Excretory system – worksheet

1. Complete the descriptions with these words:

bladder, urethra, kidneys, ureters, urine
Ureters
……………….. - two ducts where urine travels to the bladder
Bladder
……………….. - a muscular bag that holds urine

Kidney
……………….. - a pair of bean- shaped organs that filter the blood

Urethra
……………….. - a duct from the bladder which takes urine out of the body
Urine
……………….. - liquid waste produced by the kidneys

2. Describe the picture. Use these words: bladder, ureter, urethra, kidney, sphincter,

Inferior
renal artery, renal vein, medulla, cortex, renal pelvis

vena cava

H
3. Write the letter of the correct match next to each problem.
O artery
1. ______ a. picked up in the lungs by the blood
F carbon dioxide
2. _______ b. part of the heart that prevents blood from moving backward

C
3. ________platelets c. yellowish liquid part of blood
4. ________plasma d. artery that carries blood to the body
 N
5. _________right side e. part of the blood that fights infections

L
6. _________vein f. part of the blood that causes clotting

I
7. _________left side g. receives blood

P
8. _________ ventricle h. carries blood away from the heart
9. _________atrium i. oxygen rich blood
G
10. _________valve j. part of the blood that carries oxygen
B
11. _______white blood cells k. tiny blood vessels connecting artery and vein

E
12. ________red blood cells l. carries blood towards the heart

J capillary
13. ________ m. part of red blood cells

K
14. ________oxygen n. oxygen poor blood
15. _________aorta
A
o. released by the blood into the lungs
16. __________hemoglobin p. pumps blood out of heart to the body
D the word to the meaning:
4. Match
Word:M Meaning:
1. exhalation A. Breathing in
2. inhalation B. The air that is breathed out of the lungs
3. carbon dioxide C. Breathing out
5. Arrange these statements in the right order to describe process of inhalation.

5
____ Air is drawn into the lungs
3
____ Air pressure in the chest cavity decreases

4
____ Lungs expand

2
____ The diaphragm contracts and flattens

1
____ The muscles between the ribs contract to move the ribs up and out