Urinary system 1
Also known as the excretory system
urinary system
What is the difference between excretion and egestion?
What is excretion eliminates metabolic waste
Liquid waste that is 95% water
urine
Sugar in the urine typically indicates
diabetes
What tube leads to the lungs
Trachea
Bronchi
Two bean-shaped organs lateral to the vertebral column that filter the wastes out of the blood
kidneys
What type of waste does the skin secrete
water
Urine
Hollow, muscular sac that stores urine until it is relased.
urinary bladder
the liver breaks down
toxins
medicine
alcohol
The lungs do
What is gas exchange
A state of equilibrium the body strives to be in
homeostasis
this blocks waste movement in the kidney
What is a kidney stone
Two tubes leading from the kidneys to the bladder
ureters
Blood in the urine typically indicates a malfunction called
kidney damage or failure
The lungs are also found in this system
Excretory
Metabolism
what is the sum of all chemical reactions in a human
system the skin is in
integumentary
Tube leading from the urinary bladder to the outside.
urethra
Main organs of the excretory system
Lungs
Liver
Skin
Kidney
this increases surface area for gas exchange
what are alveoli
2 glands on top of the kidney
adrenal
List the parts of the urinary system
kidney
ureter
bladder
urethra
what substances are reabsorbed (name 3)
glucose, water, amino acids, P, K, Na, Ca
filtering unit of the kidney
nephron
Inflammation of these will make breathing difficult
what are bronchioles