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12 Cards in this Set
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EXCRETORY SYSTEM |
organs that help to keep the correct balance of water and salts within the body |
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EXCRETION |
the process of removing wastes from the body |
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URINARY SYSTEM |
the organs systems that makes, stores, and gets rid of urine |
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KIDNEYS |
two beans shaped organs that filter and clean the blood and form urine |
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URINARY BLADDER |
a hollow and muscular organ that collects urine |
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URINE |
a liquid that is formed by kidneys when they filter wastes from the blood |
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NEPHRONS |
tiny tube-shaped structures found inside each kidney |
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URINATION |
the process of releasing urine from the body |
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PITUITARY GLAND |
a pea-sized organ below the brain that releases hormones which help the kidneys filter water from the blood |
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KIDNEY FAILURE |
failure of the kidneys that cause them to not remove wastes from the blood |
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KIDNEY DIALYSIS |
the process of filtering the blood of wastes using a machine called the hemodialyzer |
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URINARY TRACT INFECTION (UTIs) |
bacterial infections of any part of the urinary tract |
