Describe the mechanism of urine formation in human excretory system. Draw a labelled diagram to illustrate your answer. (b) Where is urine carried through ureters? (c) What is urethra?
(a) Describe the mechanism of urine formation in human excretory system. Draw a labelled diagram to illustrate your answer.
(b) Where is urine carried through ureters?
(c) What is urethra?
(a) Urine formation: The dirty blood containing waste like urea enters the glomerulus which filters the blood. During filtration, the substance like glucose, amino acids, salts, water, urea etc. present in the blood pass into Bowman’s capsule and then enter the tubule of nephron. When the filtrate containing useful substances as well as the waste substances passes through the tubule, the useful substances like glucose, amino acids, most salts and water are reabsorbed into the blood through blood capillaries surrounding the tubule. Only the waste substances like urea, some unwanted salts and excess water remains behind in the tubule. This yellowish liquid is called urine.
(b) Urinary bladder.
(c) Urethra is a tube which passes out the urine from the body collected in the urinary bladder.
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