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Urinary System (Organs of urinary system (Urinary bladder
-part of…
Urinary System
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Major functions
Regulation of
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Concentration of ions in blood (K, Na+, Ca2+, Cl)
Excretion of
Wastes
-Nitrogen wastes, foreign substances, drugs, toxins)
Filtration, Resorption, Secretion
Resorption
-much of water and essential ions that were filtered are taken back into capillaries near the tubules
Secretion
-(opposite of resorption)
-movement of wastes from capillaries near tubules into kidney tubules
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Long and twisted nephron increases its length and enhances capabilities in processing the filtrate that flows through it