Excretory System Flashcards
Metabolism
Any chemical reaction taking place in the body
Examples of waste products in our bodies
Urea
Uric acid
Main functions of excretory system
To remove waste products of metabolism
Regulate body fluid
The term for “the removal of waste products from the body”
Excretion
Osmoregulation
Regulating the amount of water in the body
Main components of the urinary system
Kidneys
Ureter
Bladder
Urethra
Main processes of the excretory system
Filtration
Absorption
Diffusion
Excretion
Where filtration mainly occurs
Kidneys
The substances that have been filtered out
Filtrate
Useful substances in the filtrate that are put back into the blood
Water
Glucose
Amino acids
The final filtrate after filtration, absorption and diffusion have taken place in the kidneys
Urine
Where does the urine go to from the kidneys?
Ureter
Bladder
Urethra
->Exits the body
Three common health issues associated with the excretory system
Kidney failure
Bladder infections
Kidney stones
Kidney failure
Loss of kidney function
Waste not removed from blood
Treatment for kidney failure
Dialysis
Kidney transplant
