Name ____________________
Respiratory and Excretory System
Blue Book
Chapter 5.1 and 5.3
Tutor: __________ Tutee: ______________
Question
Answer
What is the role of the
respiratory system?
To move oxygen from the
outside environment into the
body
The movement of air into
and out of your lungs
Mucus
What is breathing?
What is a sticky material in
the nose that traps dust and
bacteria?
What are tiny hair
extensions that sweep the
mucus into the throat?
In which organ do the nose
and mouth connect?
What is another name for
the windpipe?
What is the function of the
trachea?
What is the flap of tissue
that folds over the trachea to
prevent choking?
What are the passageways
that direct air into the lungs
and resemble branches of a
tree?
What are the main organs of
the respiratory system?
Where does gas exchange
occur?
What is the large, domeshaped muscle that plays an
important role in breathing?
Red Team
Blue Team
Round
1
210
Round
2
210
Round
3
210
210
210
210
210
210
210
Cilia
210
210
210
Pharynx
210
210
210
Trachea
210
210
210
It provides a passageway for
air to flow into the lungs
Epiglottis
210
210
210
210
210
210
Bronchi
210
210
210
Lungs
210
210
210
Alveoli
210
210
210
Diaphragm
210
210
210
What happens when you
inhale?
What happens when you
exhale?
What is another name for
the voice box?
What are the vocal cords?
What controls if you have a
high voice or a deep voice?
What is the role of the
excretory system?
What is urea?
What are the major organs
of the excretory system?
What do your kidneys
eliminate during excretion?
What is a watery fluid
produced by your kidneys?
What are the two tubes that
carry the urine from the
kidneys to the urinary
bladder?
What is the sac-like
muscular organ that stores
urine?
What is the small tube
through which urine flows
from the body?
What are the tiny filtering
structures inside the kidneys
called?
What are the other organs of
excretion?
The diaphragm moves down
(contracts)
The diaphragm moves up
(relaxes)
Larynx
210
210
210
210
210
210
210
210
210
Tissues that stretch across
the opening of the larynx to
produce your voice
The length of your vocal
cords
To collect waste produced by
cells and remove waste from
the body
The chemical that comes
from the breakdown of
proteins
Kidneys
210
210
210
210
210
210
210
210
210
210
210
210
210
210
210
Urea, excess water and other
waste materials
Urine
210
210
210
210
210
210
Ureters
210
210
210
Urinary bladder
210
210
210
Urethra
210
210
210
Nephrons
210
210
210
Lungs and Skin
210
210
210
Total
TOTAL