Excretory



**Excretory System**  __ By: Madison R. Thomas S. Lilly H. Anthony H. __ Function: One of the main functions of the excretory system is urination,but also to remove waste from the body. There are **5** organs that make up the excretory system,they are the kidneys,ureters,adrenal glands,bladder,and urethra.



__ Organs of the Excretory System: __

__Kidneys:__ Kidneys are organs in the Excretory System.They do the job of working with the circulatory system to filter the blood to get rid of left over wastes.They take the wastes and 95% water to make urine.

__Ureters:__ Ureters are thin tubes.These thin tubes take urine from the kidneys. The urine that was in the kidneys are now sliding down the ureters and into the bladder until its realesed from the body.

__Adrenal glands__: Adrenal Glands are triangular shaped glands located on top of the Kidneys that, produce hormones such as testosterone, epinephirine, and adreneline.

__Bladder__: The Bladder is a sack shaped structure that holds urine untill its released from the body.

__Urethra__: The Urethra is the exit for urine so the urine can be released from the body. __ VIDEOS!! __

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__**The Excretory System works with other body systems and organs too:**__The Excretory System works with :
 * Digestive System = The Large Intestine helps get rid of solid wastes known as Feces, Stool, or poop.
 * Respiratory System = The Lungs get rid of the air we don't need called Carbon Dioxide or CO 2.
 * Urinary System = Gets rid of liquid wastes known as urine.
 * Liver = Filters harmful chemicals out of the bloodstream
 * Skin = Gets rid of the liquid waste called sweat.

** __ Diseases/problem: __ ** Kidney stone is a problem so is kidney failure. Smoking is a problem because it can damage the lungs and you can end up with lung cancer.

__Fantastic Facts!!__ media type="custom" key="9209948" width="132" height="132" align="right"This is a diagram of a kidney.
 * The major function of the bladder is storing urine until it is eliminated.
 * The pathway for urine to get threw the body is kidney-ureter-bladder-urethra.
 * The kidneys are protected by the lower ribs and fat.
 * An artery brings blood into each kidney.
 * The tiny microscopic filters in the kidneys are called nephrons.
 * Urine is made of 95% water and 5% wastes.
 * The Excretory system provides Homeostasis so the body has the ability to regulate a constant environment internally.
 * The Excretory System keeps the body from losing too much water.
 * The normal kidney is about 5 inches long and about 3 inches wide!
 * A kidney stone can be in between the size of a grain to the size of a golfball!!!!