Test- Respritory And Excretory Flashcards
- What function do the kidneys perform?
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- What term do scientists use to describe the chemical process in which oxygen and glucose react to release energy inside body cells
Respiration
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- True or False: change if False
When the diaphragm contracts air pressure in the chest INCREASES.
False, decreases
Pg. 76
- True or False: change if False
Oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged in capalaries surrounded by tiny sacs called bronchi
True
Pg. 78
- True or False: change if False
In gas exchange, OXEGEN passes from the capalary to the alveoli
False, carbon dioxide
Pg. 79
- True of false: change if False
The respiratory system removes oxygen and water from the body
True
Pg. 79
- The process in which energy is released from glucose is called cellular _________.
Respiration
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- What does a kidney do?
Eliminate s urea, execres water, and some materials
Pg. 80
- What is a waste substance that is not eliminated
Carbon dioxide is not removed by the kidneys or other organs. It leaves through the lungs.
Pg. 82
- What are the functions of the ureters and the urethra?
They both carry urine.
Pg. 80
- What is urea
A waste material that comes from the breakdown of protiens.
Pg. 80
- What would happen if the laranx was damaged or infected
A person would have trouble speaking
Pg. 78
- What is the function of the diaphragm
It contracts and relaxes to change the size of the chest cavity for breathing.
Pg. 78
What happens in the alveoli
Gas exchange takes place
Pg. 78
- What is the epiglottis
It closes off the trachea when a person swallows
Pg. 79