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EXCRETORY SYSTEM: LIVER and SKIN

1. SKIN

a. What metabolic wastes are excreted by the skin?

b. How are these wastes removed from the bloodstream and how do they reach the surface of the skin?

c. How does the skin function in the regulation of body temperature?

2. LIVER
a. Explain the process of red blood cells that is worn-out in the liver!

b. Explain: what happens to excess amino acids in the liver?

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c. What nitrogenous wastes passes from the liver to urinary system? By what series of reactions is this
substance formed (write the reaction of ornithine cycle)?

3. PUZZLE