EXCRETORY SYSTEM ORGANS & FUNCTIONS

LIVER

• Detoxifies blood
• Produces chemicals for deigestion and protein synthesis.

KIDNEYS

• Filters the blood for waste.
• Produces horomones for red blood cellls in bone marrow.

LARGE INTESTINE

• Absorbs & transports remaining water and vitamins from indigestible food.

BLADDER

• Allows for urination (which removes liquid waste).

LUNGS

• Removes CO2 (gas waste) and takes O2 for the body.

SKIN

• Gives off sweat/perspiration.

ORGANS THE EXCRETORY SYSTEM EFFECTS:
THE KIDNEY EFFECTS BONES BECAUSE IT PRODUCES ERYTHROPOIETIN, A HORMONE THAT REGULATES PRODUCTION OF RED BLOOD CELLS IN BONE MARROW.

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