excretion Notes Flashcards

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List 4 excretory organs

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Liver
Lungs
Skin
Kidney

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Getting rid of wastes from body

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excretion

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2
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Detoxifies blood and makes urea

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Liver

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3
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Removes co2 and water

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Lungs

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4
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Removes swear water salt oils and waxes

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Skin

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5
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Filters the blood and makes urine

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Kidney

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Removal of bacteria toxins hormones and dead blood cells

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Detoxification

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Disease in which too many toxins causes the liver to become hardened and stop functioning

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Cirrhosis

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Substance produced by liver that is made up of amino acids>blood>kidney>urine>outofbody

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Urea

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9
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4 organs of urinary system

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Kidneys
Ureters
Urinary bladder
Urethra

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10
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Transports urine toward urinary bladder

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Ureters

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Temporarily stores urine prior to elimination

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Urinary bladder

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12
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Conducts urine to exterior

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Urethra

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13
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Name 2 functions of kidneys

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Removes wastes from blood

Regulates levels of water and salt

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14
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Filters everything

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Cortex

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15
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Needed materials are reabsorbed into blood

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Medulla

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Collects urine

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Pelvis

17
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Needed and unneeded materials

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Filtrate

18
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Unneeded materials only

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Urine

19
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Functional unit of kidney

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Nephrons

20
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Ball of capillaries, removes everything

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Glomerulus

21
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Surrounds glomerulus, collects filtrate

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Bowmans capsule

22
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Needed materials are reabsorbed

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Renal tube

23
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Carries urine to pelvis

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Collecting duct

24
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Carry blood into kidney

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Renal artery

25
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Carry blood out of kidney

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Renal vein

26
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Fancy name for peeing

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Micturation