Body System Functions
Excretory System Facts
Parts of the Excretory System
Misc p.1
Misc p.2
100
This body system is responsible for delivering oxygen to the body & removing carbon dioxide from the body
What is the respiratory system?
100
This organ eliminates water, salt & urea through perspiration (sweat).
What is the skin?
100
This organ is an example of a:
What is a kidney?
100
Please Identify the following structure:
What are ureters?
100
This tube connects to the bladder and allows urine to leave the body
What is the urethra?
200
What is the function of the cardiovascular system?
What is to transport oxygen, nutrients, water to the cell?
200
This organ's main function is to filter blood
What are the kidneys?
200
In the image below what is the circled structure:
What is a glomerulus?
200
Identify the following structure:
What is the bladder?
200
This organ's main job is to detoxify the blood.
What is the liver?
300
Where in the body will you find metabolic waste?
What is in your blood?
300
This organ stores urine until the body is ready to eliminate it
What is the bladder?
300
In the image below what is the circled structure:
What is the Loop of Henle?
300
These tubes take filtrate throughout the nephron
What is the Loop of Henle & Collecting Duct?
300
This organ regulates body temperature by releasing excess heat & water as it diffuses through the blood
What is the skin?
400
What is the overall function or goal of all body systems (i.e. cardiovascular, respiratory, immune, digestive etc.).
What is to maintain homeostasis?
400
These narrow tubes allow urine to leave the kidneys
What is the ureter?
400
In the image below identify the circled structure:
What is a collecting duct?
400
Which organs help remove waste from the body?
What are the liver, kidneys, skin, lungs?
400
This disease is characterized by loss of filtering ability in the kidneys.
What is chronic kidney failure?
500
What is the function of the excretory system?
What is to maintain homeostasis by removing gaseous & liquid metabolic waste from the body?
500
The main components of urine are:
What is water, urea, & waste products?
500
The image below is an example of:
What is a nephron?
500
This ball of capillaries allows for the diffusion of substances from the blood into the nephron
What is the glomerulus?
500
This disease is characterized by permanent scarring & reduced blood flow to the liver
What is cirrhosis of the liver?