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 The Urinary System
 The Urinary System
 
 The Excretory Organs
Excretion: the process during whichsubstances must pass through a membraneto leave the body
Lungs: excrete carbon dioxide and watervapor in exhaled air
Kidneys: excrete nitrogen waste, salts,water, and other substances in urine
Skin: excretes water, salts, small amount of nitrogen wastes, and other substances insweat
 
Structures of the Urinary
Kidneys: 2 bean-shapedkidneys the size of aclenched fist (one locatedbehind the stomach andthe other behind the liver)regulate the composition of blood (homeostasis)
Ureter: narrow-tube thatleads from the kidneys tothe bladder
Bladder: muscular sac thatstores urine
Urethra: tube that forcesurine out of the body whenthe bladder contracts
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