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• I INTRODUCTION
• Excretion rids body waste substances,
particularly end products of metabolism.
• Several organs assist in the excretory
process but the kidneys which are a part of
the urinary systemare the primry organs of
excretion.
EXCRETORY SYSTEM contd.
• Urine is formed by more than one million
nephrons in each kidney which not only
serves to rid the body of nitrogenous wastes,
but also to regulate the water content, the
salt levels, and the pH of the blood.