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MVMS Resp & Excr
MVMS Respiratory & Excretory
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Alveoli | Clusters of air sacs in the lungs |
| Bronchi | Two tubes that branch off the trachea |
| Diaphragm | The muscle at the bottom of your chest that causes your lungs to expand when you inhale. |
| Epiglottis | Covers the opening to the trachea when you swallow |
| Respiration | In the body cells, food and oxygen combine to produce energy |
| Trachea | Windpipe |
| Bladder | Stores urine |
| Excretion | Process by which cellular wastes are removed from the body |
| Kidneys | Organs that regulate the amount of liquid in the body |
| Nephrons | Microscopic filtering factories of the kidneys |
| Urea | A nitrogen waste product found in sweat and urine. |
| Urethra | Tube through which urine leaves the body |