The Excretory System

The process of removing waste from the body

• digestion

• egestion

• excretion

• respiration

Examples of organs responsible for excretion

• lungs, skin, heart

• bladder, epiglottis

• kidney, lungs, skin

• kidneys, lungs, diaphragm

the breakdown of proteins takes place in the

• liver

• kidney

• bladder

• urethra

the by-product from the breakdown of proteins is

• uric acid

• urine

• sweat

• urea

the regulation of water in the body is called

• osmosis

• diffusion

• osmo-regulation

• active transport

the organ responsible for the breakdown of proteins is the

• lungs

• bladder

• gullet

• liver

The two kidneys are located

• towards the back of your body, above the ribcage

• towards the front of your body, below the ribcage

• towards the back of your body, above the ribcage

• towards the back of your body, below the ribcage

The outermost layer of the kidney is the

• cortex

• medulla

• renal pelvis

• nephron

The renal pelvis leads to the

• cortex

• medulla

• ureter

• uerthra

There are two

• nephrons

• ureters

• urethras

• glomeruli