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Excretory System
Excretory System Vocabulary Words
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5th Grade
05/05/2013

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Term
Bladder
Definition

A Sac-like organ that stores urine until it is ready to be released from the body.

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Nephrons
Definition

Tiny tubes in the kidneys that are wrapped in capillaries. They filter and cleanse the blood.  They also balance the supply of water and salt in the body.

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Kidneys
Definition

The main organs of excretion. Wastes from the blood enter here and form a liquid called urine.

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Excretory System
Definition

Its purpose is to excrete, or remove waste from the body.

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Urine
Definition

A liquid that is formed in the kidneys.  It is made up of wastes and water.

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Lungs
Definition

The excretory organs that give off carbon dioxide and water when you exhale.

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Urethra
Definition

A tube that carries urine from the bladder out of the body.

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Ureter
Definition

Tube that connects each kidney to the bladder. Urine leaves the kidney and travels through these tubes to be stored in the body until released from the body.

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Skin
Definition

The largest organ in the body.  Heat, water, and salt are given off through pores, or openings, in this organ.

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