100% satisfaction guarantee Immediately available after payment Both online and in PDF No strings attached 4.2 TrustPilot
logo-home
Summary

Summary Excretion - IGCSE Biology Complete Notes

Rating
-
Sold
-
Pages
3
Uploaded on
04-07-2024
Written in
2021/2022

Summary study book Cambridge IGCSE Biology 3rd Edition of D. G. Mackean, Dave Hayward (Excretion) - ISBN: 9781471841439 (FULL Notes)

Institution
Course








Whoops! We can’t load your doc right now. Try again or contact support.

Connected book

Written for

Study Level
Examinator
Subject
Unit

Document information

Summarized whole book?
No
Which chapters are summarized?
Excretion
Uploaded on
July 4, 2024
Number of pages
3
Written in
2021/2022
Type
Summary

Subjects

Content preview

excretion
·
excretion -
removal of toxic substances ,
waste products of metabolism processes and substances in excess of



requirements in the body -
defecation excretion


·
skin -
removes substances through sweat / containing water , urea and salts (


lungs removes CO2 & water vapour
removal of amine
groups
·
liver assimilation of amino acids /amino acids -
> proteins)

·
deamination (break down of the
nitrogen-containing parts of excess amino acids) to produce urea



·
urea is excreted in the form of urine/mineral salts and urea dissolved in H2O
breaks down alcohol to form acetaldehyde
·
alcohol dehydrogenase

breaks down acetalhyde to form acetate
·
aldehyde dehydrogenase




factors affecting vol . and conc . of urine-


·

temperature and exercise


·
not temperatures and exercise leads to increased dehydration :
higher conc . and lower vol.




me
·
water Intake

-



·

higher hydration : lower conc . and higher vol .




of the blood
kidney regulate water content
·




·
excrete urea and other waste materials


·
ureter -
carries vrine from the kidney to the bladder



·
bladder-sac that stores urine and allows urination to be controlled


·

sphincter muscle -
used to control exit of urine



-
-return-cust that transmits crine from the bloder to


·

nephrons functional unit of the Kidney

·
consists of renal corpuscle and renal tubules


·
renal corpuscle blood-filtering system of the Kidney (glomerulus and Bowman's capsule (
·
renal tubules
Conveys urine from the glomerull to the renal pelvis

·
water and salts are reabsorbed into the blood along the way


·
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
·
anabolic reaction -
Synthesizes


catabolic reactions breakdown of molecules for energy (liver
organic organ (
-

is an example
·
$4.99
Get access to the full document:

100% satisfaction guarantee
Immediately available after payment
Both online and in PDF
No strings attached

Get to know the seller
Seller avatar
cindyong

Get to know the seller

Seller avatar
cindyong Imperial College London
Follow You need to be logged in order to follow users or courses
Sold
0
Member since
1 year
Number of followers
0
Documents
17
Last sold
-

0.0

0 reviews

5
0
4
0
3
0
2
0
1
0

Recently viewed by you

Why students choose Stuvia

Created by fellow students, verified by reviews

Quality you can trust: written by students who passed their tests and reviewed by others who've used these notes.

Didn't get what you expected? Choose another document

No worries! You can instantly pick a different document that better fits what you're looking for.

Pay as you like, start learning right away

No subscription, no commitments. Pay the way you're used to via credit card and download your PDF document instantly.

Student with book image

“Bought, downloaded, and aced it. It really can be that simple.”

Alisha Student

Frequently asked questions