CAMPBEL BIOLOGY:CONCEPTS & CONNECTIONS
CAMPBEL BIOLOGY:CONCEPTS & CONNECTIONS
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ISBN: 9780136538820
Author: Taylor
Publisher: INTER PEAR
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Chapter 25, Problem 9TYK
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Introduction: Kidneys are the organs of the urinary system that play a major role in elimination of the metabolic waste of the body. They also perform other functions such as maintaining the water and solute concentration in the body.

Blood’s hydrostatic pressure of the drives the process of filtration. This process is least selective as the blood pressure forces most of the substances such as water, glucose, amino acids, vitamins, urea and other substances in the glomerular space.

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