excretion system Flashcards
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Organs involved in excretory system
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Lungs
Skin (sweat, salt, urea, heat)
Liver (breakdown amino to urea)
Urinary system
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major metabolic waste
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CO2. excess water. excess mineral salts (build up during metabolism) nitrogen compounds (ammonia, urea, uric acid, breakdown of amino acids)
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Liver
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Removes worn out RBC, detoxification/deamination (alcohol), bile production, amino acids->urea
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Urinary system
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Kidneys (contain nephrons) ureter bladder urethra
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Kidney function
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Filters blood, removes metabolic waste/forms urine
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Filtration in nephron
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Dirty plasma moves from renal artery to cluster of capillaries (glomerulus) into filter (Bowmen’s capsule)
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Reabsorption
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Clean plasma moves from filter (Loop of Henle) back into capillary and renal vein
