Liquid Excretion: removal of liquid wastes & water/salt balance Ch 38.3 The Urinary System
Nitrogen wastes are excreted & cycled Nitrogen in Plant & animal protein Ammonia nitrogen Is excreted in urine Bacteria convert Ammonia to usable Nitrate fertilizer
Forms of Nitrogen Wastes Toxicity Environment& removal 1. Ammonia Most Water by diffusion 2. Urea Less Land @ kidney as urine 3. Uric Acid crystal Least Air & Deserts as A dry crystal
Protein Building blocks: H-N H R.Gr. C=OH H Amino NH2 Acid COOH
Nitrogen waste from Protein Breakdown Kidney filters the blood Removes urea waste Recycles food, water & salt Urine = urea waste, water & salt
Bladder stores Urine made by Kidneys Ureter tubes Carries urine to urethra
Nephron: Unit of filtration
Water levels in urine under control of Hypothalamus & ADH hormone
Kidney Transplants: