excretory+system

By: Kimanh Nguyen

The excretory system eliminates wastes produced by homeostasis in the human body.



The main parts of the excretory system include:
 * 1) Lungs
 * 2) Liver
 * 3) Kidneys
 * 4) Ureters
 * 5) Urinary bladder
 * 6) Urethra

v Lungs v Liver v Kidneys v Ureters v Urinary bladder v Urethra
 * Ø The lungs are large cone-shaped organs that sit on both side of the heart. They defend the human body against infection and other environmental factors.
 * Ø The liver, located at the top of the abdomen, detoxifies potentially harmful chemicals. It process the nutrients absorbed from the small intestine.
 * Ø It excretes toxic metabolic by-products.
 * Ø They are muscular ducts that propel urine from the kidneys to the urinary bladder.
 * Ø It is a hollow organ that damps the urine into the urethra.
 * Ø It is a duct leading from the urinary bladder to the outside of the human body, which is where urine is eliminated.