Question

One of the following functions does not belong to the kidney

A.- Excreting metabolic wastes and foreign substances such as drugs or toxins.
B.- Production of Intrinsic Factor.
C.- Regulating the total volume of water in the body and the total concentration of solutes in water.
D.- Producing erythropoietin and renin.
E.- Ensuring long term acid-basic balance.

Answer 1

The correct answer is option B. Production of Intrinsic Factor.

Explanation:

The kidney is a vital organ of the excretory system that plays many roles in the body. Exerting or filtering toxins, drugs, and metabolic wastes. Regulating fluid balance and concentration of the solutes in water, producing renin and erythropoietin and regulating pH which is an acid-base balance.

Intrinsic factor is produced by the parietal cell of the stomach which is essential to the absorption of the vitamin B12 in the small intestine.

Thus, the correct answer is option B. Production of Intrinsic Factor.