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Summary Excretion - IGCSE Biology Complete Notes
Summary study book Cambridge IGCSE Biology 3rd Edition of D. G. Mackean, Dave Hayward (Excretion) - ISBN: 9781471841439 (FULL Notes)
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excretion·
excretion -
removal of toxic substances ,
waste products of metabolism processes and substances in excess of
requirements in the body -
defecation excretion
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skin -
removes substances through sweat / containing water , urea and salts (
lungs removes CO2 & water vapour
removal of amine
groups
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liver assimilation of amino acids /amino acids -
> proteins)
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deamination (break down of the
nitrogen-containing parts of excess amino acids) to produce urea
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urea is excreted in the form of urine/mineral salts and urea dissolved in H2O
breaks down alcohol to form acetaldehyde
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alcohol dehydrogenase
breaks down acetalhyde to form acetate
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aldehyde dehydrogenase
factors affecting vol . and conc . of urine-
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temperature and exercise
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not temperatures and exercise leads to increased dehydration :
higher conc . and lower vol.
me
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water Intake
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higher hydration : lower conc . and higher vol .
of the blood
kidney regulate water content
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excrete urea and other waste materials
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ureter -
carries vrine from the kidney to the bladder
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bladder-sac that stores urine and allows urination to be controlled
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sphincter muscle -
used to control exit of urine
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-return-cust that transmits crine from the bloder to
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nephrons functional unit of the Kidney
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consists of renal corpuscle and renal tubules
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renal corpuscle blood-filtering system of the Kidney (glomerulus and Bowman's capsule (
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renal tubules
Conveys urine from the glomerull to the renal pelvis
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water and salts are reabsorbed into the blood along the way
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ADH (antidiuretic hormone) -
a hormone produced in the brain that makes the collecting duct more permeable to water
reactions that take place in the cells
larger molecules from smaller constituent parts
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anabolic reaction -
Synthesizes
catabolic reactions breakdown of molecules for energy (liver
organic organ (
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is an example
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