Excretory/Nervous Systems

Excretory Overview

100

job of excretory system is to maintain...

homeostasis

200

Narrow tubes that carry urine from kidneys to bladder

ureters

300

Stores urine until it exits body

bladder

400

carries blood AWAY FROM HEART to KIDNEY

renal artery

500

Carries blood OUT OF KIDNEY Back TOWARDS heart

renal vein

Nephron

100

substance that gets filtered through nephron is called this

filtrate

200

This loop helps control the amount of water in urine

loop of Henle

300

This is one substance that will get reabsorbed into the blood stream during filtration

nutrients, glucose, water

400

This is what is removed from the bloodstream during filtration

urea

500

POP UP TRIVIA: What is the capital of NH?

Concord

Nervous System 1

100

Type of cell that makes up nervous tissue

neuron

200

Part of neuron that receives a nerve impulse

dendrite

300

Part of neuron that is covered with myelin sheath

axon

400

Type of neuron that relays info from sensory neuron to motor neuron

Interneuron

500

cells in the brain and spinal cord that allow us to move, speak, swallow and breathe by sending commands from the brain to the muscles that carry out these functions

motor neuron

CNS vs PNS

100

Brain and spinal cord

CNS

200

Nerves NOT part of brain or spinal cord

PNS

300

Reflex arc only involves this

PNS

400

Branch of PNS that regulates blood pressure, heart rate, etc (involuntary processes) 

autonomic

500

Branch of PNS that is associated with skeletal muscle movement

somatic

Senses

100

Taste buds sense this

taste

200

Part of eye that controls amount of light that enters eye

pupil

300

Help with color vision

cones

400

Sends info from ear to brain

auditory nerve

500

Blind spot is due to presence of ...

optic nerve