excretory system

Functions of the excretory system

filtration, reabsorption, secretion, excretion

skin in the excretory system ______

Excretes water and some substances

liver in the excretory system ______

Detoxifies and produces urea

lungs in the excretory system ______

excrete carbon dioxide during respiration

Kidneys in the excretory system are _______

Primary organs of the excretory system, forming the urinary system

Kidneys

filter blood and produce urine

ureters

The tubes that carry urine from the kidneys to the bladder.

bladder

stores urine

urethra

Duct through which urine is discharged

nephron

Process waste products from blood to create urine

Glomerulus

mass of capillaries where blood is filtered

Bowman's capsule

collecting the filtrate & surrounds the glomerulus

Filtrate

liquid that has passed through a filter

Reabsorption

Movement of substances from the nephron back into the interstitial fluid and circulation.

Secretion

Movement of substances from the interstitial fluid into the nephron tubules

Loop of Henle

section of the nephron tubule that conserves water and minimizes the volume of urine

proximal tubule

uncontrolled reabsorption and secretion of selected substances occur here

Distal Convoluted Tubule

regulating homeostatic blood pressure, pH, and electrolyte balance

collecting duct

returns water from the filtrate to the bloodstream.

Diuretics

Drugs that elevate the rate of bodily urine excretion

Dialysis

a procedure to remove waste products from the blood of patients whose kidneys no longer function