EXCRETORY SYSTEM

Question 1

Excretion is the process of removing waste from the body.

Answer 1

excretion

Question 2

A kidney is an organ in the body that removes waste from the blood and helps control the amount of water and salt in the body.

Answer 2

kidney

Question 3

The bladder is a hollow organ that stores urine until it leaves the body.

Answer 3

bladder

Question 4

A is a thin tube that carries from the to the . Each person has , one from each kidney.

Answer 4

ureter

Question 5

The is the tube that carries from the when you go to the bathroom.

Answer 5

urethra

Question 6

a type of cell that receives and sends messages from the body to the brain and back to the body

Answer 6

neuron

Question 7

a change in an organism’s environment that causes the organism to react

Answer 7

stimulus

Question 8

how the body reacts to a stimulus

Answer 8

esponse

Question 9

• The part of the brain that controls basic involuntary actions like breathing and heartbeat.

Answer 9

medulla

Question 10

The part of the brain that helps with balance and coordination of movement.

Answer 10

cerebellum

Question 11

The largest part of the brain that controls thinking, memory, senses, and voluntary movements.

Answer 11

cerebrum