How many of the given statements are correct with respect to human urinary system?
(a) In humans, ammonia produced by metabolism is converted into urea in the kidneys and then excreted out by them.
(b) The outer layer of kidney is a tough capsule.
(c) Inside the kidney, there are two zones, an outer medulla and an inner cortex.
(d) The cortex extends in between the medullary pyramids as renal columns called columns of Bertini.
(e) In kidney, there is a broad funnel-shaped space called the renal pelvis with projections called calyces.
1. Five
2. Three
3. Four
4. Two
Subtopic:  Human Kidney: Functions | Human Kidney: Location & Cut Section | Disorders of Excretory System |
 61%
Level 2: 60%+
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Match Column-I with Column-II and select the correct option 
Column-I Column-II
a. Transport of urine  (i) Filtration slits 
b. Podocytes (ii) Ureter
c. Ultrafilteration (iii) Permeable to water
d. Descending limb of Henle's loop (iv)  Glomerulus 

1. a(i), b(ii), c(iii), d(iv)
2. a(iv), b(iii), c(ii), d(i)
3. a(i), b(iv), c(iii), d(ii)
4. a(ii), b(i), c(iv), d(iii)
Subtopic:  Human Kidney: Functions | Nephron Part 1 | Nephron Part 2 | Formation of Urine |
 94%
Level 1: 80%+
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Assertion (A): Kidneys play a very important role in maintaining constant composition of blood irrespective of the nature of the food/fluid intake.
Reason (R): Kidney is an osmoregulator.
1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
2. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
3. (A) is true but (R) is false.
4. Both (A) and (R) are false.
Subtopic:  Human Kidney: Functions | Human Kidney: Location & Cut Section |
Level 4: Below 35%
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