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Excretory System
Learn excretory system vocabulary terms.
Use the word bank to match the term to the definition and to fill in the blanks below.

bladder
urea

urethra
ureters

kidneys

liver

urine

1.

- two ducts where urine travels to the bladder

2.

- where blood is filtered and waste is converted into urea

3.

- a muscular bag that holds urine

4.

- a pair of bean-shaped organs that filter urea from the

blood

5.

- the substance that the liver creates from nitrogen

waste

6.

- how urine leaves the body

7.

- a mixture of urea and water

Blood is filtered by the

called

which turns waste into a chemical

. Then the

the blood and mix it with water. The

the
to the muscular bag called the
The urine leaves the body through the

filter the urea out

then travels through
.

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Excretory System
Learn excretory system vocabulary terms.
Use the word bank to match the term to the definition and to fill in the blanks below.

bladder
urea

urethra
ureters

liver

kidneys
urine

ureters
1.
2.
3.
4.

- two ducts where urine travels to the bladder

liver
bladder
kidneys
urea

5.
6.

- where blood is filtered and waste is converted into urea

- a muscular bag that holds urine
- a pair of bean-shaped organs that filter urea from the
blood
- the substance that the liver creates from nitrogen
waste

urethra

- how urine leaves the body

urine
7.

- a mixture of urea and water

liver

Blood is filtered by the

urea
called

which turns waste into a chemical

kidneys
. Then the
filter the urea out
urine
the blood and mix it with water. The
then travels through
ureters
bladder
the
to the muscular bag called the
The urine leaves the body through the
.
urethra

Copyright 2011 Savetz Publishing Inc. www.InstantWorksheets.net

Copyright 2011 Savetz Publishing Inc. www.InstantWorksheets.net