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for
UNIT 5
QUESTION 1
Study the diagram of a longitudinal section
through the human kidney and answer the
questions that follow.
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.6
1.7
Identify the parts labelled A to H.
Give the LETTER of the part in which
Malpighian bodies occur.
Identify the indentation in the middle
of the concave side of the kidney,
where the blood vessels enter and
leave the kidney.
Give the function(s) of the part labelled:
1.4.1 E
1.4.2 G
1.4.3 H
The kidney is surrounded by a layer of fat. What is the purpose of this?
Explain how the functioning of the kidney will be affected if part G is blocked
by a large kidney stone.
Name four functions of the kidney.
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