URINARY SYSTEM AND MALE FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEMS
URINARY SYSTEM
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Question
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The main waste filtered from the blood in the kidneys is:
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carbon dioxide
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urine
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urea
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salts
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The kidneys remove waste products called urea from the blood through tiny filtering units called nephrons. There are about one million nephrons in each kidney. Each nephron consists of a ball formed of small blood capillaries, called a glomerulus, and a small tube called a renal tubule.
Detailed explanation-2: -Urea is carried in the blood to the kidneys. This is where it is removed, along with water and other wastes in the form of urine. The kidneys have other important functions. They control blood pressure and make the hormone erythropoietin.
Detailed explanation-3: -The main waste products that are removed in the urine are urea and creatinine.
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