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Excretory System
body system that excretes waste
Urinary system
body system part of the excretory system
that removes liquids and soluble waste products
parts of the urinary system
kidney, ureters, bladder, urethra
Kidneys
filters waste products and excess water from the blood producing urine
Ureters
transfer urine from kidney to bladder
Bladder
stores urine
Urethra
canal that discharges urine from the body
sphincter
muscle that opens and closes when discharging urine
lymphatic system
to circulate tissue fluids and protect the body form disease
tissue fluid
liquid that surrounds every cell in the body and helps be clean and balanced with water
lymph
veiny like tissue fluid that has been forced into lymph vessels
lymph node
enlarged bundle of tissue that cleans lymph debris and microorganisms
where are lymph nodes located mostly
groin, neck and underarms
what happen to lymph nodes when ur sick
they swell
pathogens
disease causing organisms
Peyer’s patches
group of lymphatic nodes in ileum that clean the digestive system
Tonsils and adenoids
lymphatic tissue that prevents pathogens from entering through throat
Spleen
largest lymphatic organ that filters dead cells in the BLOOD, storage tank for blood
what systems are the lymphatic and urinary system part of
urinary-excretory
lymphatic-immune
Immune system
system of defense that fights invading microorganisms
immunity
ability of the body to resist invasion by pathogen
organs part of the immune system
skin, mucous membrane, stomach acid (HCI), tears and perspiration
types white blood cells
neutrophil and macrophage
neutrophil
type of phagocytes that executes the first attack on an invader