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. © 2004 Ministry Of Education Malaysia. All Rights Reserved. 1 3. 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: ______________________________________________________ © 2004 Ministry Of Education Malaysia. All Rights Reserved. 2 b) What is the importance of the structure labelled A? c) What is the function of the structure labelled B? © 2004 Ministry Of Education Malaysia. All Rights Reserved. 3