excretory system Flashcards
(8 cards)
1
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function
A
removes cellular wastes from blood and the body
2
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what do lungs do
A
lungs remove carbon dioxide from he blood
3
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what do the kidneys do
A
- blood eneters through itsmillions of tiny filters called nephrons
- liquid waste carried in blood collects in nehrons and turns into liquid
4
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whate are urters
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long tubes
passses urine out f the kidneys and into the bladder
5
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what is a urethra
A
tube that passes urine from bladder to outside of body
6
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wjhat is the bladder?
A
sac like structure
stores urine until eliminated for the body
7
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what is urine
A
liquid waste filtred from blood
8
Q
what does the skin do
A
serves as excretory organ when prespiring and wsweating getting rid of water salt from body\
