The Excretory System

Objectives
 Describe the function of the kidneys
 Identify the functional unit of the kidney
 Describe the role of the liver in the excretory system

Functions of the Excretory System

 Every cell in our bodies produce metabolic wastes,
such as:
o _______________________________________
o _______________________________________
o _______________________________________
 The excretory system removes the metabolic wastes

Organs of the Excretory System

 Skin:
o ____________________________________________
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 Lungs:
o ____________________________________________
 Liver:
o ____________________________________________
o ____________________________________________
 Kidneys (main organ):
o ____________________________________________
o ____________________________________________
o ____________________________________________
o ____________________________________________
o ____________________________________________
 Ureter:
o ____________________________________________
 Bladder:
o ____________________________________________
 Urethra:
o ____________________________________________

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Kidney Structure
 Nephrons ______________________________________
 Blood enters the nephrons through the arteriole,
impurities are filtered out and emptied into the
collecting duct
 The filtered blood (filtrate) exits the nephrons
through the venule
 Blood purification involves:
o __________________________________________
o __________________________________________

Filtration
 ________________________________________________
 The glomerulus is a network of capillaries that at
the top of the nephrons that is enclosed by the
Bowman’s capsule
 ________________________________________________
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Reabsorption
 ________________________________________________
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 Most of the materials that are removed at the
Bowman’s capsule is reabsorbed (99% of the water)

Urine Formation
 _________________________________________________
 Urine is primarily concentrated at the Loop of Henle
 Urine is stored in the urinary bladder until it is
released through a tube called the urethra

Control of Kidney Function

 _________________________________________________
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 Regulatory hormones are also released

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Review
Describe the function of the
kidneys:

Identify the functional unit

of the kidney:

Describe the role of the liver

in the excretory system:

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