Body System

Question 1

Excretion

Answer 1

removal of wastes from the body

Question 2

Kidney

Answer 2

body organs that filter the blood, removing urea and other wastes

Question 3

Nephrons

Answer 3

the filtration and excretory units of the kidney

Question 4

Ureters

Answer 4

tubes from each kidney that carry urine to the bladder

Question 5

Bladder

Answer 5

Sac that store urine

Question 6

Urine

Answer 6

yellowish liquid, produced in the kidneys. It is mostly water and contains waste products from the blood such as urea, ammonia and uric acid.

Question 7

Urination

Answer 7

passing of urine from the bladder to the outside of the body

Question 8

Urethra

Answer 8

tube through which urine is emptied from the bladder to the outside of the body

Question 9

Glomerulus

Answer 9

a cluster of capillaries in the kidney that acts as a filter to remove wastes and excess water

Question 10

Bowman’s capsule

Answer 10

a cup-like structure at one end of a nephron within the kidney, surrounding the glomerulus. It serves as a filter to remove wastes and excess water.