Excretory System Flashcards
1
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Excretion
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the process of removing wastes from the body
2
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urea
A
a chemical that comes from the breakdown of proteins
3
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urine
A
a watery fluid that contains urea and other wastes
4
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ureters
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two narrow tubes through which urine flows from the kidneys to the urinary bladder
5
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urinary bladder
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a sacklike muscular organ that stores urine
6
Q
urethra
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a tube through which urine leaves the body
7
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nephron
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tiny filtering factories in the kidneys that remove wastes from blood and produce urine
8
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kidneys
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remove urea and other wastes from the blood; the major organs of the excretory system
9
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what substances do not pass through the blood
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Blood cells, Blood plasma, proteins and glucose
10
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What substances are found in urine
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Water, salt, urea
