Excretory System

Question 1

The ________ filters the blood to remove toxic wastes resulting from cellular metabolism

Answer 1

Excretory system

Question 2

Materials that are useful to the body, such as _______,_______,_______ and ______ are returned to the blood

Answer 2

**glucose (blood sugar), protein, mineral salts and water

Question 3

Liquid waste that remains is stored in the ________ and passed as urine

Answer 3

urinary bladder

Question 4

If the _______ malfunction, wastes accumulate in the blood

Answer 4

kidneys

Question 5

Nitrogen containing wastes in the blood, such as _______ will neutralize the formaldehyde

Answer 5

urea and ammonia

Question 6

A body with kidney failure and\or edema will require more ________ to embalm successfully

Answer 6

formaldehyde

Question 7

A pair of highly vascular, bean shaped organs found in the abdominal cavity in the lower back region

Answer 7

Kidney

Question 8

Kidneys’ functional units are _______ which consist of a tiny ball of capillaries and associated tubules

Answer 8

nephrons

Question 9

Some of the fluid part of the blood passes through the capillary walls into ________

Answer 9

tubules

Question 11

The tubules reabsorb most of the water and whatever else the body needs and lets the remainder pass out as ______

Answer 11

urine

Question 12

Kidneys play a vital role in maintaining the ____________

Answer 12

mineral and acidity levels of the blood

Question 13

Tubular organs through **which urine passes from the kidney to the bladder

Answer 13

Ureter

Question 14

• This is a muscular sac that serves as a storage area for the urine
• It expands as it fills and the muscular wall contracts when it’s emptied

Answer 14

Urinary bladder

Question 15

Passage through which urine is discharged from the bladder to the outside of the body

Answer 15

Urethra