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Excretory System
Excretory System
When we eat fatty foods, the liver orders the gall bladder
to release bile into the intestines. The bile then puts the
waste products into the intestines. Then the intestines
Definition: absorb the fats into the blood stream. The liver is then
given the blood, and removes all waste products from it as
The excretory system consists of the it passes through. The liver removes the iron, which
organs that remove metabolic wastes from involves red blood cell production. Amino acids are then
the body. In humans, this includes the broken down and passed into the kidney. The kidney uses
removal of liquid nitrogenous waste in the these to carry out their function in the excretory system.
The liver then stores the vitamins, and repeats its cycle.
form of urine, and solid wastes especially
from the breakdown of hemoglobin. The The Lungs
removal of urine is accomplished by the The lungs play a mandatory role in the excretory system.
urinary tract, while solid wastes are Your lungs remove the carbon dioxide built up in your
expelled through egestion from the large blood using specialized cells known as alveoli. Your lungs
intestine. process the molecules into gas and when you breathe, the
gas is ejected from your body. If the lungs did not remove
the carbon dioxide from your blood, it would eventually
build up, causing a number of different dilemmas in your
Organs: body.
Kidneys
The skin