VASCULAR
THE NEPHRON
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Question
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A ____ is responsible for removing waste products, stray ions, and excess water from blood
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vein
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nephron
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medulla
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ureter
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -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.
Detailed explanation-2: -The kidneys remove waste products called urea from the blood through tiny filtering units called nephrons.
Detailed explanation-3: -The glomerulus filters water and small solutes out of the bloodstream. The resulting filtrate contains waste, but also other substances the body needs: essential ions, glucose, amino acids, and smaller proteins. When the filtrate exits the glomerulus, it flows into a duct in the nephron called the renal tubule.
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