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The Excretory System
Function: To remove wastes from the body
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Digestive OrgansLarge Intestine: It reabsorbs water
from indigestable food and then expels it from the body as feces
Liver: Filters toxins like ammonia
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Respiratory OrgansThe lungs remove
carbon dioxide from the body when you exhale
Oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged between the alveoli and the capillaries that surround them.
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SkinSmall amounts of antibodies,
urea, ammonia, lactic acid, and vitamin C are removed through sweating
Salt (sodium chloride NaCl) is lost when you sweat
Sweat is 99% water and comes from blood plasma filtration
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Urinary SystemThe kidneys filter the
blood and remove nitrogen-containing metabolic wastes, toxins and drugs and expel them in urine.
They also maintain the proper balance between water and salts, and between acids and bases.
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