Water and Ion Balance (Kidneys) Quiz
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1. Which organ removes excess water, ions and urea from the blood?
- A. Liver
- B. Kidneys
- C. Pancreas
- D. Lungs
2. What are the two stages of urine production in the kidney?
- A. Digestion then absorption
- B. Filtration then selective reabsorption
- C. Deamination then excretion
- D. Osmosis then diffusion
3. What happens to amino acids that the body does not need?
- A. They are stored in muscle
- B. They are deaminated in the liver to form urea
- C. They are filtered directly into urine unchanged
- D. They are converted into glycogen
4. What triggers the release of ADH from the pituitary gland? (HT)
- A. Blood glucose being too high
- B. Blood being too concentrated (too little water)
- C. Body temperature rising
- D. Blood being too dilute
5. A patient's kidneys have failed completely. Which statement correctly compares their two main treatment options?
- A. Dialysis permanently cures kidney failure while transplant is temporary
- B. Dialysis must be repeated regularly and does not require surgery, while a transplant can restore normal function long-term but requires a donor and immunosuppressant drugs
- C. Both treatments require a donor organ
- D. Transplant is performed several times per week like dialysis