Respiratory Excretory Systems

Made up of organs that rid your body of wastes and control blood volume 

• Bronchi
• Urinary System
• Epiglottis
• Larynx 

Where your vocal cords are attached

• Urethra
• Alveoli
• Trachea
• Larynx 

Organs that filter blood to remove wastes collected from all cells 

• Ureters
• Kidneys 
• Urethra
• Epiglottis 

Cartilage rings prevent this tube from collapsing 

• Pharynx
• Larynx
• Epiglottis
• Trachea

Cluster of tiny thin walled sacs surrounded by capillaries 

• Alveoli
• Pharynx
• Bronchioles
• Ureters 

Two branches that carry air from the trachea to the lungs 

• Pharynx 
• Trachea 
• Bronchi
• Alveoli 

Flap that covers your larynx when you swallow 

• Valve
• Epiglottis 
• Trachea 
• Larynx 

Organ that holds urine until it leaves the body 

• Bladder
• Ureter
• Urethra

Carries urine from the bladder to the outside of your body 

• Urethra
• Ureters
• Bladder
• None of the above 

Tubes that lead from each kidney to the bladder are called ureters. 

• True
• False