Excretory System
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Excretory System
Cellular Level
Involves transport of
needed materials
into and out of cells
Organ Level
Involves movement of
materials through the
kidneys
Consists of kidneys, ureters,
urinary bladder, urethra
Eliminates waste products
from the body in ways that
maintain homeostasis
Kidneys
Kidneys remove waste products
from the blood, maintain blood
pH and regulate the water
content of the blood
Kidneys are located near the
lower back on either side of the
spinal column
Kidneys
Kidneys filter the waste
filled blood removing urea,
excess water and other
waste products
The clean blood returns
through the renal vein and
into circulation
Kidneys
As the kidney works, purified
blood is returned to circulation
while urine is collected in the
urinary bladder
Urine is stored until it can be
released from the body through
a tube called the urethra
The Excretory System
Blood Purification
The mechanism of blood
purification involves two
distinct processes:
Filtration
Reabsorption
Filtration
Takes place in the glomerulus (small
network of capillaries encased in the
upper end of the nephron by a hollow,
cup shaped structure called Bowman’s
Capsule)
The materials that are filtered from the
blood are called filtrate
The end filtrate contains water, urea,
glucose, salts amino acids & some
vitamins
Reabsorption
The process in which liquid is taken
back into a vessel
Materials including amino acids,
fats & glucose are removed from
the filtrate by active transport &
reabsorbed into the capillaries
(water is returned by osmosis)