FUNCTIONS
EXCRETORY SYSTEM
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
KEYTERMS
MISCELLANEOUS
100
I collect and remove waste from the body. Who am I?
The Excretory system
100
I am an excretory organ that eleminates water and other chemical wastes through perspiration. Who am I?
The Skin
100
Which two gases are exchanged in the respiratory system?
Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide
100
The dome-shaped muscle that plays an important role in breathing is called?
The Diaphragm
100
I produce a person's voice. Who am I?
Vocal Cords
200
I store urine until the body is ready to eliminate it. Who am I?
Urinary Bladder
200
Name two wastes that your body must eliminate.
Excess water and Urea
200
Where in the respiratory system does gas exchange occur?
Alveoli
200
Hairlike structures that line the nasal cavities and trachea are called?
Cilia
200
I am found in urine. Who am I?
urea
300
I am found in the kidneys and help filter wastes from the blood and produce urine. Who am I?
Nephrons
300
I help maintain homeostasis by removing carbon dioxide out of the body? Who am I?
Lungs
300
The part of the respiratory system that divides into smaller and smaller tubes that resembles the branches of trees.
Bronchi
300
I am a small flap that seals off the trachea during swallowing. Who am I?
Epiglottis
300
What might be a sign that a person may have diabetes?
Glucose is found in their urine
400
I help move urine out of the body. Who am I?
Urethra
400
What are the two stages of filitration?
1. Waste and needed materials are filtered out of blood 2. Needed materials are reabsorbed or return to blood.
400
When your rib cage moves up and out and the diaphram contracts. Are you inhaling or exhaling?
Inhaling
400
The process of removing waste is called?
Excretion
400
Your throat is also called your?
Pharynx
500
I provided the transporation system for both oxygen and glucose to travel for respiration to occur. Who am I?
The Circulatory System
500
I convert part of the hemoglobin molecule from old red blood cells into bile and am considered part of the excretory system. Who am I?
Liver
500
The alveoli are surrounded by a network of what?
Capillaries
500
A chemical process in which oxygen and glucose react to release energy for the body is called?
Respiration
500
Respiration is a process in which the energy is made for the body. Glucose and oxygen are needed. Where does the body get the glucose from?
The Digestive System
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