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What filter the blood and control the amount of water and salt in the body?
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Which organ of the body purify the blood?
The kidneys filter unwanted waste, minerals, excess water from the blood.
What cell part control the amount of water in the cell?
Contractile Vacuoles
What two organ systems works together when the kidneys filter water from the blood?
The Urogenital system?
What do your kidneys do to influence the amount of water in the blood?
Your kidneys remove water and salts from your bloodstream, and form urine.
The phosphate is water loving but the lipids are not. How will the water enter the cell now?
The cell membrane is designed to keep a balance in the cell. It has a water loving layer, a water hating layer, and a water loving layer. The water loving layer repels fats. The water hating layer repels water. Cells have pores which extend through the cell membrane. The pores control inflow and outflow. The pores control the amount of water in the cell. If the cell does not have enough liquid, they open. If it has to much, they close. These pores need a certain amount of sodium, potassium, and calcium in the blood stream to control them. If your body has too much sodium, the pores in your kidneys have difficulty working and your blood pressure rises. If your body has low sodium, your kidneys might work overtime and deplete the sodium your body has. It is important to keep your electrolytes in balance.
When the kidneys filter blood what do they control?
how much water returns to your body
Can a coffee filter be used a sufficient filter of blood from water?
NO!
What is the best house water filter system to install that will reduce the amount of lead in the water?
Aquasana Water Filters is the best house water filter system and it reduces the amount of lead in the water.
Hormone helps control blood pressure by reducing the amount of water that is excreted through the kidneys?
ADH(anti diuretic hormone)
What is a way for the body to conserve water during periods of heavy sweating?
It can take in less air. It can filter less water out of the blood. It can take in less water. It can increase the overall temperature.
What human organs filter blood?
Your spleen:- acts as a filter for your blood, cleansing it of bacteria, viruses and other debris. The Liver:- gets rid of toxins, to regulate your blood sugar levels and to produce bile. Kidneys :- To make urine from waste products and excess water found in your blood. Pancreas:- Secreting digestive enzymes and hormones that control blood sugar levels
Can it be risky having more blood than the normal volume?
No. First of all, your body self-regulates and does not allow too much blood to produced. It is controlled by the kidneys, liver, spleen, and other organs. Blood is made up of plasma and blood cells. Since the plasma is mostly water, your kidneys control the amount of water in your body, and so control the volume of plasma. The liver and spleen control the number of blood cells, so it is not really a problem if you have too many, they just recycle them. If you are well hydrated and eat a good diet, your body will produce just the right amount of blood for your body.
Monitors amount of water in the blood?
bladder
Which organ of the body purify the blood?
The kidneys filter unwanted waste, minerals, excess water from the blood.
Which hormone controls the amount of water in the body?
the minaralocorticoids hormones, which help control the amount of water and salt in the body.
What would you have to do to control the softness of the water in the aquarium?
Yeah.... uh.... get a freaking filter!
How would decreasing the amount of water in blood affect the blood pressure?
Blood pressure would decrease
