Excretory System Review

Reorder the following

• Kidneys filter the blood for waste and toxins

• urine leaves the bladder and exits the body through the urethra opening

• this organ stores the urine until its ready to leave the body

• wastes such urea and water are turned into urine and get sent through tubes called ureters to the bladder.

Match the following

a

b

c

d

Kidney

Urethra

Ureter

Bladder

What is the function of the excretory system?

• The excretory system helps in digestion and nutrient absorption.
• The excretory system is responsible for producing hormones and enzymes.
• The excretory system aids in the growth and repair of tissues.
• The function of the excretory system is to remove waste and regulate bodily fluids.

The respiratory system aids the excretion system when the (a)   help rid the body of carbon dioxide, water, and heat.

Select the excretory system.

The main job of the excretory system is to ​ (a)  

• remove waste
• help reproduction
• produce hormones

Label these parts of the excretory system

a

b

c

d

Kidney

Ureter

Bladder

Urethra

This picture shows organs from the ​ (a)  

• Excretory system

• Nervous system

• Reproductive system

• Circulatory system

• Muscular system

• Skeletal system

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-3

Match the waste and the organ responsible for removal.

• Skin

• Sweat

• Urinary bladder/ urethra

• Solid waste/feces

• Large Intestine/

  anus

• Carbon dioxide

• Lungs

• Liquid waste/urine

Under normal conditions, (a)   is found in urine.

• urea
• blood cells
• protein
• glucose