Facts Excre.
What is the main function of the excretory system?
to remove waste out of your body.
What is the most important thing that the respiratory system exchanges?
Gases. (Co2 and 02)
What is the bladder?
an elastic, muscular organ that holds urine until it leaves the body.
what is the muscle underneath the lungs that helps us breath in and out?
The diaphram
What disease causes cell mutation in the lungs?
Lung Cancer
How many times a day is liquid waste filtered from your blood?
400 times.
What is the main function of the respiratory system?
To pump oxygen into the body/ blood stream and push Co2 out.
What are the kidneys shaped like?
2 kidney beans
what is the name of the tubes that hold the vocal cords?
The larynx.
What can asthma cause?
Shortness of breath or Difficulty Breathing.
What does the skin and sweat glands excrete?
Excess Salt, Water and Minerals
what year was oxygen identified?
1700.
What is a nephron.
Small filtering units in the kidney that filter out waste in blood.
where is the flap of tissue that keeps food and water from going into your lungs?
the Pharnyx
What is the name of the disease that causes shortness of breath during physical activity?
Bronchitis.
What organ excretes urine.
The Urethra and Bladder
why does the respiratory system need to remove carbon dioxide?
if the Co2 builds up then it could be toxic.
what is the tube that connects from the kidney down to the urethra.
the ureter
Describe the avioli?
little clusters of air sacs that hold oxygen for the blood to pick up
What is popcorn lung.
damages lungs and can cause serious cough and dangerous shortness of breath.
How does the large intestine perform excretion?
It creates feces out of undigestible food.
define respiration?
the action of breathing or taking on a breath.
Define the excretory system
A body system that eliminates waste from the body.
What is the trachea?
a long tube for air that connects the larynx to the bronchi
What is the genetic disorder that damages cells that produce mucus.
Cystic Fibrosis