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the excretory system
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what is excretion
removal
from the body of
waste products
of
metabolic reactions
,
toxic substances
n substances in
excess
of
requirements
what is egestion
is the
expulsion
of
undigested
food
waste
from the
anus
roles kidney
regulate
water content
of the
blood
excrete
the
toxic waste products
of
metabolism
each kidney contains million tiny structures called
nephron
also known as
tubules
or
renal tubules
the
glmoerulus
is a
knot
of
capillaries
filtrate is formed when blood passes through the
glomerulus
into
Bowman's capsule
biodiversity
number of different
species
that live in a particular
area
