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Excretory SystemMXMS 7th Grade Science
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Main Function• to collect waste products and remove them from
the body
• excrete: to get rid of
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Main Parts• Kidneys
• Bladder
• Ureter
• Urethra
• Skin
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Kidneys• Remove urea & other waste
products from the body
• Nephrons act as filters within the kidneys
• Kidney stones form as solid particles that may leave the kidneys & pass through the urinary tract—can be extremely painful!
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Bladder
• muscular organ that stores urine until it is excreted by the body
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Ureter• narrow tube that carries urine from a kidney to the
bladder
• one comes from each kidney to the bladder
Ureter with a tumor
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Urethra
• small tube which allows urine to flow out of the body
Stent being placed in urethra Genetically-engineered urethra
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Skin
• eliminates waste in the form of perspiration (skin)
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