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WorksheetsHomeostasis n Urine System
Total questions: 70
Worksheet time: 37mins
What role does the skin have in the excretory system?
Removing dead skin cells
Removing old hair follicles
Removing liquid waste in sweat
Protecting against infection
What organ is responsible for filtering the blood?
Lungs
Bladder
Kidneys
Heart
What is the name of stretchy, muscular organ responsible for holding urine until you decide to use the bathroom?
Kidneys
Urethra
Ureter
Bladder
Which structure transports urine from the kidney to the bladder?
Ureter
Urethra
Bladder
Kidney
What is the name of the structure that leads from the bladder to the outside environment?
Ureter
Bladder
Urethra
Kidney
In each kidney there are millions of tiny filtering units responsible for cleaning the blood, what are they?
Alveoli
Villi
Nephrons
Cilia
The excretory system is responsible for moving toxic wastes, dissolved molecules, and excess heat. You would conclude that the excretory system contributes to
circulating molecules around the body
maintaining homeostasis in the body
producing glucose
gas exchange
Which excretory organ eliminates water and some chemical wastes in perspiration (sweating)?
lungs
skin
liver
kidneys
The excretory system works directly with the ___ system to allow blood to be filtered in the kidneys.
skeletal
digestive
circulatory
endocrine
Identify the structure labelled "A" in the diagram.
Kidney
Ureter
Bladder
Urethra
Identify the structure labelled "B" in the diagram.
Kidney
Ureter
Bladder
Urethra
Identify the structure labelled "C" in the diagram.
Kidney
Ureter
Bladder
Urethra
Identify the structure labelled "D" in the diagram.
Kidney
Ureter
Bladder
Urethra
All of these structures combined make up which system?
Integumentary System
Digestive System
Urinary System
Immune System
What role does the skin have in the excretory system?
Removing dead skin cells
Removing old hair follicles
Removing liquid waste in sweat
Protecting against infection
What organ is responsible for filtering the blood?
Lungs
Bladder
Kidneys
Heart
What is the name of stretchy, muscular organ responsible for holding urine until you decide to use the bathroom?
Kidneys
Urethra
Ureter
Bladder
Which structure transports urine from the kidney to the bladder?
Ureter
Urethra
Bladder
Kidney
What is the name of the structure that leads from the bladder to the outside environment?
Ureter
Bladder
Urethra
Kidney
In each kidney there are millions of tiny filtering units responsible for cleaning the blood, what are they?
Alveoli
Villi
Nephrons
Cilia
The excretory system is responsible for moving toxic wastes, dissolved molecules, and excess heat. You would conclude that the excretory system contributes to
circulating molecules around the body
maintaining homeostasis in the body
producing glucose
gas exchange
Which excretory organ eliminates water and some chemical wastes in perspiration (sweating)?
lungs
skin
liver
kidneys
The excretory system works directly with the ___ system to allow blood to be filtered in the kidneys.
skeletal
digestive
circulatory
endocrine
Identify the structure labelled "A" in the diagram.
Kidney
Ureter
Bladder
Urethra
Identify the structure labelled "B" in the diagram.
Kidney
Ureter
Bladder
Urethra
Identify the structure labelled "C" in the diagram.
Kidney
Ureter
Bladder
Urethra
Identify the structure labelled "D" in the diagram.
Kidney
Ureter
Bladder
Urethra
All of these structures combined make up which system?
Integumentary System
Digestive System
Urinary System
Immune System
Which of the following is not regulated by homeostasis?
body temperature
blood sugar
blood pH
body movements
which organ will balance the glucose level in the blood by releasing hormones like insulin or glucagon?
Stomach
Small intensine
large intestine
Pancreas
Excess of glucose will be stored in what form?
insulin
glycogen
glucagon
glucose
Which hormone is released when blood sugar gets too high?
glucose
glucagon
glycogen
insulin
Which hormone is released when blood sugar gets too low?
glucose
glucagon
glycogen
insulin
Glucagon causes muscles and the liver to release _____ back into the bloodstream
glucose
glucagon
glycogen
insulin
Which of the following correctly pairs the hormone and the response that it causes
Glucagon - makes body cells take in glucose
Insulin - makes body cells take in glucose
Pancreas - makes liver release stored glucagon
Liver - makes pancreas take in stored insulin
This graph shows an example of...
