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Excretory System
Title: Excretory System
Category: Science & Technology
Details: Words: 703 | Pages: 3.0 (approximately 235 words/page)
Excretory System
The Excretory System
1. Components and Function
a. Kidneys
1.Filter the blood to remove chemicals
2. Generates about 160 gallons of filtrate per day
3. Treat the filtrate to recover valuable chemicals and water
4. Composed of subunits that have complex filtering and conditioning functions: nephrons
5. Also important in regulating blood pressure.
B. Ureters: connect kidneys to bladder
C. Urinary bladder: reservoir for urine
1. Lining of bladder exposed to toxins in urine
D. Urethra: conduit from bladder to environment
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…showed last 75 words of 703 total…time. CPD occurs in 1and 40,000births where most infants die. Commons symptoms likely to seen in ADP include pain the back, thigh and hip, blood in urine, hypertension, and susceptibility to kidney and bladder infections. Some the treatment options are controlled with diet and medications because of kidney failure due to the great number of cysts. If the cysts multiply to the point where kidneys fail completely, dialysis or a kidney transplant may be necessary.
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