Kidneys
Ureters, Urethra and bladder
Excretory System
Other Organs
Substances
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How many kidneys do you have in your body and where are they located?
2, and in your lower back
100
What are the Ureters?
A narrow tube that carries urine from the kidneys to the bladder.
100
What does excretion mean?
The process by which wastes are removed from the body.
100
What is another organ that can take part in excretion?
-Skin -Lungs -Bile -Large Intestine -Liver
100
What is urea?
A chemical that comes from the breakdown of proteins.
200
What are the kidneys connected to?
The ureters
200
What is the Urethra?
small tube through which urine flws from the body.
200
How many organs does the excretory system have?
4
200
What are 2 more organs that take part in excretion?
-Skin -Lungs -Bile -Large Intestine -Liver
200
What is urine?
a watery fluid produced by the kidneys that contains urea and other wastes.
300
What do the kidneys filter out, and what is that filter system called?
filters out blood, and the filtering system in the kidney are the nephrons
300
What is your urinary bladder?
a sack like muscular organ that stores urine until i is eliminated from the body.
300
What is the job of the excretory system?
making our bodys unneeded waste products into waste
300
What do all these organs help excrete?
Chemicals, fluids, and other products that our body doesnt/no longer needs
300
What are nephrons?
small filtering structure found in the kidneys that removes waste from blood and produces urine
400

What type of blood vessel does blood flow into the kidney called, and is the blood vessels name?

The renal artery

400
True or false: the ureters are between the bladder and the urethra?
False, the bladder is.
400
Where is the excretory system located? a) lower back b) upper chest c) middle of abdomen d) none of the above
a) lower back
400
What word that starts with an H do all of these organs help maintain?
Homeostasis
400
Where is bile found? a) liver b) bladder c) small intestine d) none of the above
c) small intestine
500
5 facts/jobs of the kidney
-filters blood -balances water throughout the body -has millions of filters called nephrons -nephrons filter blood -major organ of the excretory system -blood flows in through the renal cavity -the process in the kidneys takes about 45 min -good liquids go back to bood, bad liquids become urine
500
True or false: the ureters produce urine
False, yor kidneys do.
500
List the functions of all the organs in the excretory system
Kidneys-filter blood and makes urine Ureters-narrow tube that transports urine from the kidneys to the urinary bladder Urinary Bladder-stores urine until it is eliminated from the body
500
An organ that helps with excretion, and what it does to help(What do each of these organs do to get rid of waste products)
-Skin-sweating out unneeded salt, water, and other chemicals -liver-like a recycling bin, helps maintain homeostasis -Large Intestine-helping excrete solid waste and water. -Bile-secretes unneeded waste products in the small intestine. -Lungs-excreting the extra carbon dioxide and keeps a regular supply of water and oxygen.
500
True or false: urine is produced in the bladder
False, in the kidneys
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