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Lesson 12 study guide

Quiz by Jennifer Martin

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  • Q1

    Which organ excretes gaseous waste?

    lungs

    skin

    kidneys

    stomach

    60s
  • Q2

    Which organ is involved in detoxification?

    heart

    stomach

    liver

    urethra

    60s
  • Q3

    What organ is urine produced (created) by?

    kidneys

    ureters

    bladder

    gallbladder

    60s
  • Q4

    What connects the kidneys to the bladder?

    small intestine

    ureters

    large intestine

    urethra

    60s
  • Q5

    Liquid waste products excreted through the urethra are called:

    urea

    chyme

    urine

    vomit

    60s
  • Q6

    How is urine produced?

    Blood is filtered by kidneys

    By drinking water

    Blood is filtered by liver

    Leftover from digestion

    60s
  • Q7

    The functional unit of the kidney (the filters) ?

    the nephron

    the gallbladder

    the pancreas

    the ureters

    60s
  • Q8

    ______ is waste produced by the liver.

    bile

    chyme

    urine

    urea

    60s
  • Q9

    What can a person do if their kidneys completely stop functioning?

    nothing - they die

    drink more water

    dialysis

    take medication

    60s
  • Q10

    What type of food is beneficial for our gut bacteria?

    high fiber

    meat

    processed foods

    dairy

    60s
  • Q11

    What happens to the water in our kidneys when we are dehydrated?

    It is reabsorbed by the nephron and sent back into the bloodstream

    It is secreted by the nephron and sent to the ureters 

    The nephrons create more water

    The kidneys make our intestines absorb more water

    60s
  • Q12

    This type of digestion involves enzymes breaking down food into molecules to be absorbed by cells.

    Mechanical

    Chemical

    60s
  • Q13

    This type of digestion involves breaking food into smaller pieces

    Mechanical 

    Chemical 

    60s
  • Q14

    What kind of muscle is involved in peristalsis?

    digestive

    smooth

    cardiac

    skeletal

    60s
  • Q15

    Waves of contracting muscle that move food throughout our digestive tract is called:

    the bile process

    peristalsis

    enzymes

    chemical digestion

    60s
  • Q16

    The muscular tube in the throat that leads to the stomach:

    colon

    trachea

    epiglottis

    esophagus

    60s
  • Q17

    This substance is secreted by the liver, stored in the gallbladder and breaks up large fat molecules (lipids) in the large intestine:

    chyme

    feces

    saliva

    bile

    60s
  • Q18

    The FIRST step of chemical digestion involves the enzymes in your:

    saliva

    stomach

    small intestine

    esophagus

    60s
  • Q19

    This organ is responsible for most water absorption in the digestive tract:

    stomach

    large intestine

    esophagus

    small intestine

    60s
  • Q20

    This organ contains a large surface area, including villi and microvilli, which allow it to absorb the digested nutrients in our digestive tract:

    large intestine

    esophagus

    small intestine

    stomach

    60s

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