Describe the function and the action of the kidneys


The kidneys excrete wastes, maintain volume and composition of body fluids, and secrete certain hormones. This includes filtering blood and cleansing it of waste and recycling other, usable substances that are necessary components of body fluids, so that they are constantly available.

Nutritional Science

You might also like to view...

Signs and symptoms of celiac disease include all of the following EXCEPT:

a. iron-deficiency anemia. b. bloating. c. infertility. d. bleeding gums. e. weight loss.

Nutritional Science

You can tell if a food has gone bad by smelling it

1.True 2.False

Nutritional Science

Thinner people tend to have worse outcomes when they develop heart disease than a heavier person

1.True 2.False 3.Not enough information to determine 4.I don’t know

Nutritional Science

__________________ are the structures and pathways involved in the sense of smell

a. Olfactory System b. Gustatory System c. Limbic System d. All of the above

Nutritional Science