Excretion review

Excretion is defined as

• the removal of undigested matter

• frequent visits to the washroom

• sweating when exercising

• the removal of metabolic waste

Egestion is define as

• the removal of undigested matter

• frequent use of the washroom

• the removal of metabolic waste

• sweating when exercising

Which of the following is not a waste product of excretion

• Carbon Dioxide

• Oxygen

• Sweating

• Urea

Which of the following is not an organ involved in the excretory process

• The Skin

• The Kidney

• The Pancreas

• The Lungs

Another term for sweating; removal of water, salt and urea through the sweat glands in the skin.

• perspiration

• respiration

• reabsorption

• transport

The lungs, kidney and skin are all part of the

• nervous system

• nephron

• kidney

• excretory system

What is the outermost layer of the kidneys?

• glomerulus
• medulla
• pelvis
• cortex

What is the middle layer of the kidneys called?

• medulla
• pelvis
• cortex
• glomerulus

The medulla, cortex and pelvis are all part of the

• nervous system
• nephron
• kidney
• excretory system

The Bowman's capsule, glomerulus, and collecting tubule are all part of the 

• nervous system
• kidney
• nephron
• excretory system