Test- Respritory And Excretory Flashcards

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

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  1. True or False: change if False

When the diaphragm contracts air pressure in the chest INCREASES.

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False, decreases

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  1. True or False: change if False

Oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged in capalaries surrounded by tiny sacs called bronchi

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True

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  1. True or False: change if False

In gas exchange, OXEGEN passes from the capalary to the alveoli

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False, carbon dioxide

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  1. True of false: change if False

The respiratory system removes oxygen and water from the body

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True

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

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  1. What does a kidney do?
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Eliminate s urea, execres water, and some materials

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  1. What is a waste substance that is not eliminated
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Carbon dioxide is not removed by the kidneys or other organs. It leaves through the lungs.
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  1. What are the functions of the ureters and the urethra?
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They both carry urine.

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  1. What is urea
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A waste material that comes from the breakdown of protiens.

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  1. What would happen if the laranx was damaged or infected
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A person would have trouble speaking

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  1. What is the function of the diaphragm
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It contracts and relaxes to change the size of the chest cavity for breathing.
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What happens in the alveoli

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Gas exchange takes place

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  1. What is the epiglottis
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It closes off the trachea when a person swallows

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