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1
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The amount of water lost in urine is controlled by the

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Kidneys

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2
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The MAIN organs of the excretory system are the

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Kidneys

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3
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Excretion is the process of

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Removing wastes and excess water from the body

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4
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Other organs that excrete waste

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Large intestine, liver, skin, and lungs

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5
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The large intestine eliminates solid waste that remains after

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Food digestion

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6
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Two things the liver breaks down

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Excess amino acids and toxins in the blood

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7
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Two things the lungs exhale

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Water vapor and carbon dioxide

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Two things skin eliminates in sweat

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Excess water and salts

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9
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Five parts of the excretory system

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Kidneys, large intestine, liver, skin and lungs

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10
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Urinary system function

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To filter wastes and excess water from the blood and body

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11
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Shape of kidneys

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Bean-shaped

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12
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Besides filtering blood, kidneys form

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Urine

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13
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Nephrons

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Structural and functional units of a kidney

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14
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Number of nephrons in one kidney

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More than a million

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15
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How blood enters the kidney

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Through the renal artery

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16
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Blood passes through this part of a nephron first

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Glomerulus

17
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Tube that connects the kidney to the bladder

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Ureter

18
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Muscular tube that carries urine out of the body

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The urethra

19
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The nephron has three sites, name them

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Site of filtration, site of secretion and absorption, and site of urine formation

20
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What the kidneys secrete to help maintain homeostasis

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Hormones

21
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How many kidneys must function properly to maintain life

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One

22
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A “tiny filtering plant” in a kidney

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A nephron

23
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Nephrology

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The study of kidneys and their functioning

24
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Medical procedure in which blood is filtered through a machine

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Dialysis

25
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Uncontrolled diabetes may damage which capillaries

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Capillaries of nephrons

26
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What medicine is used to treat bladder infections

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Antibiotics

27
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Name of mineral crystals that form in urine inside the kidney

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Kidney stones

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