Excretory System Questions

What is the difference between the digestive system and the excretory system?

• The digestive system breaks down food and the excretory system absorbs the nutrients.

• The digestive system is all liquids and the excretory system is all solids.

• The digestive and excretory systems perform the same function.

• The digestive system breaks food down and the excretory system eliminates waste.

Which of the organs below is part of the excretory system?

• Bones

• Small Intestine

• Kidneys

• Ligaments

Which of the below is a function of the excretory system?

• The kidney connects to the urethra by the ureters.

• The esophagus pushes food down to the stomach

• Break down food into smaller pieces so nutrients can be absorbed

• Eliminate various forms of waste.

Which of the following represents the flow of waste urine through the body?

• Filtered in the bladder, down urethra, collect in kidneys, release through ureter

• Filtered in kidneys, down ureters, collect in bladder, release through the urethra

• Filtered in brain, down the spinal cord, released through nerves

• Chewed in mouth, down esophagus, mixed in stomach, through intestines, out the anus.

1. What structure in the skeletal system connects bone to bone?

What structure in the skeletal system is located at the end of a bone and provides cushion and support?

1. There is only one organ in the body that is made of cardiac muscle. What is it?

There is only one type of muscle that we can control. What is it?

• cardiac

• smooth

• skeletal