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the kidney is referred to as an excretory organ and excretes urea, which is a less toxic form of uric acid.
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How does the kidney help homemstasis?
The kidney either excrete or reabsorbes the fluid and electrolytes if the body needs it.
How does the kidney help with control of water?
Kidneys excrete excess water.
What waste does the kidney excrete?
Nitrogen waste in form of urea. This combines with water to form urine.
What does blood carry away from the kidney?
De-oxygenated blood the kidney has used for it's function plus any other toxins it can't excrete.
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
What excrete excess salt and water?
The salt glands excrete excess salts and water from the body. The urinary tract is also used for this purpose through the kidney.
Does the kidneys excrete?
the kidney is referred to as an excretory organ and excretes urea, which is a less toxic form of uric acid.
Which system includes the kidney?
The excretory system.You have multiple answers....it's excretory. It's not really the endocrine system although the adrenal glands (located right on the kidney) are in the endocrine system.There is absolutely an excretory system and it's not just the kidneys that are involved but the lungs (excrete co2) the intestines (digestive yes but also excrete waste) and obviously the kidney, bladder, ureters and urethra.The kidneys are part of the urinary system.
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.
Are all natural minerals good for you.?
No. They all have their limits. Too much minerals or the amount beyond your body need will be excreted by your liver and kidney in urine and feaces .... Then beyond the limitations of your liver and kidney can excrete, there will be their adverse effects....
An increase in the blood level of non protein nitrogen can indicate?
It indicates a kidney disorder, because about half of NPN substances is urea (what the kidneys excrete).
Who is at risk of overhydration?
People with heart, kidney, or liver disease are more likely to develop overhydration because their kidneys are unable to excrete water normally.
