Excreation Flashcards
1
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The kidney
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-kidneys contain nephrons
-kidneys release urine into ureters
Consists of three parts, the cortex, medulla, and renal pelvis
2
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Cortex
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The outer part of the kidney
3
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Medulla
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Middle of the kidney where nephrons are found
4
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Pelvis
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Where the urine flows from the kidney to the ureter
-the ureter are tubes that transport the urine to be stored in your bladder
5
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Nephrons
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Tubule system where wastes are collected and excreted
6
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Filtration
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Occurs in the glomerulus
7
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Reabsorption
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Materials move from the nephron to the blood
8
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Secretion
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Materials move from the blood into the nephron
