Functions Of Stuff

Question 1

Renal artery

Answer 1

Supplies the kidney with fresh blood

Question 2

Kidney

Answer 2

Excretes urine

Question 3

Intergranal Lamella

Answer 3

Connects and separates grana

Question 4

Chlorophyll

Answer 4

Absorbs radiant energy

Question 5

Liver

Answer 5

In excretion: Manufactures bile pigments, ammonia and urea

in nutrition: manufacturers bile, deaminates amino acids, metabolizes glucose and breaks down alcohol, drugs and hormones

Question 6

Alimentary canal/ gut

Answer 6

Excretes bile pigments

Question 7

Lung

Answer 7

Excretes exhaled air

Question 8

Skin

Answer 8

Secretes sweat

Question 9

Ureter

Answer 9

Transports urine from each kidney to the bladder

Question 10

Bladder

Answer 10

Muscular bag that stores urine

Question 11

Urethra

Answer 11

Urine passes out of the body through it

Question 12

Sphincter muscles

Answer 12

contract to close the urethra and relax to allow urine to flow out of the body in urination

Question 13

Aorta

Answer 13

Provide oxygenated blood via renal arteries to the kidneys

Question 14

Renal veins

Answer 14

Carry deoxygenated blood from the kidneys to the inferior vena cava

Question 15

Renal papillae

Answer 15

Urine drains from it into the minor calyces and then major calyces, collecting in the pelvis

Question 16

Pelvis

Answer 16

Large cavity leading to the ureter. Temporary storage of urine

Question 17

Renal artery

Answer 17

Carries oxygenated blood into the kidney

Question 18

Afferent arteriole

Answer 18

Leads to the glomerulus and provides blood to it

Question 19

Efferent arterioles

Answer 19

Transport blood away from the glomerulus

Question 20

Mouth

Answer 20

Ingests food. Contains teeth for mechanical digestion

Question 21

Gall bladder

Answer 21

Stores bile until its release to the small intestine

Question 22

Pyloric sphincter

Answer 22

Band od muscle that regulates the exit of food from the stomach

Question 23

Small intestine

Answer 23

Final digestion of food. Most of the food is absorbed

Question 24

Salivary glands

Answer 24

Secrete saliva,which moistens food and contains amylase

Question 25

Oesophagus

Answer 25

Moves food to the stomach via peristalsis

Question 26

Stomach

Answer 26

Mixes food into liquid called chyme. Some chemical digestion takes place

Question 27

Pancreas

Answer 27

Secretes pancreatic juice containing enzymes. Also secretes insulin and glucagon

Question 28

Colon

Answer 28

Absorbs water and forms faeces

Question 29

Rectum

Answer 29

Stores faeces

Question 30

Anus

Answer 30

Releases faeces during egestion