Subject- Biology

Chapter-4.13,
Excretion.
Excretion
Definition:
Excretion is a process by which metabolic waste products and toxic
materials are removed from the body. Excretion is an example of
catabolic metabolism.
Excretory products Excretory organs Remarks
Carbondioxide Lungs Gas in expired air
Nitrogenous waste Kidneys Constituents of urine
products
 Mainly urea skin Constituents of sweat, only
 Creatinine in small quantities
 Uric acid
Excess water Kidney Main constituent of urine
Skin Main constituent of sweat
lungs Water vapour in expired air
Bile pigments liver Via the intestine
The organs of the excretory system
 Organs of Excretion
• Kidney – main organ of excretion
• Lungs – removal of CO2 from blood.
• Liver – breaks down excessive amino
acids, and detoxifies many substances like,
bacterial wastes, alcohol, drugs, etc…
• The Skin - Removes excess salts through
sweat glands and excess heat through the
water that accompanies the salt.
The kidney
 The functions of kidney
 Excretes urea, uric acid and creatinine
in the form of urine.

 Filters and reabsorbs mineral salts and

nitrogenous wastes from our body.

 The kidneys control the fluid volume in

our body (Homeostasis).
Urinary system (Parts and functions)
 Kidneys: Kidneys are our main
excretory organs- they are towards the
back of our body just above our waist.
They remove urea and other wastes
from blood and excrete it in a liquid
called urine.
 Renal vein: It carries clean (urea free)
blood away from the kidneys.
 Renal artery: It carries dirty (urea
rich) blood away to the kidneys.
 Ureter: They are tubes which carry
urine to the bladder.
 Urinary bladder: It is a bag which
stores urine until we go to the toilet.
 Sphincter: It is a ring of muscle which
keeps the bladder closed until we go
to toilet.
 Urethra: It is the tube which carries
urine out of your body.
Class work-1

1.Fill up the boxes:

Excretory products Excretory organs Come out as

Carbon dioxide Expired gas

Kidneys urine

skin sweat

Excess water urine, sweat, expired gas

2. Write down 2 functions of kidney.
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3. Fill in the blanks:
a. Urine leaves our body through the ________
b. A bag that collects urine is the __________
c. The tube that takes urine to the bladder are
the ____________
d. Two small organs that clean the waste from
our blood are the _____________
e. Lungs excrete _____________ and
_________ in the expired air.
3.Label the following diagram
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THANK YOU