The Organ System That Removes Waste Products from the Blood

question 52

Multiple Choice

The organ system that removes waste products from the blood is the ____ system.

• A)urinary
• B)circulatory
• C)endocrine
• D)nervous

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Definitions:

Cortex

The cortex is the outer layer of the cerebrum of the brain, involved in high-level functions such as consciousness, thought, emotion, reasoning, language, and memory.

Bipolar Cells

Nerve cells in the retina that are involved in the transmission of visual signals from the photoreceptors to the ganglion cells.

Optic Nerve

The nerve that transmits visual information from the retina to the brain, enabling sight.

Transduces Light

refers to the conversion of light into another form of energy, such as in the process of vision in the eyes where photoreceptor cells transduce light signals into neural signals.