Respiratory Vocab
Takes in oxygen through the lungs and gets rid of carbon dioxide and water
Respiratory System
Gets rid of waste that the body no longer needs. Without it waste would pile up and the body would become sick.
Excretory System
Within the lungs oxygen gets picked up by the _______, which also gets rid of carbon dioxide in the process.
Blood
The body's way of maintaining the internal environment despite the changes that are happening outside of the body.
Homeostasis
If waste built up in the body we would get ______
Sick
Windpipe or tube that oxygen flows through from the nose and mouth
Trachea
Organ that filters out waste from the blood. They release urine and heat.
Kidneys
Oxygen first come in through the ________ and ________.
Nose and mouth
The lungs releases carbon dioxide, small amounts of water and _________
Heat
The liver produces _____
Urea
Tube that connects the trachea to each lung.
Bronchi
Skin
Urine travels through the _________ to get to the bladder.
Ureter
Waste is excreted from the skin when we ______, or sweat.
Perspire
Name a secondary organ of the excretory system
Liver
Tiny air sacs that are surrounded by capillaries
Alveoli
Sac that stores urine.
Bladder
Urine stored in the bladder is excreted out of the body from the ________
Urethra
The skin is responsible for excreting most of the body's heat. Along with the excess heat, it gets rid of water, salt, and small amounts of ________.
Urea
Lungs
Major organ of the respiratory System
Lungs
Considered a secondary organ of the Excretory System. It helps to eliminate waste but needs other organs to help excrete the waste. Produces urea from breaking down proteins. Also helps to breakdown waste into forms that can be excreted and recycles materials.
Liver
Urine is created in the ________ and stored in the bladder.
Kidneys
_________ is a mixture of urea, water and some salts. Some heat is also removed from the kidneys through this.
Urine
Name a primary organ of the excretory system
Kidneys