Excretory System definitions

# Definition Sets
1 the system that removes waste from your body and controls water balance 560 sets
2 group of organs including the kidneys, liver, skin, large intestine and lungs that purify the body by the elimination of waste matter 137 sets
3 removes waste 95 sets
4 removes wastes 73 sets
5 removes waste from the body 45 sets
6 filters out cellular wastes, toxins, and excess water resulting from cellular respiration 43 sets
7 the organ system, including the kidneys and bladder, that removes waste materials from the blood 36 sets
8 removes waste products from the body and regulates the chemical makeup of the blood 31 sets
9 removes waste products from the body 31 sets
10 body system that consists of a group of organs, including the kidneys, liver, skin, large intestine, and lungs, that are responsible for purifying the body by eliminating waste matter. 29 sets
11 an organ system that removes wastes and maintains water balance 23 sets
12 the group of organs that get rid of cell wastes 23 sets
13 the organ system that filters blood and removes nitrogenous wastes from the body in the form of urea or uric acid. in humans, the two kidneys are the vital organs of blood filtration. in annelids, nephridia fill the filtering role; malpighian tubules do the same in arthropods. in humans, other important structures of the system are the ureters, the urinary bladder, and the urethra. 23 sets
14 a group of organs that excrete chemical wastes 21 sets
15 eliminates waste products from the body in ways that maintain homeostasis 20 sets
16 your body's waste removal system 20 sets
17 this system takes certain wastes from the blood and removes them from the body as urine. 19 sets
18 eliminates waste products from the body 18 sets
19 eliminates wastes and maintains homeostasis 16 sets
20 removes wastes products from the body 13 sets
21 malpighian tubules to excrete waste 12 sets
22 eliminates waste 12 sets
23 eliminates waste from the body 11 sets
24 a system that removes wastes from the body 10 sets
25 gets rid of waste 10 sets
26 removes wastes. 10 sets
27 ..., the system that removes waste from your body and controls water balance 10 sets
28 function is to filter out waste from the blood, and release the waste 9 sets
29 - removes metabolic waste from the body. - your body excretes salt, water, urea, and co2. - lungs excrete co2 and water and the skin excrete sweat. - kidneys filter waste from blood and absorb nutrients. -liver filters toxins and dead red blood cells from the blood. 9 sets
30 the system that removes waste from your body 9 sets
31 the system that removes waste from your body and controls water balance. 9 sets
32 mesoderm 8 sets
33 system that removes excess, unneeded, or dangerous materials from the body 8 sets
34 group of organs including the kidneys, liver, skin, intestines, and lungs that purify the body by the elimination of waste matter 8 sets
35 removes waste from the blood 7 sets
36 removes wastes from the body 7 sets
37 gets rid of waste, eliminates useless byproduct 7 sets
38 the organ system that removes cellular wastes from the body 7 sets
39 kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder, urethra 7 sets
40 removal of waste produced by cellular metabolism 6 sets
41 kidneys, ureters, bladder, urethra, skin, lungs 6 sets
42 the system in the body that is responsible for removing wastes from the blood and regulating concentration of body fluids. 6 sets
43 eliminates waste and maintains homeostasis 6 sets
44 filters the blood, collects and excretes wastes 6 sets
45 collects wastes produced by cells and removes them from the body. 5 sets
46 kidneys, bladder 5 sets
47 the organ system that removes cellular waste from the body 5 sets
48 removes metabolic waste from the blood stream so that body cells can utilize nutrients and oxygen 5 sets
49 structures: skin, lungs, kidneys, ureters, bladder, urethra function: removes wastes produced by cells 5 sets
50 removes the wastes produced by cellular metabolism, especially nitrogenous wastes 5 sets
51 aids in the removal of waste (water, salt, urea, carbon) from the cells and body and includes the skin, lungs, liver, kidneys, large intestine, and bladder (urine sack) 5 sets
52 system responsible for the removal of waste created by the body and for the regulation of fluids 5 sets
53 body system that removes body wastes 5 sets
54 one of the systems that maintains homeostasis. it includes the kidney 5 sets
55 removes waste. 5 sets
56 removes toxic wastes 5 sets
57 body system that removes body wastes. 5 sets
58 system that carries waste out of your body. 5 sets
59 waste removal 5 sets
60 the systems that excrete wastes from the body. for example, the system of organs that regulates the amount of water in the body and filters and eliminates from the blood the wastes produced by metabolism. the principal organs of the excretory system are the kidneys, ureters, urethra, and urinary bladder. 5 sets
61 water products from animals 4 sets
62 paired kidneys w ducts near anus to drain waste 4 sets
63 the system, which includes the kidneys and bladder, that eliminates waste 4 sets
64 smooth muscle tissue and nephrons form the organs of which body system? 4 sets
65 the body system that removes wastes from the body 4 sets
66 group of organs including the kidneys, liver, skin, large intestine and lungs that purify the body by the elimination of waste matter. 4 sets
67 an organ system that removes wastes and maintains water balance. 4 sets
68 the group of organs that eliminates solid and liquid wastes from the body. 4 sets
69 the organ system that removes wastes from the body 4 sets
70 rids body of liquid waste 4 sets
71 the body system that separates and gives off the waste from the body usually as sweat or urine 4 sets
72 collect and remove wastes 4 sets
73 the bodily system that gets rid of metabolic wastes 4 sets
74 removes waste products from the body and regulates the chemical makeup of blood 4 sets
75 waste from circulatory system is eliminated through nephridia. 4 sets
76 removes wastes from the body. urine, solid waste in the intestines, skin and lungs remove water and heat.(thermal energy) 4 sets
77 eliminates waste from the body (waste from the breakdown of proteins). nh3 is converted to urea in the liver. 4 sets
78 organ system that removes excess, unnecessary materials from an organism, so as to help maintain homeostasis 4 sets
79 another name for the urinary system. 4 sets
80 the body system made up of those organs that rid the body of liquid wastes 4 sets
81 removes wastes from the blood 4 sets
82 the system responsible for filtering blood and ridding the body of liquid wastes 4 sets
83 body system that removes waste 4 sets
84 responsible for removing certain wastes and excess water from the body and for maintaining the body's acid-base balance 4 sets
85 removes waste products from the body. 4 sets
86 kidneys 4 sets
87 the organ system that removes waste materials from the body 4 sets
88 rids body of liquid wastes and main organ is kidney 4 sets
89 body system that removes body waste. 4 sets
90 the group of organs that get rid of cell wastes. 4 sets
91 what system is responsible for purifying the body by elimination waste matter? 4 sets
92 disposal of nitrogen-containing wastes 4 sets
93 the organ system that removes cellular wastes from the body. 4 sets
94 the system that removes liquid and gas wastes from the body through the urinary tract; includes the kidneys, ureters, bladder, and urethra 4 sets
95 removes waste from body 4 sets
96 gets rid of wastes 4 sets
97 body system responsible for the removal of wastes 4 sets
98 the system that eliminates solid wastes; the urinary system is part of this system. 4 sets