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Excretory System Flashcards

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Excretion

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Removal of waste products from the body

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Osmovegulation

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Regulation of water content in the body

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Filtration

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When substance are separated from one another by using a filter

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Electrolytes

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Salts that are dissolved in blood that carries an electric charge

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What is the filtration process

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Blood with waste products enter kidney

Specialise bodies in kidney filters the blood to separate waste products from the water

Filtrate ends up in small tubes inside the kidney and the blood now leave the kidney as clean blood

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