-
removal of
metabolic waste from the body is
known as excretion.
Green plants excrete carbon dioxide and
water as
respiratory products. In
green plants, the...
- The salt
gland is an
organ for
excreting excess salts. It is
found in the
cartilaginous fishes subclass elasmobranchii (sharks, rays, and skates), seabirds...
-
therefore be
excreted. This
includes nitrogen compounds, water, CO2, phosphates, sulphates, etc.
Animals treat these compounds as
excretes.
Plants have...
-
animal that
lives with its
human owners in a
house or
other residence to
excrete (urinate and defecate) outdoors, or in a
designated indoor area (such as...
- and
posterior midgut regions, respectively. In insects, the
goblet cells excrete positive pot****ium ions,
which are
absorbed from
leaves ingested by the...
- merocrine, apocrine, or holocrine.
Merocrine – the
cells of the
gland excrete their substances by
exocytosis into a duct; for example,
pancreatic acinar...
- kidney,
through suppression of anti-diuretic hormone, is
normally able to
excrete vast
amounts of
dilute urine. Thus a
normal adult can
drink up to 20 litres...
-
hemoglobin into the plasma.
Excess hemoglobin is
filtered by the kidneys,
which excrete it into the urine,
giving urine a
purple color.
Hemoglobinuria can lead...
- is a key
intermediate in the urea cycle, the
pathway by
which mammals excrete ammonia by
converting it into urea.
Citrulline is also
produced as a byproduct...
- functions: it may
serve to
maintain water balance,
protect the
deeper tissues,
excrete wastes, and
regulate body temperature, and is the
attachment site for sensory...
