Excretion + Peristalsis Flashcards by Pendar Ahmadvazir

Q

Describe peristalsis and how food is moved through gut TEMPLATE (4)

A

peristalsis
wave-like contraction of muscles

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Egestion v Excretion TEMPLATE (4)

A

faeces v sweat
undigested food v metabolic waste
anus v kidney/lung/skin
not in cells v in cells

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Define excretion

A

removal of metabolic waste from the body

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