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The kidneys are the principal funtional unit of the renal system. They remove the breakdown products of protein metabolism, electrolytes, water and many drugs and their metabolites. The kidneys also regulate the volume of extracellular fluid, the concentration of...
1 sty 2003 · The kidneys are the principal funtional unit of the renal system. They remove the breakdown products of protein metabolism, electrolytes, water and many drugs and their metabolites. The kidneys...
Biological systems constantly interact and exchange water and nutrients with the environment by way of consumption of food and water and through excretion in the form of sweat, urine, and feces. Without a mechanism to regulate osmotic pressure, or when a disease damages this mechanism, there is a tendency to accumulate toxic waste and water ...
15 kwi 2018 · The kidneys synthesize two important hormones that help support homeostasis—erythropoietin and renin. Erythropoietin stimulates the production of red blood cells in the bone marrow. This happens in response to the normal turnover rates (life spans) of these cells, and in response to cellular hypoxia when the tissues aren’t getting enough ...
Our kidneys regulate the water concentration in our blood and excrete toxic waste. When they fail to work properly, dialysis treatment or a transplant is required. The kidneys are located in the...
29 mar 2022 · What do the kidneys do? The kidneys are our body’s sewage treatment plants: By producing urine that leaves the body, they get rid of waste products, such as urea, that form in the body or that we have consumed in food and drinks. Urea forms when proteins are metabolized (broken down by the body).
Renal Functions Kidneys remove/add substances from/to the plasma. Regulate water concentration, inorganic ion composition, and volume of the internal environment by controlling their excretion.
