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Excretion vocab

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Excretion the life process in which liquid waste is removed from the body
Deamination breaking down proteins in order to form urea
Urine liquid waste of the body which contains urea
Nitrogenous Waste product formed when proteins are broken down in the body
Urea nitrogen containing waste excreted by humans
Nephron the functional unit of the kidney which filters the blood
Glomerulus small bunch of capillaries found in the nephron which carries unfiltered blood
Urinary Bladder storage organ for urine before it is released
Bowman’s Capsule cup shaped part of the nephron which filters blood
Urethra tube which carries urine to the outside of the body
Filtration process where blood has wastes removed in the nephron
Ureter tube which carries urine from the kidney to the bladder
Reabsorption after filtering is done, blood is returned to the body
Gout a joint disease caused by the buildup of uric acid crystals
Kidney Stones mineral deposits found in the kidneys
Glycosuria excess sugar in the urine
Hematuria blood in the urine
Renal Dialysis a process where a patients’ blood is filtered by machine
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