Read/ Complete Assignments

Warm Up  Read the Article on UTI  1 st, 3 rd, and 4 th A Periods  Summarize the Article in 7-10 complete sentences.  Hand the Sheet back to the teacher once you have completed.  You have 15 Minutes Only!!

Quiz  Clear off your desk, put all materials on the floor.  Paper will be provided  Once you have completed your Quiz, turn both papers over and sit quietly.  Teacher will come around and collect papers  KEEP DESK CLEAR UNTIL THE END!!!

Excretory System ~The excretory system is the body system that separates and gives off the waste from the body, usually as urine or sweat.

Function of the Excretory System ~Regulate body fluids  Volume, pH, composition ~Remove metabolic wastes from blood ~Control rate of RBC formation ~Regulate blood pressure ~Regulate absorption of calcium

Excretory System  Kidneys  Ureter  Urethra  Urinary bladder  Liver  Skin  Lungs

The Kidneys  The main organ in the system  It keeps the saltwater balanced in the body  Is actually a mass of tiny tubes  Each tube is a knot of capillaries

Ureter, Urethra, and Urinary Bladder Ureter  carries the urine away from the kidneys to the urinary bladder Urethra  the tube that carries the urine from the bladder to outside the body Bladder  Storage area for urine until released outside the body

Skin and Lungs ~ The skin excretes extra salts, water, and heat ~ Usually as sweat ~ The lungs excrete the carbon dioxide from the body

Liver  The liver which changes the ammonia, a poisonous product of protein digestion, into urine

Reading Comprehension  Read selection on the back of notes.  Answer in complete questions  Once you have completed questions, complete summary  No Talking!!

Video  Students may watch video if all a work has been completed and time permits.  ucation.com/player/vie w/assetGuid/3BC87A31 -AE5A-441B-9C7B EE ucation.com/player/vie w/assetGuid/3BC87A31 -AE5A-441B-9C7B EE34573  No talking during Video!!  No Head Down on Desk or Sleeping