Question No:1

Two kidneys of human beings lie

[A] at the level of ovaries
[B] at the same level
[C] left kidney at a higher level than the right one
[D] right kidney at a higher level than the left one



Question No:2

Which term is used both for a part of kidney and a part of skeleton in the mammals?

[A] Centrum
[B] Pelvis
[C] Cortex
[D] Medulla



Question No:3

Mammalian kidney serve to excrete

[A] excess water, urea and amino acids
[B] excess salts, urea and excess water
[C] excess salts, excess water and excess amino acids
[D] excess salts, urea and water



Question No:4

Part through which arteries and veins enter or leave the kidney is called

[A] major calyces
[B] minor calyces
[C] hilus
[D] renal pore



Question No:5

Cells named podocytes occur in the wall of

[A] neck region of nephrons
[B] glomerular capillaries
[C] outer wall of Bowman’s capsules
[D] inner wall of Bowman’s capsules



Question No:6

A malpighian corpuscle is

[A] another name for nephron
[B] an excretory structure of insects
[C] combined name for glomerulus and Bowman’s capsule
[D] none



Question No:7

Blood vessel leading to glomerulus is called

[A] renal artery
[B] renal vein
[C] efferent arteriole
[D] afferent arteriole



Question No:8

Blood vessel draining the glomerulus in a mammalian nephron is called

[A] afferent arteriole and is narrower than the vessel entering it
[B] efferent venule and is narrower than the vessel entering it
[C] efferent arteriole and is narrower than the vessel entering it
[D] renal artery and is wider than the vessel entering it



Question No:9

In mammalian kidneys, Bowman’s capsules or Malpighian corpuscles occur in

[A] Cortex
[B] Medulla
[C] Pelvis
[D] All



Question No:10

In a glomerulus

[A] afferent arteriole is thicker than efferent arteriole
[B] afferent capillaries are thicker than efferent capillaries
[C] afferent capillaries are thinner than efferent capillaries
[D] afferent arteriole is thinner than efferent arteriole



Question No:11

Which one of these is not a part of uriniferous tubule?

[A] Loop of Henle
[B] Collecting duct
[C] Bowman’s capsule
[D] Distal convoluted tubule



Question No:12

Bowman’s capsule is lined by

[A] Ciliated epithelium
[B] Squamous epithelium
[C] Cuboidal epithelium
[D] Cuboidal and columnar epithelium



Question No:13

Brush border is characteristic of

[A] Neck of nephron
[B] Collecting tube
[C] Proximal convoluted tubule
[D] All



Question No:14

Filtration of blood occurs in

[A] loop of Henle
[B] Bowman’s capsule
[C] lungs
[D] renal papillae



Question No:15

The glomerular filtrate, i.e. the liquid collected in the cavity of Bowman’s capsule, is

[A] blood minus proteins
[B] blood minus proteins and corpuscles
[C] water
[D] urine