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The main functioning unitof the kidney

What is a nephron?

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Urine is stored here until it is eliminated out of the body

What is the urinary bladder?

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The start of chemical digestion occurs here

What is the mouth?

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Largest internal organ thatis responsible for bile production,glycogen storage, & detoxification

of eaten materials

What is the liver?

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The tube through which urine travels from the kidney to

the urinary bladder

What is the ureter?

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The tube through which urineexits the body

What is the urethra?

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The enzyme in the mouththat helps break down starch

into simple sugars

What is salivary amylase?

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Accessory organ that secretes enzymes &

hormones to metabolizecarbs, lipids and proteins

What is the pancreas?

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2 main gases exchanged by the respiratory system

What is filtration?

Process in the kidneys whereboth useful substances & waste

are removed from the blood

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Blood that needs to be cleaned and filtered enters the

kidneys through this

What is the renal artery?

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Where water is extractedfrom indigestible food

What is the large intestine?

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Wavelike contractions of muscle that move through the

digestive system

What is peristalsis?

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This occurs when the kidneysdetect an increase in salt in

the blood.

What is returning less salt to the blood by reabsorption?

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Normal urine containsthis substance along

with water and excess salts

What is urea?

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Surface area of the small intestine

is greatly increased by these

What are villi?

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The organ in which vitamin K is produced

What is the large intestine?

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Three common causesof kidney disease

What are infection, long-term

diabetes & long term hypertension?

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The final stage of urine formation is called this

What is secretion?

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Most of the digestive enzymessecreted into the small

intestines comes from this organ

What is the pancreas?

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The enzyme secreted by the stomach to breakdown

proteins

What is pepsin?