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excretion

removal of metabolic waste products, toxic substances and substances in excess of the body’s requirements

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main functions of the kidney

  1. osmoregulation

  2. removal of urea

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urine formation

two process of urine formation are:
- ultrafiltration

-selective reabsorption

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ultrafiltration

the process which small molecules are filtered out of the body by the glomerulus into the Bowman’s capsule under high pressure
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the indiscriminate filtration where any molecule that is small enough will be filtered out of the body regardless of its usefulness to the body

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