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    The urinary system plays an important role in excretion by filtering waste from the blood in the kidneys. Urine formation occurs in the nephron through glomerular filtration, where blood is filtered into the Bowman's capsule, reabsorption of 99% of the filtrate by the renal tubules, and secretion of substances like hydrogen ions and potassium ions into the filtrate. The resulting urine that is produced is 95% water and contains nitrogenous wastes and ions that are excreted from the body.

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    The urinary system plays an important role in excretion by filtering waste from the blood in the kidneys. Urine formation occurs in the nephron through glomerular filtration, where blood is filtered into the Bowman's capsule, reabsorption of 99% of the filtrate by the renal tubules, and secretion of substances like hydrogen ions and potassium ions into the filtrate. The resulting urine that is produced is 95% water and contains nitrogenous wastes and ions that are excreted from the body.

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    The urinary system plays an important role in excretion by filtering waste from the blood in the kidneys. Urine formation occurs in the nephron through glomerular filtration, where blood is filtered into the Bowman's capsule, reabsorption of 99% of the filtrate by the renal tubules, and secretion of substances like hydrogen ions and potassium ions into the filtrate. The resulting urine that is produced is 95% water and contains nitrogenous wastes and ions that are excreted from the body.

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    The urinary system plays an important role in excretion by filtering waste from the blood in the kidneys. Urine formation occurs in the nephron through glomerular filtration, where blood is filtered into the Bowman's capsule, reabsorption of 99% of the filtrate by the renal tubules, and secretion of substances like hydrogen ions and potassium ions into the filtrate. The resulting urine that is produced is 95% water and contains nitrogenous wastes and ions that are excreted from the body.

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    Activity: Urinary System

    Every one of us, including plants and animals, depend on the excretion
    process for the removal of certain waste products from our body. During
    the process of excretion, both the kidneys play an important role in filtering
    the blood cells.
    Excretion is a biological process, which plays a vital role by eliminating
    toxins and other waste products from the body. In plants and animals,
    including humans, as part of metabolism, a lot of waste products are
    produced. Plants usually excrete through the process of transpiration and
    animals excrete the wastes in different forms such as by urine, sweat,
    faeces and tears. Among all these, the usual and the main form of
    excretion is urine.

    Urine Formation
    Waste is excreted from the human body, mainly in the form of urine. Our
    kidneys play a major role in the process of excretion. Constituents of
    normal human urine include 95 percent water and 5 percent solid wastes. It
    is produced in the nephron, which is the structural and functional unit of the
    kidney. Urine formation in our body is mainly carried out in three phases
    namely:

    1. Glomerular filtration
    2. Reabsorption
    3. Secretion

    The mechanism of urine formation involves the following steps:

    Glomerular Filtration
    Glomerular filtration occurs in the glomerulus where blood is filtered. This
    process occurs across the three layers- epithelium of Bowman’s capsule,
    endothelium of glomerular blood vessels, and a membrane between these
    two layers. Blood is filtered in such a way that all the constituents of the
    plasma reach the Bowman’s capsule, except proteins. Therefore, this
    process is known as ultrafiltration.

    Reabsorption
    Around 99 percent of the filtrate obtained is reabsorbed by the renal
    tubules. This is known as reabsorption. This is achieved by active and
    passive transport.

    Secretion
    The next step in urine formation is the tubular secretion. Here, tubular cells
    secrete substances like hydrogen ion, potassium ion, etc into the filtrate. By
    this process, the ionic, acid-base and the balance of other body fluids are
    maintained. The secreted ions combine with the filtrate and form urine. The
    urine passes out of the nephron tubule into a collecting duct.

    Urine
    The urine produced is 95% water and 5% nitrogenous wastes. Wastes
    such as urea, ammonia, creatinine are excreted in the urine. Apart from
    these, the potassium, sodium and calcium ions are also excreted.

    Reference:
    https://byjus.com/biology/urine-formation-osmoregulation/
    #:~:text=Urine%20is%20formed%20in%20three,maintaining
    %20homeostasis%20of%20the%20body.

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