STATION #1
STATION #1
EXCRETORY SYSTEM STATION – Guiding Questions
Why do nitrogen-rich compounds build up in our body?
Why do organisms with bladders need to make urea?
Draw a flow chart in your notes to illustrate the
conversion of consumable nutrients into urine
STATION #2
STATION #2
STATION #2
THE KIDNEYS – Guiding Questions
What do kidneys look like and where can you find them
in your body?
Beside excretion name 3 additional homeostatic roles
kidneys play in the human body.
Draw and label a diagram of a kidney including its 3
‘areas’, blood vessels and any additional structures that
assist in excretion.
STATION #3
STATION #3
STATION #3
STATION #3
NEPHRONS & URINE FORMATION – Guiding Questions
What are the parts of the nephron and their functions?
Draw and label a simplified diagram of a nephron.
Draw another simplified diagram of a nephron and
indicate on it the movement of solutes due to passive
and active transport.
STATION #4
STATION #4
STATION #4
OSMOREGULATION – Guiding Questions
Why is osmotic pressure important to an organism’s
homeostasis?
Sketch a flow chart to illustrate the feedback associated
with osmoregulation.
Why does the blood need to be buffered? Why does
blood pressure need to be balanced?