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The Excretory System

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the Excretory System responsible for?
a)
Digesting food and turning it into energy.
b)
Protecting your internal organs.
c)
Collecting and getting rid of the waste in your body. 
d)
Helping with your breathing.
2.
What is the major organ in the Excretory System?
a)
Kidneys
b)
Lungs
c)
Heart
d)
Instestines
3.
Which one is correct about the Urinary System?
a)
The Urine passes from the intestine through the ureter into the urinary bladder, where it is stored.
b)
The Urine passes from the lungs through the ureter into the urinary bladder, where it is stored.
c)
The Urine passes from the kidneys through the ureter into the urinary bladder, where it is stored.
d)
The Urine passes from the spleen through the ureter into the urinary bladder, where it is stored.
4.
Where are the kidney's located?
a)
below the waist, toward the back
b)
below the waist, toward the front
c)
above the waist, toward the back
d)
above the waist, toward the front
5.
How many kidneys do you have?
a)
1
b)
3
c)
5
d)
2
6.
Where is urine stored?
a)
kidneys
b)
urinary bladder
c)
urethra
d)
ureters
7.
Urine flows out of the kidneys through narrow tubes called
a)
Gallbladder
b)
Ureter
c)
Nephrons
d)
Urethra
8.
Which excretory organ eliminates water and some chemical wastes in perspiration?
a)
lungs
b)
skin
c)
liver
d)
kidneys
9.
Which organ of the excretory system stores urine until the body is ready to eliminate it?
a)
ureters
b)
urethra
c)
urinary bladder
d)
urea
10.
Under normal conditions, which of the following substances is found in urine?
a)
blood cells
b)
protein
c)
glucose
d)
urea
11.
Tiny filtering structures where urine is produced in the kidneys are called
a)
ureters.
b)
alveoli.
c)
nephrons.
d)
bronchi.
12.
Organs of excretion that maintain homeostasis include the kidneys, lungs, skin, and
a)
bronchus.
b)
diaphragm.
c)
bladder.
d)
liver.
13.
The process of removal of the body’s wastes is called
a)
gas exchange.
b)
respiration.
c)
excretion.
d)
filtration.
14.
Kidneys create a liquid called:
a)
Urine
b)
Blood
c)
Feces
d)
Carbon Dioxide
15.
What is the opening where urine is released from the body?
a)
urethra
b)
ureters
c)
bladder
d)
kidneys
16.
What organ is 1 pointing to?
a)
Kidney
b)
Urethra
c)
Bladder
d)
Ureter
17.
The ____ is a sac-like muscular organ that stores urine until it is ready to be released from the body
a)
Stomach
b)
Bladder
c)
Urethra
d)
Gallbladder
18.
What organ is D pointing to?
a)
Ureters
b)
Bladder
c)
Urethra
d)
Kidney
19.
These organs are responsible for what?
a)
storing urine
b)
storing water
c)
filtering blood
d)
they don't have a particular job 
20.
Which organ system removes cellular wastes as the result of cellular respiration?
a)
nervous
b)
digestive
c)
excretory
d)
circulatory