Blood sugar regulation
Homeostasis
Negative feedback
Positive feedback
According to this graph, what is the person doing during the event (blue region)
Eating
Exercising
Type 1 Diabetes
Type 2 Diaibetes
What is true about the person this graph is about?
They are eating and healthy
They are exercising and healthy
They are eating and unhealthy
They are exercising and unhealthy
What is the difference between type 1 and type 2 diabetes?
People with Type 1 make more insulin than people with Type 2
People with Type 1 don't make insulin and people with Type 2 don't make glucagon
People with Type 1 make ineffective glucagon, people with Type 2 make ineffective insulin
People with Type 1 don't make insulin, people with Type 2 make ineffective insulin
diabetes is a disease that affects your body's ability to produce or use ___.
energy
insulin
glucose
negative feedback
What is the function of insulin?
diagnose diabetes
turn glucose into energy
help glucose enter the cells of the body
Release glucose stored in the liver
Which of the following describes homeostasis?
keeps variables exactly at the set point
organism's ability to maintain steady(stable) internal conditions
acts to keep values outside of a desired range
operates through positive feedback
Negative feedback loops ...
are one way an organism can maintain homeostasis.
are rarely found in healthy individuals
respond by making deviations from normal even larger
cannot be counteracted with medicine
Which correctly identifies all steps involved in negative feedback?
initiation event, stimulus, positive feedback, response, effector, control center, receptor
termination event, stimulus, reply, effector, control center, and receptor
initiation event, response, stimulus, effector, command center
initiation event, stimulus, receptor, control center, effector and response
What part of the negative feedback loop is what happens inside of the organism, as the result of the effector?
Initiation event
Response
Receptor
Effector
This part of the negative feedback loop causes a change in the environment, a disruption to homeostasis.
initiation event
control center
effector
receptor
A change inside of the organism caused by the initiation event is the ...
response
effector
control center
stimulus
Which part of the feedback loop is a body part that makes a change to bring the system back to homeostasis?
Effector
control center
response
receptor
What detects that the system is outside of homeostasis and adjustments need to be made?
effector
response
control center
stimulus
The body part that senses the change inside the organism ...
receptor
control center
effector
response
Identify the initiation event.
Scenario: A person begins to exercise which causes their body temperature to increase. The temperature change is noticed and the person begins to sweat and their body temperature decreases.
temperature change is noticed
person begins to sweat
body temperature decreases
person begins to exercise
Identify the stimulus event.
Scenario: A person begins to exercise which causes their body temperature to increase. The temperature change is noticed and the person begins to sweat and their body temperature decreases.
body temperature increases
person begins to sweat
temperature change is noticed
person begins to exercise
Identify the stimulus that restores homeostasis.
Scenario: A person begins to exercise which causes their body temperature to increase. The temperature change is noticed (sensed) and the person begins to sweat and their body temperature decreases.
temperature changes is noticed
a person begins to exercise
body temperature increases
body temperature decreases
Which part of the feedback loop and body is responsible for sensing the temperature change?
Scenario: A person begins to exercise which causes their body temperature to increase. The temperature change is noticed (sensed) and the person begins to sweat and their body temperature decreases.
control center - sweat glands
receptor - sweat
control center - hypothalamus (part of the brain)
receptor - brain and skin receptors
Identify the response.
Scenario: A person begins to exercise which causes their body temperature to increase. The temperature change is noticed (sensed) and the person begins to sweat and their body temperature decreases.
the person begins to sweat
the person begins to exercise
change in temperature
body temperature increases
Which of the following is an example of a response to an internal stimulus?
you are tired
you are hot
you eat food
you are scared
