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The process in which oxygen and glucose undergo a complex series of chemical reactions inside cells. |
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Tiny hairlike extensions that move together in a sweeping motion. |
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The throat; part of both respiratory and digestive systems. |
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The windpipe; passage through which air moves in the repiratory system. |
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The passages that direct air into the lungs. |
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The main organs of the respiratory system. |
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Tiny sacs of lung tissue specialized for the movement of gases between air and blood. |
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The process by which wastes are removed from the body. |
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A chemical that comes from the breakdown of proteins. |
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A major organ of the excretory system which removes urea and other wastes from the blood. |
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A watery fluid produces by the kidneys that contains urea and other wastes |
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A narrow tube that carries urine from one of the kidneys to the urinary bladder. |
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A sacklike muscular organ that store urine until it is eliminated from the body. |
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A small tube through which urine flows from the body. |
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Small filtering stucture found in the kidneys that removes wastes from blood and produces urine |
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What substances are produced during respiration? |
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Energy, water, and carbon dioxide |
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Where in the respiratory system does gas exchange occur? |
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During gas exchanges, what substance moves from the alveoli into the blood? |
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What is the main function of the excretory system? |
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The excretory system collects wastes produced by cells and removes wastes. |
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What chemical is produced from the breakdown of proteins that must be eliminated from the body? |
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