Test - Respiratory And Excretory System

Question 1

19. The role of the respiratory system is to bring what substance into the body?

Answer 1

Oxygen

WKST pg. 79

Question 2

26. When the diaphragm contracts, air pressure in the chest INCREASES.

Answer 2

False: decreases

Study guide pg. 76

Question 3

29. In gas exchange, OXYGEN passes from the capillary into the alveolus.

Answer 3

False: carbon dioxide

Study guide: 76

Question 4

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

Answer 4

False: excess water or urea

Pg. 78 CLF

Question 5

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

Answer 5

False: carbon dioxide

Pg. 79 WKST

Question 6

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

Answer 6

Pharynx

Pg. 78 CLF

Question 7

34. The movement of air into and out of the lungs is called __________ .

Answer 7

Breathing

Pg. 79 study guide

Question 8

35. The _________ or windpipe leads from the pharynx toward the lungs.

Answer 8

Trachea

Pg. 78

Question 9

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

Answer 9

Respiration

Pg. 76

Question 10

41. Identify a waste substance that is NOT eliminated from the body by the organs shown in the diagram. How is that substance removed from the body?

Answer 10

Carbon dioxide is not removed by the kidneys or other organs in the excretory system. It leaves the body through the lungs.
Answer Key A & study guide pg. 76