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9 The Excretory System R. Cummins 1 September 02, 2013 The Excretory System Why do we need to excrete substances? Excretion is the removal of wastes that are made in the body cells. EXCRETORY ORGAN WASTE PRODUCTS Lungs Carbon Dioxide and Water Vapour Kidneys Urea, water and salts Skin Water and Salts
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9 The Excretory System
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The Excretory SystemWhy do we need to excrete substances?
Excretion is the removal of wastes that are made in the body cells.
EXCRETORY ORGAN WASTE PRODUCTS
Lungs Carbon Dioxide and Water Vapour
Kidneys Urea, water and salts
Skin Water and Salts
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Lungs Cells produce CO2 and water vapour as waste products. These move into the blood and we breath them out.
Kidneys The kidneys filter the blood and remove wastes.Proteins are turned into urea and then urine.
Skin The skin excretes excess water and salts.These are let out through sweat pores in the skin.Sweat helps keep us cool.
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The Urinary System
The function of the urinary systemis to get rid of urea, water and salts.
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This system consists of,the kidneys, the ureters, the bladder, the urethra, renal arteries and veins.
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How the Kidneys make Urine.Blood enters the kidney through the renal arteries.The blood contains glucose,salts and urea.
The body filters out the wastes but keep the good substances.
Urine is made of urea, water and salts.
