Welcome to your Human Excretory System (STUDY BY TOPICS JUNIOR CLASS) NAME EMAIL PHONE NUMBER 1. Where blood is filtered? Urine Bladder Urethra Nephron 2. What is the function of the excretory system? Protect the organs Grows hair Maintain homeostasis Helps you move 3. What organ does a Kidney infection make swell? Lungs Heart Kidney Bladder 4. _____ is a cluster of capillaries in the kidneys. Ureters Glomerulus Liver Nephrons 5. What is the function of the skin in this system? Peal Grow hair Sweat Protect the body 6. The regions of the kidney include ureter true false 7. The regions of the kidney include cortex false true 8. The excretory system consists of skin false true 9. The excretory system consists of kidney false true 10. Which of the following is a function of the kidney? Regulates the body's electrolyte concentration. Regulates the pH of the body. All of the above. Regulates blood pressure. Filters waste from the blood. 11. The Bowman’s capsule consists of a network of blood vessels called veins glomeruli capillary arteries 12. What is the primary organ in the excretory system? Kidneys Liver Lungs Skin 13. The two major organs of the excretory system. Esophagus Ovaries Kidneys Ureters 14. What is the excretory system in charge of? Removing wastes and excess fluid from the body. All of the above Breaking down food so it can be used by the body. Giving the body support and strength. 15. The removal of wastes in the body is known as ____. Removal Subtract Secretion Excretion 16. A tube that carries urine from the bladder to the outside of the body is known as the Nephron Ureter Urethra Liver 17. During excretion carbon dioxide and water is removed by which organ? Skin Liver Kidneys Lungs 18. The bladder is lined with ______________ epithelium. Transitional Simple cuboidal Pseudostratified columnar Stratified squamous Simple columnar 19. _______ are muscular ducts that propel urine from the kidneys to the urinary bladder. Veins Ureters Cells Arteries 20. UTIs are more common in females True False 1 out of 20 Time is Up! Time's up