EXCRETORY SYSTEM Flashcards
1
Q
needed for the excretion of waste products (urine) and regulation of water balance, pH, osmotic pressure, electrolyte level, and substance concentration
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excretory system
2
Q
paired, bean-shaped organs located on either side of the vertebral column against the posterior abdominal wall;
site of urine formation through the nephron
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kidney
3
Q
composed of glomerus, bowman’s capsule, renal tubules, descending and ascending loop henle, and distal tubules, w/c vary in its permeability to different substances and water, hence, the composition of urine
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nephron
