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What are the filtering units resposible for maintaining homeostasis?
The filtering units responsible for maintaining homeostasis in the body are the kidneys. They filter waste and excess substances from the blood to create urine, which helps regulate the body's fluid balance, electrolyte levels, and pH. The kidneys also play a role in regulating blood pressure and producing hormones that control various bodily functions.
Kidneys are made of many that filter water sugar salt and wastes from the blood?
Nephrons are the tiny filters that remove nitrogenous wastes from the blood. Nephrons are found in the kidneys.
Why are kidneys nephrons and capsules related?
An Organ
Does the cortex contain nephrons?
No, the cortex does not contain nephrons. Nephrons are the functional units of the kidneys and are predominantly located in the renal cortex and renal medulla.
What substance is removed from the bloodstream by nephrons in the kidneys?
urea
What organ contains milions of nephrons?
The kidneys (paired).
Where in the body are nephron's?
Million of nephrons are located in the KIDNEYS ! ! !
Do nephrons belong to animals or plants?
Animals with kidneys.
What is a tiny filtering unit in the kidney?
The filtering unit of the kidney is the nephrons.
The ablity to concentrate urine depends on the functions of?
The ability to concentrate urine depends on the functions of the kidneys, specifically the nephrons. Nephrons filter blood and reabsorb necessary substances while secreting wastes. Hormones like antidiuretic hormone (ADH) also play a role in regulating water reabsorption in the kidneys, which affects urine concentration.
Why do your kidneys fail?
Kidneys tend to fail because of damage to the nephrons, which causes them to filter less effectivley or even cease to filter at all. Nephrons can fail quickly due to poisoning or injury Kidneys tend to fail because of damage to the nephrons, which causes them to filter less effectivley or even cease to filter at all. Nephrons can fail quickly due to poisoning or injury
In the kidneys the tiny tubules that produce urine are called?
nephrons
