Excretory System

Question 0

What are the functions of the parts of the excretory system?

Answer 0

1) Digestive System: food and liquid in ➡️ water and undigested food out
2) Respiratory System: oxygen in ➡️ carbon dioxide and water out
3) Skin: removes wastes in sweat
4) Urinary System: water and salt in ➡️ excess water, metabolic wastes and salt out

Question 1

What is the function of the excretory system?

Answer 1

1) combining efforts of different body systems to remove waste from the body

Question 2

What are the functions of the urinary system?

Answer 2

1) filter the blood of wastes in the form of urine

2) control blood levels by removing excess water

Question 3

What are in the organs of the urinary system?

Answer 3

1) Kidney- filter blood that contains wastes collected from cells
2) Ureters- tubes leading from the kidney to the bladder
3) Bladder- elastic, muscular organ that holds urine until it leaves the body
4) Urethra- tube carrying urine from the bladder to the outside of the body

Question 4

How do other body systems relate to the excretory system?

Answer 4

1) Circulatory System- it filters the blood and turns it into waste in the form of urine