Managing Materials

Question 1

Nasal cavity

Answer 1

Warms, moistens, and filters air as it is inhaled

Question 2

Pharynx

Answer 2

Passageway for air, leads to trachea

Question 3

Larynx

Answer 3

Voice box, where vocal cords are held

Question 4

Trachea

Answer 4

Keeps windpipe open

- contains cilia filters air before reaching lungs

Question 5

Bronchi

Answer 5

2 branches at the end of trachea that lead into lungs

Question 6

Bronchioles

Answer 6

Unit of branches leading from bronchi to Lung tissue and ultimately to the air sacs

Question 7

Alveoli

Answer 7

Respiratory units in the lung where gas exchange occurs

Question 8

Diaphragm

Answer 8

A large dome shaped muscle located at the base of the lungs that helps with breathing

Question 9

Atrium

Answer 9

Each upper chamber, receives blood

Question 10

Ventricle

Answer 10

Each lower chamber, pumps blood out

Question 11

Arteries

Answer 11

Thick walls, takes blood AWAY from the heart

Question 12

Veins

Answer 12

Takes blood TO the heart

Question 13

Capillary

Answer 13

Where substances are exchanged between the blood and body cells

Question 14

Excretion

Answer 14

The process of removing waste

Question 15

Urea

Answer 15

A chemical that comes from the breakdown of proteins

Question 16

Urine

Answer 16

A watery fluid produced by the kidneys that contains urea and other wastes

Question 17

Kidney

Answer 17

Major organ of excretion. Removes urea and other wastes from the blood

Question 18

Ureter

Answer 18

Narrow tube that carries urine from one of the kidneys to the urinary bladder

Question 19

Urinary bladder

Answer 19

Sac like muscular organ that stores urine up until it is eliminated from the body

Question 20

Urethra

Answer 20

Small tube through which urine leaves the body