Human Excretion

Breathing
What do we get rid of with the
respiratory system?
CO
2

H
2
O
Excess heat
The Liver
-breaks down red
blood cells
Recycles usable
materials
Produces urea
following amino
acid deamination
(nitrogen break
down)
Sweat Glands
Water, salts, and
some urea diffuse
from blood
Excreated in
perspiration (used
for temperature
regulation)
Sweat is 98% H
2
O
and 2% salt and
urea
Urinary System
Kidneys
Excretion of most of
urea made in cells
Control
concentration of
most constituents of
body fluid
Kidney
Nephrons
Filter and reabsorb blood
Glomerulus
Filters water, salts, urea,
amino acids and glucose
into Bowmans Capsule
As materials move through
the tubule of nepheron
water, minerals, and
digestion end products are
reabsorbed
Urine is what is left and
then leaves the kidneys
through ureters to the
urinary bladder
Urinary Bladder
Store urine until is
eliminated or
expelled through
the ureturs to the
urinary bladder
Malfunctions
Kidney disease:
Malfunction of the
kidney or nepheron

Gout: inflammation
in the joints
associated with uric
acid production and
depostion.