Test- Respiration And Excretory System Flashcards

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1

What’s the function of the urethra?

A

Delivers urine from bladder to the outside world

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Tiny filtering structures where urine is produced in the kidneys are called

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Nephrons

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

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Respiration

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What happens,to cause air to be exhales from the lungs?

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The diaphragm relaxes and moves upward

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During gas exchange, which substance moves from alveoli into the blood?

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Oxygen

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What word best describes the function of the nephrons?

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Filter

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What is the name of the small flap of tissue that seals off the trachea during swallowing

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Epiglottis

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T or F
When the diaphragm contracts, air pressure in the chest INCREASES

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false- decreases

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T or F
Oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged in capillaries that surround tiny sacs called BRONCHI

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Alveoli

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Urine passes out of the body trough a tube called the URETER

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false- urethra

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In gas exchange oxygen passes from the capillary into the AVOLUS

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false- carbon dioxide

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T or F
During the reabsorbing process in the nephron, GLUCOSE is normally left in the nephron to be excreted out.

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False- excess water

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31.
T or F
The respiratory system removes OXYGEN and water from the body

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False- carbon dioxide

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32.

The ureters carry the urine to the ___________ a muscular organ that stores urine

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Bladder

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33.

After flowing through the nasal cavities, air enters the ________, or throat

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Pharnex

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35.

The _____ or the windpipe lead from the pharynx to the lungs

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Trachea

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37.

The process in which energy is released from glucose is called cellular _________

A

Respiration

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38.

The ________, or voice box, is located in the top part of the trachea

A

Diaphragm

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41.

What is a waste substance that is NOT eliminated from the body by organs from the excretory system

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Urea

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42.

Where does the urethra release waste to?

A

Bladder

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21
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45.

What does the diaphragm do?

A

Contracts/relaxes to change the size of your chest

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