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ü Major functions of excretory system. Include a picture like the one below.

The major functions of the excretory system are to get rid of waste and intake the drugs that you take and cleanse your body if intaken too much.

ü Describe how the **__structure__** of a nephron provides an advantage on its **__function__**. The nephron is responsible for the __**formation of the urine**__. The sturcture **__allows time for things to exchange and change things before they exit the body.__** If proteins, calcium, or water have to go back in the body, they can without hesitation and done quickly while the they're still moving through the long nephron. ü Explain the major parts- lungs - get rid of CO2 and get oxygen that is passed throughout the body to keep things functioning and used for energy kidneys - remove waste from blood, gets rid of excess water salts hormones and drugs, they also produce red blood cells liver - purifies blood, makes sugar, and processes medication you take urinary bladder - stores and releases urine ureters - connect the kidney and the bladder, urine flows through these filling the bladder urethra - tubes where the urine leaves the body media type="youtube" key="4-15JUVxAm8" height="340" width="560"

ü What is dialysis? What is it used for? Dialysis is used to replace kidney functions when a kidney must be removed for medical reasons, and the person is not a good candidate for a kidney transplant, or if kidney function it temporarily lost. ​ ü Find 4 fun/interesting facts about your body system. You may list the facts as sentences or use them to create trivia questions. ​ 1) We have 2 kidneys, but the left one is always higher than the right one. 2) The exretory system has a part that is called the bladder and this part of the system helps us make and release urine. 3) Urine can be used to find out if the person has a urinary infection. 4) Medical facts can be determined about the health of a patient by analyzing urine.

Develop 10 multiple  choice questions and put them in your wiki so that your peers can answer them after you go over your body system.

1. Where are the nephrons located? a) urethra b) bladder c)kidneys 2. What does the nephron carry, and from what? a) waster;blood cells b) blood;arteries c) urine;bladder 3. What is the Urethra connected to? a) kidney b) urinary bladder c) lung 4. The ___ get rid of co2 a.) kidneys b.) urethra c.) lungs 5. The liver makes sugars a.) true b.) false  6. What is responsible for the formation of urine ? a.) nephron b.) kidneys c.) liver

ü Explain how your system might be involved, or not involved in the driver’s injury. Cite specific evidence. <span style="color: #808080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 108%;">The Excretory System might be involved in the driver's injury because he his peeing blood. For the driver to be peeing blood, his urinary system must be damaged in some way. This could mean that the kidneys, bladder, ureters, and or urethra could be damaged in some way. The damage would allow blood into the urinary system, so that the drivers urine is bloody while peeing.