- There are two kidneys in the urinary system with separate blood supplies.
- Which uses process of excretion and filtration.
- Each kidney there is a tube which lead to the bladder called the urethra.
- The ureter carries urine from the kidney to the bladder.
- The urine is conducted to the outside of the body to be excreted which travels down the vagina or penis.
Sunday, October 30, 2011
2.69 Urinary system
2.68b Osmoregulation
- The fluid which surround cells are isotonic with the cytoplasm of the cells.
- The amount of water going into these cells are equal and remain the same size and shape.
- The kidney controls the composition of our blood.
- Blood circulating in to the tissues it will be concentrated causing hyper tonic tisse fluid or hypo tonic tissue fluid.
- Blood that circulates through our kidney excess water, excess salt can be removed and excreted at the urethra.
2.68a Excretion
2.67b Human organs of Excretion
- Salt and water is from sweat.
- Lungs excrete carbon dioxide which is a waste from respiration.
- The kidneys are responsible for the excretion of excess water (Amino Acids)
- The 3 organs of excretions are the lungs, kidneys and skin.
- The skin would give out water, salt and urea.
2.67a Excretion in plants
- The process of photosynthesis happens when Carbon dioxide and water which give off oxygen.
- Respiration is C6H12O6 +O2 which which gives off gas as a waste molecule.
- Photosynthesis is CO2 + H2O ----> C6H12O6 This happens due to the release of metabolic waste.
- Glucose molecule is broken down and energy is used to form ATP and get the waste of carbon dioxide and water given off.
- The waste process is called Excretion.
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