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Lungs can not and does not excrete salts from its surface.
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What organs excrete wastes?
There are several organs that are involved in the process of excretion; the pores of the skin that excrete oil and sweat, the lungs which excrete carbon dioxide, the rectum via the anal canal and anus that excretes feces, and the urinary tract which excretes urine via the urethra. Some anatomists consider the kidneys as the only excretory organ.
What is the main organ of the excretory system?
The kidney is the main organ of the excretory system. (The large intestine does not actually excrete, it eliminates.)kidney but lungs and skin might be added as well as they excrete too
Why does the body need to excrete as much water as it brings in?
Water is excreted by three routes from your body. Kidneys, skin, feces and lungs. Kidneys just can not excrete the solutes in powder form. They have to be dissolved in water. Skin can excrete lot of water in hot sunny day. May be up to one liter per hour. This water is used to keep your body cool. Feces carry some more or less water with them. That is the physical property of feces. Water loss from lungs also in inevitable. The exhaled air get saturated with water vapor due very large surface area of gaseous exchange.
How does the excretory system and the Integumentary System work together?
The skin can excrete water and salts by sweating. This process also lowers the body's temperature.
When the body becomes dehydrated a chemical signal is sent that causes nephrons in the kidneys to absorb more water and excrete more salts This is an example of a?
feedback loop
Does the lung excrete salts from its surface?
No. The skin does.
What do the lungs excrete or remove from the body?
Lungs excrete carbon dioxide and kidneys excrete urea and other substance
Do lungs excrete nitrogenous wastes?
The urinary system excretes nitrogenous wastes. The lungs excrete carbon dioxide.
Which organ uses sweat to excrete water salts and small amount of water?
The skin,is the organ that uses sweat to excrete water,salts,and a small amount of urea
Both the lungs and the kidneys are part of?
The kidneys and lungs are part of the excretory system. The lungs excrete carbon dioxide, and the kidneys excrete nitrogen-containing wastes in the form of urine.
Which one of the waste materials is excreted only by the lungs?
The 3 waste materials that the lungs are known to excrete include carbon. The lungs also excrete water and heat.
How are the jobs of the lungs and large intestine similar to the job of your kidneys?
All of the organs mentioned excrete waste. The lungs excrete carbon dioxide, the large intestine excretes solid waste, and the kidneys excrete nitrogenous waste.
What are openings in the skin for the excretion of water salts and urea?
When you cry, don't you excrete salt water? when you run and sweat, you excrete salt water. When you drink water and later pee, you excrete urea.
What body organs excrete carbon dioxide and water?
lungs.
What is a cool fact about the excretory system?
BLA thats the perfect answer. You write BLA and the teacher would probably give you an A+. I wrote BLA and i did get an A+ the highest in my grade
What wastes do the lungs excrete in small amounts?
Carbon Dioxide or Co2
Freshwater protozoans excrete ammonia and mineral salts by means of?
diffusion through the cell membrane.
