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metabolic wastes of a human
carbon dioxide
water
salts
urea
excretory organs
lungs
liver
sweat glands
kidneys
lungs
excretion of carbon dioxide + water vapor
wastes of cellular respiration
Liver
deamination
breakdown of red blood cells
deamination
used to get rid of excess amino acids
amino group is removed from amino acids
amino groups converted into urea
urea excreted to the kidneys
sweat glands (skin)
excrete wastes (water, salts, small amount of urea)
perspiration (sweat)
the mixture of wastes and water excreted by the sweat glands
regulates body temp
what does the human urinary system consist of?
kidneys
ureters
urinary bladder
urethra
kidneys
remove urea from the blood
regulate the concentrations of most substances in body fluids
glomerulus
ball of capillaries
nephron
the functional unit of the kidney
about 1 mil in one kidney
ureters and urinary bladder
urine flows from each kidney to a large tubule called the ureter
ureters carry urine to the bladder
urethra
urine is periodically expelled from the bladder into the urethra which leads outside the body
gout
disposition of uric acid in the joints
Author
carolinew
ID
15302
Card Set
bio3
Description
excretion
Updated
2010-04-20T04:02:51Z
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