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Skin excretes sweat, which helps regulate body temperature; sebum, an oily substance that moisturizes and protects the skin; and waste products such as urea and salts that are released through perspiration. These excretions play a crucial role in maintaining skin health and overall bodily functions.
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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.
Why do living things excrete?
because if you didn't, then your stomach can get infected and you can get sick or die.
Why does the body need to excrete as much water as it brings in?
Water is excreted by three routes from your body. Kidneys, skin, feces and lungs. Kidneys just can not excrete the solutes in powder form. They have to be dissolved in water. Skin can excrete lot of water in hot sunny day. May be up to one liter per hour. This water is used to keep your body cool. Feces carry some more or less water with them. That is the physical property of feces. Water loss from lungs also in inevitable. The exhaled air get saturated with water vapor due very large surface area of gaseous exchange.
Describe living things?
Anything which has life! It can eat,excrete,reproduce,respirate, etc.
How body excrete the waste products?
There are three principal organs of excretion. The kidneys excrete urine, which contains wastes filtered from the blood. The lungs excrete carbon dioxide, produced as a waste in respiration. The skin excretes various substances in sweat, including nitrogenous waste. We also pass faeces from the anus at the end of the alimentary canal, but biologists call this as egestion, not excretion, because this is not waste made in the body, just the leftover parts of food that were never absorbed in the first place.
What 3 things can animals excrete?
Animals excrete a variety of substances through the excretory and respiratory systems. Three things they excrete are carbon dioxide, uric acid, and ammonia.
Does feces excrete through a pigs skin?
No, feces do not excrete through a pig's skin. Pigs excrete feces through their anus, like most other animals. The skin of pigs is not designed to excrete waste in this manner.
Do cactus excrete?
All living things excrete.
What waste does the skin excrete?
Urea
How do living things excrete?
Different living things excrete in different ways: there is no single way.
Does the lung excrete salts from its surface?
No. The skin does.
How do all living things excrete?
Different living things excrete in different ways: there is no single way.
What is the main waste excrete by the skin?
The main waste excreted by the skin is heat.
What organ uses sweat to excrete water and urea in the excretory system?
The skin uses sweat to excrete water and urea.
How does sharks excrete waste?
Sharks excrete their urea through their skin. Hence the reason why they have a certain 'ammonia-like' kind of smell.
Do swordfish excrete through their skin?
No, swordfish do not excrete through their skin. They primarily excrete waste through their kidneys and gills, similar to other fish. The kidneys filter waste products from the bloodstream, while the gills help eliminate ammonia and other nitrogenous wastes.
Does the skin excrete toxins?
Yes. Skin is the largest organ in the body and excretes toxins via sweat.
