Excretion Flashcards

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Excretion

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Is the removal of toxic chemical substances, which are made in the body during metabolism

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Excretion

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Is one of the characteristics of all living things

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Toxic substances

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Are poisonous and can harm the cells of the body if not removed

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We have 3 excretory organs

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  • Kidneys
  • Lungs
  • Skin
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Kidneys

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  • The kidney filter( remove urea and salts) as they clean our blood
  • This process is called filtration
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Renal artery

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Carries blood to kidney

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Renal vein

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Carries blood from kidney

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Kidney

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Filters blood to remove urea

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Ureter

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Transports urine to bladder

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Bladder

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Stores urine

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Urethra

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Releases urine

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Urea

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Which is toxic is produced in the liver from excess protein

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Sphincter

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Lungs

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Carbon dioxide and water are waste products of the process of respiration in all the cells of the body

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They are

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Carried to the lungs by the blood to be excreted

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Test for carbon dioxide

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Lime water

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Test for water

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Cobalt chloride paper

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Skin

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Human skin has sweat glands which leads to pores at the surface- water, salt and a tiny amount of urea is excreted as sweat through these pours