EXCRETORY SYSTEM

INTRODUCTION TO EXCRETORY SYSTEM

• Thefunction of Excretory
System is to excrete or get rids
of unwanted toxins or wastes
that are not helpful to the body.

• Main purpose is to maintain

body’s Hemeostasis
Homeostasis
•A property of cells, tissues, and
organisms that allows the
maintenance and regulation of
the stability and constancy
needed to function properly.
Metabolic Wastes of
our Body:

•Excess salts
•Carbon dioxide
•Urea
A process by which these
metabolic wastes are
eliminated Excretion
•Is one part of the many
processes that maintain
hemeostasis
 Organs of Excretion
•Skin
- It excretes excess water and salts
as well as small amount of Urea, in
the form of sweat.
* Urea – is a toxic compound that is
produced when amino acids are used for
energy.
•Lungs
- It excretes carbon dioxide

* Carbon Dioxide
–a gas produced when energy is
captured from compounds in foods.
Kidneys

– main organ
of the
Excretory
System
-these are two bean-shaped
organs that extract waste from
the blood, balance body fluids,
form urine, and aid in other
important functions of the body.
Kidneys and Nephrons
Urinary System
Men’s Urinary System