The Excretory System
Removes liquid wastes from the body
Kidneys
• They are two, one left kidney and one right
kidney.
• They remove wastes from the blood (filters)
blood through nephrons.
Ureters
• They are very thin tubes that come out of
each kidney to connect kidneys with the
urinary bladder.
• Urine passes through the ureters to reach the
urinary bladder
Urinary Bladder
• It is a sac, that stores urine (till it is time for
you to go to the bathroom).
Urethra
• It is an opening in the urinary bladder, where
urine passes when your bladder is full.
The excretory system

The excretory system

  • 1.
    The Excretory System Removesliquid wastes from the body
  • 2.
    Kidneys • They aretwo, one left kidney and one right kidney. • They remove wastes from the blood (filters) blood through nephrons.
  • 5.
    Ureters • They arevery thin tubes that come out of each kidney to connect kidneys with the urinary bladder. • Urine passes through the ureters to reach the urinary bladder
  • 7.
    Urinary Bladder • Itis a sac, that stores urine (till it is time for you to go to the bathroom).
  • 9.
    Urethra • It isan opening in the urinary bladder, where urine passes when your bladder is full.