EXCRETORY SYSTEM

By: Dannah V. Timbang | 1st semester – finals

EXCRETORY SYSTEM the compound in the urine than can

The excretory system removes wastes and be dissolved.
helps maintain homeostasis. THE KIDNEYS HELP TO MAINTAIN
 They have the same function with the HOMEOSTASIS BY FILTERING THE BLOOD.
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM, the only • Kidneys are a
difference is that the digestive system pair of bean-
excretes solid wastes. shaped organs.
– two layers:
medulla and
cortex
– filtering units
called nephrons
– renal artery and
renal vein
 The kidney helps maintain
electrolyte, pH level of blood and
water/fluid level.
THE EXCRETORY SYSTEM ELIMINATES NEPHRONS CLEAN THE BLOOD AND
NONSOLID WASTES FROM THE BODY. PRODUCE URINE.
• Nonsolid wastes are
GLOMERULUS - filters and cleans the blood
eliminated through
BOWMAN’S CAPSULE - holds the filtrate,
lungs, skin, and
molecules are reabsorbed into the capillaries
kidneys.
to balance the blood chemically
• Lungs exhale carbon
LOOP OF HENLE - Water is reabsorbed.
dioxide and water
vapor. COLLECTING DUCTS - collect urine from
• Sweat glands in skin nephrons and send it to the ureter.
release excess water
and salts.
• Kidneys filter and
clean the blood to
produce urine.
 KIDNEY STONES are produced by
accumulated solid wastes. They are
hard deposits made of minerals and
salts that form inside your kidneys.
 Up to 75 percent of all kidney stones
are composed primarily of calcium.
Stones can also be made up of uric
acid (a normal waste product),
cystine (a protein building block), or • Nephrons are the filtering units in the
struvite (a phosphate mineral). kidneys.
Stones form when there is more of
• Nephrons clean the blood in a three-step
process.
1. The first step is filtration of the blood.

2. The second step is reabsorption of

materials.
3. The third step is excretion of materials.

INJURY AND DISEASE CAN DAMAGE KIDNEY

FUNCTIONS.
A KIDNEY TRANSPLANT can replaced
damaged kidney.
→ recipient and donor tissue must
match
→ drugs prevent tissue rejection
DIALYSIS can be used to filter and clean the
blood.