What is the bean shaped organ in the urinary system?
Kidney
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What part contains the vocal cords and allows you to make sounds?
Larynx
100
What happens to the body cells if wastes are not removed from the blood by the kidneys?
Poisons develop
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Your uncle donated a kidney to your cousin, who had lost both kidneys to disease. Is your uncle's health now in danger too?
Not necessarily because his kidney should function properly.
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What is the area filled with cilia, mucus and is the first place air enters?
Nasal cavity
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What is the muscular organ that holds urine?
Bladder
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What are the two tubes that branch from the trachea?
Bronchi
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What happens if WATER is not removed from the body through the kidneys?
Swelling of the ankles and feet occurs.
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If there is increased amounts of protein in the albumin in the urine, what could happen?
Kidney disease or heart failure
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What is the tube that has cartilage rings?
Trachea
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What is the tube that leads from the kidney to the bladder?
Ureter
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What is the muscle that moves air in and out ?
Diaphragm
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How much of your blood passes through your kidneys each day?
All of your blood passes through
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Why does your chest heave more after you finish jogging for 10 minutes?
Body uses more oxygen during exercise and the lungs give your body cells more oxygen.
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What is the flap that covers the larynx when you swallow?
Epiglottis
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What is the opening where urine is excreted out of the body?
Urethra
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What is the passage way for food and air?
Pharynx
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Besides your urinary system, what other main organs in your body help in excretion (List all 3)?
Skin, lungs , and large intestine
400
Explain the difference between respiration and breathing.
Breathing is the process in which air moves into and out of the lungs. Respiration is the process in which oxygen is used to release energy from glucose in the cells.
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What is tiny thin wall sacs surrounded by capillaries?
Alveoli
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What is the filtering unit of the urinary system?
Nephron
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What do the capillaries that surround the the alveoli do?
They provide an exchange of carbon dioxide and oxygen to the blood.
500
What is the area in the brain that monitors the amount of water in the blood.
hypothalamus
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Why must a person who needs dialysis stay in the hospital for a few hours several times a week?
All of the blood must be run through the dialysis machine several times to clean it, just like the kidneys do. It must be done often enough so no toxins build up in the blood.