Excretory System
What is the excretory system in charge of?
Removing wastes and excess fluid from the body
A tube that carries urine from the bladder to the outside of the body.
Uretha
The organ that collects and stores urine excreted by the kidneys before it is disposed of by urination.
Bladder
What is the best system?
EXCRETORY SYSTEM
What does the Large intestine do in the excretory system.
The large intestine eliminates solid wastes that remain after the digestion of food.
Largest organ of the body that gives off bodily sweat and perspiration.
Skin
The two major organs of the excretory system.
Kidneys
These are muscular ducts that propel urine from the kidneys to the urinary bladder.
Ureters
What is the definition of Excretion?
Excretion, to separate and eliminate or get rid of waste from the blood, tissues, or organs.
What did the liver do in the excretory system?
Breaks down excess amino acids and toxins in the blood.
A cluster of capillaries in the kidneys
Glomerulus
Filtering of the blood takes place in these areas.
Nephrons
The organ that produces urea and uric acid as a by-product of the breakdown of proteins is the?
Liver
What is the definition for the Excretory system?
Excretory System, The systems that excrete wastes from the body. For example, the system of organs that regulates the amount of water in the body and filters and eliminates from the blood the wastes produced by metabolism. The principal organs of the excretory system are the kidneys, ureters, urethra, and urinary bladder.
What did our lungs do in the excretory system?
Our lungs remove carbon dioxide from your body.