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THE EXCRETORY SYSTEM

THE EXCRETORY SYSTEM

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THE EXCRETORY SYSTEM

By Aicelle Velasco

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What is the main function of the excretory system?
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to collect and remove wastes from the body
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to strengthen skeletal muscles
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to protect the nervous system
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to bring oxygen to body cells

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Multiple Choice

Which excretory organ eliminates water and some chemical wastes in perspiration?
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lungs
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skin
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liver
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kidneys

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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?
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respiration
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exhaling
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breathing
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inhaling

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Which artery is connected directly to the kidneys? (Highlighted in green).

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Renal Artery

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Femoral Artery

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Anterior Tibial Artery

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Aorta

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Multiple Choice

Triangular shaped structures located in the renal medulla are called

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Renal columns

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Renal pelvises

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Pyramids

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Nephrons

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Multiple Choice

job of filtering, reabsorbing, absorbing

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medulla

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cortex

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renal pelvis

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nephron

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What is the middle layer of the kidneys called?
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medulla
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pelvis
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cortex
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glomerulus

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job of filtering, reabsorbing, absorbing

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medulla

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cortex

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renal pelvis

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nephron

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What is the tissue region labelled B called?

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pelvis

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cortex

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medulla

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capsule

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What is the tissue region labelled C called?

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medulla

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cortex

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pelvis

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capsule

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Tiny filtering structures where urine is produced in the kidneys are called
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ureters.
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alveoli.
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nephrons.
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bronchi.

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Under normal conditions, which of the following substances is found in urine?
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blood cells
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protein
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glucose
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urea

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Multiple Choice

Which organ of the excretory system stores urine until the body is ready to eliminate it?
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ureters
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urethra
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urinary bladder
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urea

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The process of removal of the body’s wastes is called
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gas exchange.
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respiration.
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excretion.
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filtration.

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The part of the nephron where fluid is absorbed from the circulatory system is the:
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Ascending Loop of Henle
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Descending Loop of Henle
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Bowman's Capsule
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Malphigian Tubule

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The tube that carries urine from the kidney into the bladder is called the:
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Ureter
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Urethra
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Proximal Tubule
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Collecting Duct

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The part of the nephron that primarily reabsorbs water is:
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Ascending Loop of Henle 
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Descending Loop of Henle
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Bowman's Capsule
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Vasa Recta

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The part of the nephron that primarily reabsorbs Na+ ions is:
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Ascending Loop of Henle 
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Descending Loop of Henle
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Bowman's Capsule
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Vasa Recta

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Glucose reabsorption occurs in the
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Proximal Tubule
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Distal Tubule
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Loop of Henle
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Glomerulus

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Water and Salt re-absorption into the circulatory system is mostly done by:
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Proximal Tubule
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Distal Tubule
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Loop of Henle
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Glomerulus

THE EXCRETORY SYSTEM

By Aicelle Velasco

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