Worksheets8 Excretory System
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 13mins
If you exercise on a hot day, you are likely to lose a lot of sweat in water.
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The kidneys filter all the blood in the body many times each day and produce a total of about 1.5 pints of urine.
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False
The amount of water lost in urine is controlled by the kidneys.
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The kidney is the structural and functional unit of the nephron.
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Excretion is one of the major ways the body maintains homeostasis.
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The bladder stores urine.
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The kidneys are a pair of bean-shaped organs just below the waist.
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The skin is considered an excretory organ.
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A single kidney may have more than a million nephrons.
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Kidney stones are common. Many people have kidney stones and do not even know it!
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The main function of the urinary system is to filter waste products and excess water from the blood and excrete them from the body.
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False
Urine leaves the body through the urethra.
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Urine leaves the body through the process of excretion.
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False
The kidneys play very important roles in homeostasis.
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Kidney failure is treatable.
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Excretion involves which of the following?
The large intestine eliminates solid wastes that remain after the digestion of food.
The lungs break down excess amino acids and toxins in the blood.
The liver eliminates excess water and salts in sweat.
The skin exhales water vapor and carbon dioxide.
The main function of the urinary system is to
form urine.
remove excess water from the body.
filter waste products and excess water from the blood and excrete them from the body.
eliminate solid wastes that remain after the digestion of food.
The function of the kidney is to
eliminate excess water and salts.
filter blood and form urine.
excrete water vapor and carbon dioxide.
destroy excess amino acids and toxins in the blood.
In the nephron, when blood moves diffuses out of the capillaries, it enters the
renal artery of the nephron.
glomerulus of a nephron.
Bowman’s capsule.
renal tubule of the nephron.
Urine follows which of the following pathways?
collecting ducts of the kidneys, ureters, bladder, urethra.
collecting ducts of the kidneys, bladder, ureters, urethra.
bladder, collecting ducts of the kidneys, ureters, urethra.
collecting ducts of the kidneys, urethra, bladder, ureters.
The role of the kidneys in homeostasis includes which of the following?
The kidneys control the amount of water, ions, and other substances in the blood.
The kidneys secrete hormones that regulate other body processes.
The kidneys filter all the blood in the body many times each day.
all of these
Kidney “stones”
are infections of the urinary tract, especially the bladder.
are mineral crystals that form in urine inside the kidney.
can result in damage to the capillaries of nephrons.
are used when blood is filtered through a machine.
includes the kidneys, large intestine, liver, skin, and lungs
urinary system
excretory system
elimination system
excretion system
how urine leaves the body
excretion
urination
defecation
elimination
a muscular tube that carries urine out of the body
ureter
urethra
bladder
nephron
filters waste products and excess water from the blood and excretes them from the body
excretory system
urinary system
defecation system
elimination system
the liquid waste product of the body
urine
urea
uric acid
pee
when the kidneys lose much of their ability to filter blood
kidney failure
kidneyitis
kidney remission
kidney stones
the process of removing wastes and excess water from the body
excretion
defecation
urination
elimination
two muscular tubes that move urine by peristalsis to the bladder
ureters
urethras
glomerulans
nephrons
the structural and functional units of the kidneys
nephrons
Bowman's capsule
glomerulus
ureters
a hollow, sac-like organ that stores urine
bladder
ureter
urethra
glomerulus
a medical procedure in which blood is filtered through a machine
dialysis
dionysus
renal filtration
renal purification
The large intestine eliminates solid wastes that remain after the digestion of
chyme
bolus
food
The (??) eliminates excess water and salts in sweat.
lungs
skin
kidneys
lymph
The lungs exhale water vapor and
carbon dioxide
carbon monoxide
carbon trioxide
methane
The function of the (??) is to filter blood and form urine.
nephron
kidney
ureter
bladder
The (??) is a hollow, sac-like organ that stores urine.
nephron
kidney
bladder
ureter
(??) are the structural and functional units of the kidneys.
Nephrons
Ureters
Glomerulus
Bowman's capsules
The kidneys filter all the (??) in the body many times each day.
blood
lymph
fluids
urine
