Test Resperatory And Exceratory System

Question 1

1. What term do scientists do use to describe the chemical process in which oxygen and glucose react to release energy inside body cells?

Answer 1

Respiration (79)

Question 2

8. What is the function of the urethra?

Answer 2

It delivers urine to the outside world. (78)

Question 3

20. The vocal chords stretch across the opening of the…

Answer 3

Larynx (79)

Question 4

23. Where in the respiratory system does gas exchange occur?

Answer 4

In the alveoli. (78)

Question 5

31. The respiratory system removes oxygen and water from the body.

Answer 5

False carbon dioxide. (78)

Question 6

34. After flowing through the nasal cavities, air enters the _______, or throat.

Answer 6

Pharynx. (78)

Question 7

35. The ______, or voice box, is located in the top part of the trachea.

Answer 7

Larynx (78)

Question 8

The process in which energy is released from glucose is called cellular ________.

Answer 8

Respiration. (77)

Question 9

38. The _________, or windpipe, leads from the pharynx to the lungs.

Answer 9

Trachea. (78)

Question 10

41. What is the function of the trachea?

Answer 10

The trachea provides a passageway for air to flow to the lungs. (78)

Question 11

42. What is the function of the epiglottis?

Answer 11

The epiglottis closes off the trachea when a person swallows. (78)

Question 12

44. What probably happens to a person if their larynx is damaged or infected?

Answer 12

If the larynx was damaged or infected the person would have trouble speaking. (77)

Question 13

47. Identify a waste substance that is NOT eliminated from the body by the kidney, ureter, urethra, and the urinary bladder.

Answer 13

Carbon dioxide is not removed by the kidneys or any other organ in the execratory system. It is removed through the lungs. (78)