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Yes, both organs filter blood. Although, they filter blood in different ways, but in many cases work together. The liver picks out chemicals and such that need to be chemically changed for many different reasons. For instance, it can pull fat molecules out of blood for packaging and transport to fat stores, or it can pull toxins out and turn them into non-toxic forms. Basically, the liver does most of the biochemistry in your body, and since it uses the blood stream as a means of transporting things with the rest of the body, must filter it in order to grab all of the things it needs to work with.
The kidneys filter blood in a drastically different way. They let small stuff fall out of the blood randomly into them. Then, they decide whether the randomly fallen-out molecule is useful or not. If it is, they pull it back into the blood. If it isn't, they let it continue down the path toward urine for removal from the body. For instance, the less-toxic molecule that used to be a toxin would be dropped into the kidneys and let to fall into the urine collection for excretion, while sugar molecules would be picked out and shoved back into the blood so that they could feed cells.
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Alcohol stay in urine?
No, would burn like hell. Your liver has to filter it out.. Well ur liver pancreas and kidneys...
How does alcohol affect the kidneys?
Your kidneys filter your blood and get wastes out of it. When you drink a little bit of alcohol the kidneys filter that alcohol and are okay. But then, if you drink a lot in a short amount of time the kidneys become overworked, and you may have kidney failure, or they just might not be able to filter all of the alcohol. If that happens, the alcohol builds up in your system and starts affecting other parts of your body.answer 2 Actually, it is the poor old liver that has the work of converting the alcohol into 'usable' energy. But it is hard work for the liver and may well be beyond its ability in the short run. Allowed long enough, the liver will convert the alcohol into food. But in the short run, some of the alcohol remains in the blood, and is a welcome test for the highway patrol. Too much work for your liver from dealing with alcohol, and it will give up and you'll go a bright AA yellow![The main thing the kidneys filter out is urea, a chemical left as a by-product of metabolizing proteins. Urea is the mechanism by which the body disposes of this excess nitrogenous material.]
How do nutrients get into and out of the kidneys?
well the main job of the kidneys is to filter the blood. To filter the blood the kidneys really absorb any substance is needed by the body and after it get rid of the cells waste products. The waste products are out of the kidneys by urine which is moved to the end of the tube the year in move out of the kidneys into a sack of tissue called the urinary bladder.
How do nutrients get into and out the kidneys?
well the main job of the kidneys is to filter the blood. To filter the blood the kidneys really absorb any substance is needed by the body and after it get rid of the cells waste products. The waste products are out of the kidneys by urine which is moved to the end of the tube the year in move out of the kidneys into a sack of tissue called the urinary bladder.
How will morphine react to your body if your liver and kidneys are failing?
well I'm not a doctor but your liver is a big part of the clean up crew in your body so if it can't filter the morphine very well it might kill you.
What part of the urinary system purifies the blood by removing excess water and waste products?
Mainly Liver, Kidneys and Skin are responsible to eliminate water and waste products from the body. Liver is responsible for the elimination of solid wastes, Kidneys for Liquid wastes and skin for the elimination for minerals and water
What task do the kidneys perform?
Your Kidneys are two organs inside your ribcage that filter waste from your blood as well as water you drink.
What are facts why you need water?
heart, liver, kidneys, skin, bones heart, liver, kidneys, skin, bones Well, 70% of your body is made up of water...
What best describes the main function of the kidneys?
The kidneys are organs with several functions.They are an essential part of the urinary system and also control the balance of: electrolytes, maintenance of acid-base balance, and regulation of blood pressure.They filter the blood, and remove wastes which are diverted to the urinary bladder. In producing urine, the kidneys excrete wastes such as urea and ammonium; the kidneys also are responsible for the reabsorption of water, glucose, and amino acids.The kidneys also produce hormones including calcitriol, renin, and erythropoietin.http://wiki.answers.com/What_is_a_function_of_the_kidney#ixzz18hXtaIK4
What is the organ responsible for the synthesis of clotting factors?
Liver primarily, and the kidneys as well
What does blood represents?
how well the kidneys are working.
Which organ functions in both the digestive and excretory systems?
Well, this could be a good question for debate. The skin uses sweat to filter toxins from getting through the skin, but it also uses the action of evaporation of the sweat to regulate the body temperature. Also, the kidneys filter blood, but also collect the water from the blood to filter it, distribute it to the body, then flush any toxins in that water to the bladder for disposal. The body is such a miracle when you realize all that it does.
