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Final Exam Review
Final Exam-Excretion
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06/08/2005

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Term
nephrons
Definition
the functional units of the kindneys; they filter the wastes from the blood
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passage of blood in nephrons
Definition
-blood enters from the renal arteries
-each nephron has one arteriol that carries blood from renal artery to nephron
-each arteriole branches to the glomerulus
-blood gets filtered and leaves through the renal veins
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excretory products of protist
Definition
gets rid of waste by diffusion; excretes ammonia (it requires little energy to excrete)
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excretory products of hydra
Definition
diffuses waste: ammonia (requires little energy)
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excretory products of earthworms
Definition
gets rid of waste through urine (water, mineral salts, ammonia, and urea). gets rid of carbon dioxide through diffusion through the skin
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excretory products of grasshoppers
Definition
gets rid of the dry nitrogenous waste produce, uric acid
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