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What organ removes metabolic waste from the blood?
Oh, dude, that's the kidneys! They're like the body's little janitors, filtering out all the junk from your blood and turning it into pee. So next time you gotta go, just thank your kidneys for doing their dirty work!
After leaving the kidney where does the filtrate go?
Urine flows from kidney to the urinary bladder through ureters. Urinary bladder collects and from urinary bladder it goes outside the body through urethra
Where do the salt atoms go after you eat them?
They are absorbed into the blood stream, and filtered throughout the body.
What happens to the purified blood after it is filter?
After purified blood is filtered, it is sent to the kidneys in which it then circulated throughout the body. A small amount of the blood enters the bladder which ultimately expels from the body in the form of urine.
Where does waste fluids your body go?
Waste fluids from your body are filtered by the kidneys to remove toxins and excess substances. These fluids are then excreted as urine through the urinary system.
Does all of the blood enter the kidney?
yes, it does. it has to in order to clean it and make u urinate. At rest, about 1/5th of your cardiac output flow through your kidneys, thus on average all your blood is filtered every 5 minutes.
What are the components of blood upon entering the kidney and urine?
it will go outside
Are the membranes in a dialysis machine permeable or selectively permeable?
The dialysis membrane is selectively permeable because it doesn't allow all cells to go through it. Think of it as a kidney. When blood is sent to the kidney, the blood cells cannot fit through the dialysis inside the kidney, but the waste and bacteria in the cells do. So, The dialysis membrane is selectively permeable.
What happens when a kidney stops working?
When a kidney stops working, it is unable to properly filter waste and excess fluids from the blood. This can lead to a buildup of toxins in the body, electrolyte imbalances, and fluid overload. Without treatment, kidney failure can be life-threatening.
What would happen if we didn't have a kidney?
If we didn't have a kidney, our body would not be able to filter waste and excess fluid from the blood, leading to a buildup of toxins and fluids that can be life-threatening. Dialysis or a kidney transplant would be necessary to sustain life.
What are some materials that are filtered from the blood?
When blood is flowing through your kidneys and getting filtered a lot of things that go through the filter are salts, water, urea, glucose and some amino acids go through. Later on much of the water, salt and some glucose and amino acids get reabsorbed. So much of what your urine is composed of is urea, water, salt with extremely small amounts of glucose and amino acids.
How can you mechanically remove waste from blood?
You go through dialysis.
