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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 extracellular electrolytes, pH of the body fluids and the blood pressure.
1 sty 2003 · 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...
29 mar 2022 · 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.
1 wrz 2023 · In animals, the urinary or renal excretory system counteracts such imbalances by effectively eliminating metabolic wastes and selective retention of water and solutes. Thus, the renal system is considered a major excretory system in the body.
Renal Mechanisms. Kidneys compensate for H + ion imbalance by altering plasma HCO3 – ion concentration. A lowering of plasma H + ion concentration results in excretion of large quantities of HCO3 – ions while a rise in H + ion concentration results in the production of HCO 3 – ions and their addition to plasma by tubular cells ...
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 · The main organs of our urinary system are the kidneys – our body’s “sewage treatment plants”: They filter toxins out of the body, as well as other substances that we no longer need. These waste products leave your body in the urine produced in your kidneys.
