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EXCRETORY SYSTEM
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3 FUNCTIONS OF THE EXCRETORY SYSTEM REMOVES WASTES FROM YOUR BLOOD. MAINTAINS THE pH OF YOUR BLOOD. REGULATES THE AMOUNT OF WATER IN YOUR BLOOD.
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WASTE REMOVED BY EXCRETORY SYTEM METABOLIC WASTES THAT ARE MADE WHEN THE CELLS PERFORM THEIR JOBS.
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PARTS OF THE EXCRETORY SYSTEM KIDNEYS URETERS BLADDER URETHRA
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KIDNEYS PAIR OF ORGANS IN THE ABDOMINAL AREA. THEY ARE USED TO FILTER BLOOD AND PRODUCE URINE.
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UREA WASTE PRODUCT OF BLOOD MADE FROM PROTEIN DIGESTION.
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WASTE PRODUCTS BESIDES UREA, SALT IS ALSO A WASTE PRODUCT.
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URINE FORMED IN THE KIDNEYS CONSISTS MOSTLY OF WATER BUT ALSO CONTAINS UREA, SALT, AND OTHER WASTES.
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URETERS TUBES THAT CARRY URINE TO THE BLADDER FROM THE KIDNEYS.
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BLADDER STORAGE FOR URINE AN AVERAGE ADULT BLADDER CAN HOLD ABOUT 1.5- 2 CUPS OF URINE
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URETHRA THE TUBE URINE IS EXPELLED THROUGH
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NEPHRONS TINY FILTRATION UNITS INSIDE THE KIDNEYS THEY FILTER IMPURITIES OUT OF THE BLOOD AND RETURN THE PURIFIED BLOOD TO THE BODY.
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