the excretory system!

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The excretory system

The body system that eliminates cellular wastes from the body through the lungs, skin, kidneys, and digestive system.

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Wastes through the skin

excess salts

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kidneys

A pair of organs that remove waste from the blood

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nephrons

microscopic structures inside the kidneys; more than one million.

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glomerulus

A structure where fluid is filtered from the blood

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Urine

A liquid that is formed by water and wastes filtered out by blood

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Ureters

Tubes that connect the kidney to the bladder

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Bladder

A saclike organ that stores urine

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Urethra

A tube that exits the bladder