The Excretory and

Reproductive Systems
Pick up your fill-in-the-blank notes
by the door to take notes on these
systems.

The Excretory System An Overview

What is excretion?
Removal of metabolic wastes
Wastes include: CO2, H2O, salts, urea and uric acid
All wastes travel through the blood

Which organs are involved?

1. Lungs - removal of excess CO2
2. Liver - produces urea and uric acid as a byproduct of
the breakdown of proteins
3. Skin - removal of excess water, salt, urea and uric acid
4. Urinary System - kidneys filter the blood to form urine,
which iscexcess water, salt, urea and uric acid

Urinary System
What is Urine?
The first nitrogenous waste to be formed from
the breakdown of protein is ammonia or NH3
It is a highly toxic chemical that is quickly
converted by the livercto urea and uric acid.
These are less toxic than ammonia and are
c the kidneys for
transported in the blood to
excretion in urine.
Urine consists of excess water, excess salt,
urea and uric acid.

The Urinary System

Right Adrenal Gland
Inferior Vena Cava
Right Kidney
Renal Cortex
Renal Veins
Renal Medulla

Left Adrenal Gland

Aorta
Left Kidney

Renal Arteries

Renal Pelvis
Ureters

Urinary
1. Adrenal Glands are part of the Endocrine system,
Bladder
and produce the hormones Cortisol and Adrenaline.
2. Kidneys - 2 kidneys composed of millions of nephrons constantly filter
Urethra
about 170 to 200 liters of blood to produce about 1.5 to 2 liters of urine daily.

In the Fetal Pig

The Reproductive Systems

Female Urogenital
Structures

Female Reproductive System

Ovaries
Produce eggs

Fallopian tubes or oviducts

Egg travels through to
uterus
Fertilization occurs here

Uterus
Implantation of fertilized
egg/zygote takes place
Fetal Development occurs
here

Cervix
Entrance to uterus for sperm

Vagina
Muscular tube allowing
entrance to female
reproductive tract

Male Urogenital Structures

Male Reproductive System

Testis (pl: Testes)
Sperm formed here

Epididymis
Transfers sperm from testis
to vas deferens

Vas Deferens or
Ductus Deferens
Long tubes that sperm pass
through on way to urethra
and ejaculatory duct

Penis
Final muscular gland of
male reproductive system
Shared with urinary system

Male Reproductive System

Penis
Testis (still in sac)
Epididymis

Male Reproductive System