week 7(2) Flashcards

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urinary system

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consists of two kidneys, two ureters, a bladder, and a urethra

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Kidneys

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filter water, & Blood

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3
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Urine

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is a mix of water and liquid wastes

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4
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Ureters ​

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Tubes that carry pee from kidneys to the bladder​

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5
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Urinary bladder ​

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muscular organ that stores pee

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Urethra ​

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Tube which carries pee out of the body

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7
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what are kidneys made of?

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Nephrons

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Filtration ​

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Blood pressure forces water and small solutes out of capillaries

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Reabsorption ​

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Water and essential solutes return to the blood​

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Tubular secretion ​

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H+ and other unwanted substances move out of capillaries and into the nephron

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