Role of the Kidney in homeostasis Keywords

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This is the organ that cleans the blood
kidney
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This is the system that removes the waste urea from the blood
excretory system
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This is produced from excess proteins & amino acids from the body & is excreted as the body can't store it
urea
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This is the removal of waste products by the kidneys
excretion
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These are the functional units of the kidneys
nephron
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This is a mixture of urea, salts & water
urine
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What is ADH?
hormone
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This is the method of cleaning blood using a machine
dialysis
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This is the name for maintaining a constant internal environment
homeostasis
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This is the system that removes the waste urea from the blood

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This is produced from excess proteins & amino acids from the body & is excreted as the body can't store it

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This is the removal of waste products by the kidneys

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These are the functional units of the kidneys

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