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Resp & Excretory
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The ability for the body to control temperature and water balance? | homeostasis |
| The system that brings oxygen into the body and removes carbon dioxide. | respiratory |
| The air we exhale. | carbon dioxide |
| What does a group of tissues make? | organ |
| Tiny hairs that line the nasal passage. | cilia |
| Where air goes after it leaves the pharynx. | trachea |
| The flexible, cartilage tube that carries air to the lungs. | trachea |
| Tiny air sacs in the lungs that exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide. | alveoli |
| The dome shaped muscle under the lungs that controls inhaling and exhaling. | diaphragm |
| The flap of tissue that closes over the windpipe to prevent food from going to the lungs. | epiglottis |
| Tubes that lead from the trachea to the lungs. | bronchi |
| The system that gets rid of waste products in the body. | excretory |
| Tubes that carry urine from the kidneys to the bladder. | ureter |
| What are the organs that clean blood and remove waste products from the body? | kidneys |
| Muscular organ that stores urine until it is released from the body. | bladder |
| Opening where urine leaves the body. | urethra |