The Excrectory System Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
1
Q

Excretory system function

A

Removes toxins and waste products

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

What’s the excretory system made up of

A

Kidneys
Uterus
Bladder
Urethra

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Two main functions of excretory system

A

Ultrafiltration
Reabsorption

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Function of kidneys

A

Filter blood by separating it out into different substances. Removes waste products and produces urine

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

The main substance

A

Water
Salts
Urea

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

What’s urea

A

Non toxic substance that can be removed from the body

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

What’s ammonia

A

A toxic waste prouduct formed from the processing of amino acids. Should be removed from the body immediately

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Homeostasis

A

to maintain the established internal environment without being overcome by external stimuli that exist to disrupt the balance

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

What does the kidney do

A

Passes urine through the ureter which collects in the bladder

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Bladder

A

Storage and emptying the urine

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Aorta function

A

Carries blood away from the heart to the rest of your body

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Inferior vena cava

A

carries oxygen-depleted blood back to your heart from the lower part of your body

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Renal artery function

A

Carries large volume of blood from the heart to your kidneys

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Ureter

A

Transporting urine from the renal pelvis into the bladder

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Renal vein

A

Returns blood from the heart to the kidneys

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

What toxin does the excrectory system remove from the body

A

Uric acid
Carbon dioxide
Food waste
Sodium

17
Q

Give an example of an animal with involuntary control of their bladder

A

Dogs- when they loose control of their bladder