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Kidneys

Kidneys

The kidneys are a pair of organs located in the right and left side of the abdomen which clear poisons from the blood, regulate acid concentration and maintain water balance in the body by excreting urine. The urine then passes through connecting tubes called ureters into the bladder. The bladder stores the urine until it is released during urination.


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mutations and dependencies

... mechanism for adding NEW things like biochemical pathways (ie krebs, glycolysis, electron transport chain), organ systems (intestines, livers, kidneys, adrenals, etc). Mutations= mistakes. Hospitals are full of people with mutations dying of cancer and other diseases. Think mutations are 'good'? ...

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by jinx25
Sat Feb 23, 2013 4:59 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: mutations and dependencies
Replies: 17
Views: 891

Nervous System: Brain vs. Spinal Cord

... break their necks quite high up, their vital organs still function and even if they break their back lower down their lower organs, Intestines, Kidneys, Liver etc still work. I've read that the brain stem controls swallowing, breathing, and vasomotor control but surly if people break their necks ...

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by Stealthbird97
Tue Oct 09, 2012 7:38 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Nervous System: Brain vs. Spinal Cord
Replies: 2
Views: 636

Help please with viruses?

“Adrenalviruses” are fictional ss – strand DNA viruses that infect the kidneys. Your life cycle should be as complete as possible, and include information such as: Does it have an envelope? How big is its genome? How many copies of the genome in its capsid? ...

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by leongs04
Tue Jul 24, 2012 4:13 am
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: Help please with viruses?
Replies: 2
Views: 1568

Blood Glucose Levels

... intake of glucose to the cells and results in elevated glucose levels in the blood. This, in turn, causes the so-called osmotic diuresis where the kidneys "leak" water and glucose due to the effects of the increased osmotic pressure. So, your reasoning would not work in this case, since ...

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by biohazard
Thu Jun 07, 2012 7:22 am
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Blood Glucose Levels
Replies: 4
Views: 2761

Hyper and hypo tension?

Hypotension also causes for less filtration in the glomerulus capillaries in the kidneys, since there is a lower pressure for blood to be pumped through at.

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by Gilby101
Sun Apr 29, 2012 1:23 pm
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Hyper and hypo tension?
Replies: 2
Views: 706
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