excretory system

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1. The systems that excrete wastes from the body. For example, the system of organs that regulates the amount of water in the body and filters and eliminates from the blood the wastes produced by metabolism. The principal organs of the excretory system are the kidneys, ureters, urethra, and urinary bladder.

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excretory system

The key regulatory processes that will be examined here are those affecting the excretory system, the reproductive system, metabolism, blood calcium concentrations, growth, and the stress response.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

Their excretory system, or protonephridia, consists of two tubules connected to a highly branched tube system.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

The excretory system is arranged in 2 long mesh-like structures down each side of the body.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015

It was like having a ticking time bomb lodged in your excretory system.

From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2013

The excretory system of kidneys and similar structures collects the ash-waste produced by the burning tissues, and discharges this from the whole mechanism, like the ash hoist of a steamship.

From The Doctrine of Evolution Its Basis and Its Scope by Henry Edward Crampton