BIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR
THE NERVOUS AND ENDOCRINE SYSTEMS
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store urine before it is eliminated from the body.
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break down food into smaller pieces through chemical digestion
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filter blood of cellular waste material as a result of cellular respiration
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control thoughts, voluntary actions, and other sensations of the five senses.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The primary function of the kidneys is the elimination of excess water and wastes from the bloodstream by the production of the liquid waste known as urine . The main structural and functional units of the kidneys are tiny structures called nephrons.
Detailed explanation-2: -Their main job is to cleanse the blood of toxins and transform the waste into urine. Each kidney weighs about 160 grams and gets rid of between one and one-and-a-half litres of urine per day. The two kidneys together filter 200 litres of fluid every 24 hours.
Detailed explanation-3: -Most people know that a major function of the kidneys is to remove waste products and excess fluid from the body. These waste products and excess fluid are removed through the urine. The production of urine involves highly complex steps of excretion and re-absorption.
Detailed explanation-4: -The kidney produce urine by removing toxic waste products and excess water from the body. Urine formed in each kidney passes through the ureter, flows into bladder before finally being excreted through the urethra.
Detailed explanation-5: -The bean-shaped kidneys filter waste products out of the bloodstream and dispose of them by creating urine. Urine is made of these waste products dissolved in water.