Excretory System
True or false: The excretory system filters the lymph
False
What are the three main steps of urine formation?
Filtration, reabsorption, and secretion
What are the three types of blood vessels?
Arteries, veins, and capillaries
How many chambers does the heart have?
Four
True of false: During atrial systole the atria contract
True
What are the 2 main parts of the excretory system?
Kidneys and urinary tract
Where does filtration occur?
In the glomerulus
Which of the three types of blood vessels have the thinnest walls?
Capillaries
Where does the blood go after the right atrium?
To the right ventricle
What is the urine made up of?
Waste substances mixed with water
Blood
What type of cell is involved in immunity?
White blood cells
What is the vein that returns the blood to the heart from the systemic circuit?
Venae Cavae
What are filled with blood during diastole?
The atria
Where does the urine pass before the bladder in the excretory system?
Ureters
At the end of secretion where is the urine released?
Into the collecting duct
What else does the blood consist of along with the three types of cells?
Plasma
What circuit does the left ventricle pump the blood out into?
The systemic circuit
What are the two loops of the circulatory system?
The pulmonary circuit and the systemic circuit
After urine is stored in the bladder it is eventually expelled through the ______.
Urethra
Where does the last of the three phases of urine formation occur?
The last part of the renal tubule
If you have a shortage of ______ you might bleed too much after getting a cut.
Aorta
Blood enters the atria from the pulmonary circuit through the _______.