2. Excretory and Digestion Systems

3. 100 200 400 300 400 The Kidney Excretory System Digestion System Misc. 300 200 400 200 100 500 100

4. Row 1, Col 1 The main functioning unit of the kidney What is a nephron?

5. Row 1, Column 2 Urine is stored here until it is eliminated out of the body What is the urinary bladder?

6. Row 2, Column 3 The start of chemical digestion occurs here What is the mouth?

7. Row 1, Column 4 Largest internal organ that is responsible for bile production, glycogen storage, & detoxification of eaten materials What is the liver?

8. 2,1 The tube through which urine travels from the kidney to the urinary bladder What is the ureter?

9. Row 2, Column 2 The tube through which urine exits the body What is the urethra?

10. Row 2, Column 3 The enzyme in the mouth that helps break down starch into simple sugars What is salivary amylase?

11. Row 2, Column 4 Accessory organ that secretes enzymes & hormones to metabolize carbs, lipids and proteins What is the pancreas?

12. Row3, Column 1 2 main gases exchanged by the respiratory system What is filtration? Process in the kidneys where both useful substances & waste are removed from the blood

13. Row 3, Column 2 Blood that needs to be cleaned and filtered enters the kidneys through this What is the renal artery?.

14. Row 3, Column 3 Where water is extracted from indigestible food What is the large intestine?

15. Row 3, Column 4 Wavelike contractions of muscle that move through the digestive system What is peristalsis?.

16. Row 4, Column 1 This occurs when the kidneys detect an increase in salt in the blood. What is returning less salt to the blood by reabsorption?

17. Row 4, Column 2 Normal urine contains this substance along with water and excess salts What is urea?

18. Row 4, Column 3 Surface area of the small intestine is greatly increased by these What are villi?

19. Row 4, Column 4 The organ in which vitamin K is produced What is the large intestine?

20. Row 5, Column 1 Three common causes of kidney disease What are infection, long-term diabetes & long term hypertension?

21. Row 5, Column 2 The final stage of urine formation is called this What is secretion?

22. Row 5, Column 3 Most of the digestive enzymes secreted into the small intestines comes from this organ What is the pancreas?

23. Row 5, Column 4 The enzyme secreted by the stomach to breakdown proteins What is pepsin?