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33 Cards in this Set
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What is the excretory system responsible for |
The removal of waste products from the body |
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Name 5 organs and excretion |
Liver lungs kidney skin and rectum |
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What is the job of the liver |
makes urea when breaking down protein |
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What is the job of the lungs |
May get rid of carbon dioxide |
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What is the job of the kidneys |
To maintain the water balance and to eliminate waste materials from the blood |
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What is the job of the skin |
To get rid of water/ sweat |
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What is the job of the rectum |
Stores and eliminates undigested feces from the body |
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What is the waste product of the lung |
Carbon dioxide |
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What is the waste products of the skin |
Sweat |
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What is the waste product of the liver |
Urea |
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What is the waste product of the kidneys |
Urine |
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How much does a kidney weight |
5 ounces |
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Where are your kidneys located |
the upper right and left back part of the abdominal cavity |
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What holds urine |
The urinary bladder |
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What is the job of the urethra |
They carry urine from the bladder to the outside part of the body |
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What does urine contain |
Water, salt and urea |
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How many layers does the kidney consist of |
3 |
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Angel is of the kidney name the layers of the kidney |
The cortex and medulla and the pelvis |
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How many layers does the skin have |
3 |
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Name the layers of the skin layers |
Epidermis dermis and subcutaneous |
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what is health |
To be physically socially mentally emotionally and spiritually well |
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Name the four types of teeth |
Incisors canines premolars molars |
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How many incisors are there |
8 |
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How many canines are there |
4 |
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How many pre-molars are there |
8 |
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How many molars are there |
12 |
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how many sets of temporary teeth are there |
20 |
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How many sets of permanent teeth are there |
32 |
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What system breaks down food |
The digestive system |
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What is another name for blood cells |
Corpuscles |
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What is another name for white blood cells |
Leucocytes |
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which organ is found in most cells |
Cell membrane |
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What is the job of white blood cells |
They produce antibodies produce anti-toxins and gobble up germs |
