Test- Respiration And Excretory System Flashcards
1
What’s the function of the urethra?
Delivers urine from bladder to the outside world
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5
Tiny filtering structures where urine is produced in the kidneys are called
Nephrons
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9
What term do scientists use to discribe the chemical process in which oxygen and glucose react to release energy inside body cells
Respiration
14
What happens,to cause air to be exhales from the lungs?
The diaphragm relaxes and moves upward
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15
During gas exchange, which substance moves from alveoli into the blood?
Oxygen
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16
What word best describes the function of the nephrons?
Filter
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21.
What is the name of the small flap of tissue that seals off the trachea during swallowing
Epiglottis
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26
T or F
When the diaphragm contracts, air pressure in the chest INCREASES
false- decreases
27.
T or F
Oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged in capillaries that surround tiny sacs called BRONCHI
Alveoli
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28
T or F
Urine passes out of the body trough a tube called the URETER
false- urethra
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29
T or F
In gas exchange oxygen passes from the capillary into the AVOLUS
false- carbon dioxide
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30
T or F
During the reabsorbing process in the nephron, GLUCOSE is normally left in the nephron to be excreted out.
False- excess water
31.
T or F
The respiratory system removes OXYGEN and water from the body
False- carbon dioxide
32.
The ureters carry the urine to the ___________ a muscular organ that stores urine
Bladder
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33.
After flowing through the nasal cavities, air enters the ________, or throat
Pharnex
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