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| The removal process for bodily wastes. |
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| A chemical that comes from the breakdown of proteins. |
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| As kidneys filter blood to remove urea and other wastes, they help maintain homeostasis by regulating the amount of water in your body. |
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| A watery fluid that contains urea and other wastes. |
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| Two narrow tubes that carry urine from the kidneys to the urinary bladder. |
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| A sacklike muscular organ that stores urine. |
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| Urine leaves the body through a small tube called the urethra. |
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| Each kidney contains about a million tiny filtering units callen nephrons.- |
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