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Human Anatomy & Physiology (11th Edition)

11th Edition

ISBN:9780134580999

Author:Elaine N. Marieb, Katja N. Hoehn

Publisher:Elaine N. Marieb, Katja N. Hoehn

Chapter1: The Human Body: An Orientation

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1RQ: The correct sequence of levels forming the structural hierarchy is A. (a) organ, organ system,...

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Give examples of other materials eliminated by kidneys.

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Step 1

The bean-shaped abdominal excretory organs that function in the urinary system to synthesize the metabolic by-product called the urine are defined as the kidneys. Urine functions to remove the toxic waste products from the body, preventing their accumulation.

Step 2

Kidneys primarily function to eliminate the nitrogenous waste products including amino acids, ammonia, urea and uric acid, an excessive amount of water and salts to maintain the body homeostasis. The other examples of the materials that the kidneys function to eliminate are the drugs and hormones.

Drugs- The drugs acting on the microbial pathogen called the antibiotics like penicillin and other drugs like aspirin are eliminated from the internal body system via urine.
Hormones- The chemical messengers like human chorionic gonadotropin is released from the body via the kidneys during the pregnancy period in women.
Urobilin, also known by the name of urochrome is a metabolite responsible for the yellow coloration of urine and is removed from the body via kidneys.