EXCRETORY

SYSTEM
• Excretion is the process of removing wastes
and excess water from the body. It is one of
the major ways the body maintains
homeostasis. Although the kidneys are the
main organs of excretion , several other organs
are also excrete wastes. They include the large
intestine, liver, skin , and lungs. All of these
organs of excretion, along with the kidneys,
make up the excretory system. This lesson
focuses on the role of the kidneys in excretion .
The roles of the other excretory organs are
summarized below:

 The large intestine eliminates solid wastes

that remain after the digestion of food.
 The liver breaks down the excess amino
acids and toxins in the blood.
 The skin eliminates excess water and salts
in sweat.
 The lungs exhale water vapor and carbon
dioxide.
 The URINARY SYSTEM is made-up of the
kidneys, ureters, bladder, and urethra. The
nephron , an evolutionary modification of the
nephridium , is the kidneys functional unit.
Waste is filtered from the blood and collected
as urine in each kidney. Urine leaves the
kidneys by ureters, and collect in the bladder.
The bladder can distend to store urine that
eventually leaves through the urethra.
• Kidneys
kidneys are the main organ of the human
excretory system. The kidneys are paired organs
in each individual. They ere the primary
excretory organ in humans and are located one
on each side of the spine at the level of the liver.
• Ureters
there is one ureter that comes out of each
kidney as an extension of the renal pelvis. The
ureter is a thin muscular tube that carries from
the kidneys to the bladder.
• Urinary bladder
It is a sac – like structure that is lined with smooth
muscle layer and is responsible for storage of urine till it is
expelled from the body by micturition . Micturition is the act
of expelling urine from the body. The bladder receives urine
from the ureters , one from each kidney. The level of the
urinary bladder placement in the body differs in men and
women.
• Urethra
This is a tube that arises from the urinary bladder and
functions to expel urine to the outside by micturition . The
urethra is shorter in females and longer in the males. In
males, the urethra functions as a common path for sperms
and urine. The opening of the urethra is guarded by a
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MEMBERS:
 ALIGARBES, WILJANE
 BARTE, LEA
 SAUL CARMELLA