week 7(2) Flashcards
1
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urinary system
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consists of two kidneys, two ureters, a bladder, and a urethra
2
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Kidneys
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filter water, & Blood
3
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Urine
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is a mix of water and liquid wastes
4
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Ureters
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Tubes that carry pee from kidneys to the bladder
5
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Urinary bladder
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muscular organ that stores pee
6
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Urethra
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Tube which carries pee out of the body
7
Q
what are kidneys made of?
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Nephrons
8
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Filtration
A
Blood pressure forces water and small solutes out of capillaries
9
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Reabsorption
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Water and essential solutes return to the blood
10
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Tubular secretion
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H+ and other unwanted substances move out of capillaries and into the nephron