MEDICAL
GALLBLADDER AND EXCRETORY SYSTEM OF THE LIVER
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produce hormones that assist in digestion
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convert vitamin D from its inactive to its active form
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regulate blood volume
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dispose of metabolic waste products
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Detailed explanation-1: -The kidney has multiple endocrine roles; it secretes various hormones and humoral factors: the hormones of the renin-angiotensin system (RAS), erythropoietin (EPO), and 1, 25 dihydroxy vitamin D3. It also produces enzymes, such as kallikreins, which produce hormones in other, distant sites.
Detailed explanation-2: -Your kidneys remove wastes and extra fluid from your body. Your kidneys also remove acid that is produced by the cells of your body and maintain a healthy balance of water, salts, and minerals-such as sodium, calcium, phosphorus, and potassium-in your blood.
Detailed explanation-3: -A-controlling ACID-base balance. W-controlling WATER balance. E-maintaining ELECTROLYTE balance. T-removing TOXINS and waste products from the body. B-controlling BLOOD PRESSURE. E-producing the hormone ERYTHROPOIETIN. D-activating vitamin D.