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The process of removing these waste substances is called
Excretion
Waste products are carried by...
the blood
This is where the urine is stored
the bladder
Urine travels down these into the bladder
the ureters
Blood is carred along these to the kidneys
the renal arteries
The bladder pushes the urine here before it leaves the body
the urethra
These filter the blood and take out the waste products
the kidneys
Cleaned blood returns to the circulatory system along these
the renal veins
T or F / Sweating eliminates waste products and decreases body temperature
True
T or F / Sweat is one hundred per cent water
False - mainly water and salts
Sweat leaves the body through tiny openings in the skin called pores
True
The sweat glands take the waste products from the blood
True - like the kidneys they filter the blood and remove waste salts
T or F / You can survive with only one kidney
True
The ureters, the bladder and the urethra make up the
Urinary Tract
