Q4 of 56 Page 171

Write true or false for the following statements:

Kidneys are located in the thoracic cavity, one on either side of the backbone.

False

Kidneys are bean shaped organs located in the left and right of vertebrae column backside below stomach. Each kidney is made up of nephrons. Nephrons are the functional unit of kidney.


More from this chapter

All 56 →
2

Write true or false for the following statements:

Just as CO2 is removed from the blood in the lungs, nitrogenous wastes such as urea or uric acid are removed from blood in the liver.

 3

Write true or false for the following statements:

Urine is stored in the urinary bladder until the pressure of the expanded bladder leads to the urge to pass it out through the urethra.

 5

Write true or false for the following statements:

The walls of auricles are comparatively thicker than ventricles.

 6

Write true or false for the following statements:

The largest artery is aorta and vein is vena cava.