Organs
This organ converts harmful waste products into less dangerous substances like urea.
The Liver
This is the liquid waste product that kidneys produce and eliminate from the body
urine
This is the process by which the body collects and removes waste products.
excretion
Drinking plenty of this liquid helps kidneys function properly and dilutes harmful wastes.
water
The process of removing waste products from the body
excretion
These two organs remove carbon dioxide and water when you breathe out.
the lungs
Each kidney contains about one million of these tiny filtering units.
nephrons
This harmful waste product comes from protein breakdown and is converted by the liver.
urea
These bacterial infections affect the urethra or bladder and cause painful urination.
urinary tract infections (UTIs)
A waste product formed when the liver breaks down proteins.
urea
This organ system removes wastes through perspiration containing water and urea.
the skin
This cluster of tiny blood vessels in a nephron filters wastes from the blood.
the glomerulus
During the first stage of filtration, these substances are removed from blood along with wastes.
needed materials (like glucose and salts)
These pebble-like masses form in kidneys and can be very painful to pass.
kidney stones
The tiny filtering unit in the kidney that removes wastes and produces urine
nephron
These are the two major organs of the excretory system, each about the size of a fist.
the kidneys
These brain signals tell kidneys to release more or less water depending on body needs.
hormones
This gas is removed from the body when you exhale through your lungs.
carbon dioxide
What is it when a patient’s damaged kidney is replaced with a healthy kidney from another person.
Kidney transplant
The cluster of tiny blood vessels where filtration begins in the nephron.
the glomerulus
This substance produced by the liver helps digest fats and is later eliminated in stool
bile
Blood cells and most proteins stay in the blood because they are this compared to the glomerulus walls.
too large
In the final stage of kidney filtration, this happens to most needed materials.
returned to the blood
Finding this sugar in urine during testing may indicate a person has this disease.
glucose (indicating diabetes)
The medical treatment that uses a machine to filter blood when kidneys fail.
dialysis