Excretory System Review

life process/function that Includes all of the chemical reactions in which a living thing breaks down or builds up materials

• Metabolism

• Digestion

• Homeostasis

• Excretion

Potentially harmful substances that build up in cells during nutrition/digestion, cellular respiration, and other metabolic processes

• Metabolic Waste Products

• Enzymes

• Substrates

• Dead Skin Cells

Maintenance of stable internal environment

• Homeostasis

• Excretion

• Nutrition

• Hydrolysis

life process/function that removes harmful metabolic waste products that can disrupt homeostasis (CO₂, excess H₂O, urea, etc.)

• Excretion

• Hydrolysis

• Egestion

• Nutrition

The system that removes harmful metabolic waste products from the body through the urinary bladder

• Excretory System

• Digestive System

• Circulatory System

• cardiovascular system

Excrete excess water vapor and carbon dioxide (byproducts of cellular respiration)

• Lungs

• Liver

• Sweat Glands

• Kidneys

Does many things, including making urea and bile, breaking down red blood cells, and breaking down glycogen into glucose

• Liver

• Mouth

• Stomach

• Gall bladder

excrete water, urea, and salts through sweat

• Sweat Glands

• Kidneys

• Mouth

• Jaw

The system that filters blood to remove wastes and produce urine, and helps to regulate blood volume, blood pressure, and blood composition

• Urinary System

• Digestive System

• Respiratory System

• Salivary System

Kidneys (letter)

• A

• B

• C

• D