excretory system

Question 1

another word for waste

Answer 1

metabolic

Question 2

function of the excretory system

Answer 2

removes waste from the blood

osmoregulation

Question 3

osmoregulation

Answer 3

regulation of the water content of the body

Question 4

metabolism

Answer 4

all the chemical reactions in the body

Question 5

which reaction produces waste that needs to be removed from the body

Answer 5

metabolic reactions

Question 6

urine consists of..

Answer 6

water
urea
uric acid
excess salts and water

Question 7

main processes of excretory system (DEAF)

Answer 7

diffusion
excretion
absorption
filtration

Question 8

health issues of excretory system

KBK

Answer 8

kidney failure
bladder infections
kidney stones

Question 9

2 kidneys filter..

Answer 9

around 170-200 liters of blood

Question 10

how much urine is produced through the kidneys

Answer 10

1.5-2 liters a day

Question 11

kidney

Answer 11

filters waste and produces urine

Question 12

ureter

Answer 12

conducts urine to bladder

Question 13

bladder

Answer 13

temporary stores urine

Question 14

urethra

Answer 14

conducts urine from bladder to outside of the body

Question 15

artery

Answer 15

carries blood from rest of the body to the kidneys

Question 16

vein

Answer 16

carries filtered blood back to rest of body

Question 17

excretion

Answer 17

removal of waste products from the body

Question 18

filtration

Answer 18

when useful substances (water and glucose) move across a membrane back into the blood

Question 19

diffusion

Answer 19

waste products still in the blood move out of the blood