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ahenrique-Excretory

"Excretory" Terms and Definitions

TermDefinition
negative feedback type of regulation that responds to a change in conditions by initiating responses that will counteract the change
urea compound formed in the liver from ammonia and carbon dioxide and excreted primarily by the kidneys
excretion removal of nitrogen-containing wastes from the body
hormone signal molecule released into the bloodstream that triggers particular responses
endocrine gland organ of the endocrine system that secretes hormones
target cell cell with chemical receptors that cause it to respond to a particular hormone
kidney main organ of the excretory system; excretes waste products and regulates water and salt balance
urine liquid composed of water, urea, and other waste products; produced by the kidneys
ureter tube extending from each kidney that carries urine to the urinary bladder
urinary bladder sac that stores urine until it is eliminated from the body
urethra tube leading from the urinary bladder through which urine exits the body
nephron one of millions of tubes and its associated blood vessels in a kidney that extracts filtrate from the blood and refines it into urine
glomerulus ball of capillaries in each nephron of a kidney that is the site of filtration
dialysis treatment that processes blood outside the body
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