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What pair of filters clean your blood?

Both the liver and the kidneys are responsible for cleaning the blood. Both of these organs function as filters. However, while the liver operates as the body's main detoxifier the kidneys work to eliminate waste and regulate the blood's chemical composition for optimum bodily function.


How does the kidney regulate electrolyte?

Kidneys mostly function to filter the blood of waste. This also allows the kidneys to filter electrolytes to regulate their levels.


Why are the kidneys vital?

removes waste and regulate blood


What gland activates by sympathetic nervous system produces epinephrine and helps the kidneys regulate sodium and potassium in blood and helps kidneys regulate the water balance?

The adrenal glands


Kidneys help regulate the concentration of which substance in the blood?

potassium


Which substance in the blood do the kidneys help regulate the concentration of?

Potassium


What the blood in the kidneys?

They help regulate blood pressure (I think)


What is the function of the kidneys in a chicken?

The kidneys of a chicken function the same way the kidneys do in a human body. Their function is to filter blood to remove waste and regulate electrolytes.


What regulates blood in the kidneys?

They help regulate blood pressure (I think)


What hormone allows kidneys to regulate?

ADH is the hormone. It is secreted by pituitary.


What structure besides the kidneys regulate salt and water balance in amphibians?

The skin.


Do the kidneys secrete aldosterone?

Kidneys regulate the body's fluid volume, mineral composition and acidity by excreting and reabsorbing water and inorganic electrolytes. This helps balance these substance (which include sodium, potassium, chloride, calcium, magnesium, sulfate, phosphate and hydrogen) in the body and keep their normal concentrations in the extracellular fluid.