Cells to Body Systems Part 8 Flashcards
1
Q
What does the brain do?
A
- Sends signal through nerves that direct all of the body’s voluntary muscles
- Controls the body’s automatic functions
2
Q
- The second part of the nervous system
- Made up of sensory organs such as eyes, ears, and touch sensors of the skin
A
Peripheral nervous system
3
Q
- Detect changes in your surrounds
- Send signals along nerves to the central nervous system
A
Sensory receptors
4
Q
- Automatic responses to stimuli
- Often occur in response to pain
A
Reflexes
5
Q
- Waste product of certain cell functions
- Carried by blood plasma to the liver
A
Ammonia
6
Q
- Waste removal system
- Removes ammonia from the body
A
Excretory system
7
Q
- Is what ammonia is converted to in the liver
- Travels through the blood to the kidney
A
Urea
8
Q
- Main organ of the excretory system
- Where urea and other wastes are filtered, which becomes urine
A
Kidney
9
Q
Waste from kidney
A
Urine
10
Q
Tubes that urine flows through
A
Ureters
11
Q
Muscular organ that when full eliminates urine from the body
A
Bladder
