct regions: the ________________, the
_____________ and the ________________
b) The blood enters the glomerulus through the _______________ and leaves the glomerulus
through the _________________. The blood then travels through extensive capillary networks,
which finally converge into the ___________.
c) The _______________ and the _________________ are situated in the cortex, while the
__________________ is found in the medulla, and the __________________ is found in both
layers.
2.
Figure 1 shows the structure of a nephron. Identify the structures labelled A to I.
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A
:
_______________
B
:
_______________
C
:
_______________
D
:
_______________
E
:
_______________
F
:
_______________
G
:
_______________
H
:
_______________
I
:
_______________
Figure 2 shows part of the wall of the distal convoluted tubule.
a) Name the structures:
A: _____________________________________________________
B: ______________________________________________________
C: ______________________________________________________
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b) What is the importance of the structure labelled A?
c) What is the function of the structure labelled B?
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