The Excretory System Flashcards
0
Q
What are the products of the kidneys?
A
Urea
Salts
Water
1
Q
What are the products of the lung?
A
Carbon dioxide
Water
Waste products of respiration
2
Q
What are the products of the skin?
A
Water
Salts (excreted in sweat)
3
Q
What is excretion?
A
The removal of waste from the body.
4
Q
What are some functions of the kidneys?
A
Blood is filtered and purified there
Urea and salts are removed and mixed with water to form urine
Purified blood goes back to heart
Control amount of water in body
5
Q
What is the function of the urethra?
A
Carries urine from body
6
Q
Ureter?
A
Carries urine form kidney to bladder
7
Q
Bladder?
A
Stores urine before release
8
Q
Renal artery?
A
Carries blood rich in waste to kidneys
9
Q
Renal vein?
A
Carries blood rich in wastes from kidneys.
