Essays Tagged: "Excretion"

The Kidney

honors project Informative, comprehensiveKidneysIn vertebrates, kidneys are the two major organs of excretion. Excess water, toxic waste products of metabolism such as urea, uric acid, and inorganic s ...

(2 pages) 51 0 4.0 Apr/1995

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology > Human Biology

Outline about echinoderms, birds, and mammals

ter- vascular system (water- filled canals)4. tube feet, aid in movement, feeding, respiration, and excretion5. no circulatory, respiratory or excretory systems6. nervous system, but no head or brain7 ... retory or respiratory systems2. fluid in coelom bathes organs and provide oxygen3. gas exchange and excretion from tube feet and skin gills4. no head or brain, nerve ring surrounds mouth and branches ...

(7 pages) 66 0 4.6 Jun/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology

Vertebrate adaptations for terrestrial Life.

solution.Four problems faced by animals on land are breathing (respiration), water conservation in excretions, successful reproduction, and the producing an egg which can survive outside of the water ... live in water, they need to develop a means of conserving water. One way we do this is through our excretions. Nitrogen forms a major waste product in animals. When amino acids and nucleic acids are ...

(3 pages) 73 0 4.7 Feb/1997

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology

Excretion and Elimination of

a brief review of human excretion,absorption etc. "hit all the points", "nice work"Excretion and Elimination ofToxicants and ... on etc. "hit all the points", "nice work"Excretion and Elimination ofToxicants and their MetabolitesExcretion and Elimination ofToxicants and their MetabolitesThe first topic that was covered by this ... imination ofToxicants and their MetabolitesThe first topic that was covered by this chapter was the excretion of wastes by the Renal system. The first step that occurs in the kidney deals with the nep ...

(4 pages) 39 0 4.5 Jan/1997

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology

How bad were living conditions for the poor in the newly industrilised towns and cities of the 1840s. This is for Britain, referring to the industrial revoloution.

a wooden bench. Flies lived on the walls of the cess pool. They were nourished by the molecules of excretion in the air. There toilets would be shared by as many as 160 people, sometimes more. The ce ...

(2 pages) 35 0 3.0 Jan/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Yogurts Effect on Constipation

ated. The myth that one must excrete waste everyday leads to the confusion that one who lacks bowel excretion everyday is constipated. However, constipation only becomes a problem when a person releas ...

(7 pages) 83 2 4.6 May/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology

Seven ways the animals survive and respond to their environment.

erent ways. Animals carry out the following essential functions: feeding, respiration, circulation, excretion, response, movement, and reproduction.Feeding: Animals have evolved a variety of ways to f ... animals, however, have some kind of circulatory system to move materials around within their bodies.Excretion: A primary waste product of cellular metabolism is ammonia, a poisonous substance that con ...

(2 pages) 35 0 4.2 Oct/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology

Native American Sweat Lodges

is and the climate in which it occurs, a fifteen minute sauna or sweat can perform the heavy metal excretion that normally takes healthy kidneys 24 hours to accomplish. Body sweat flushes toxic metal ... is and the climate in which it occurs, a fifteen minute sauna or sweat can perform the heavy metal excretion that normally takes healthy kidneys 24 hours to accomplish. Body sweat flushes toxic metal ...

(3 pages) 31 1 3.9 Jan/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

Alcohol

tbeat. Alcohol is a toxin or poison to the human body. The body can remove the alcohol in two ways: excretion and metabolism. 90% of the alcohol remains in the body until enzymes in the liver break it ...

(2 pages) 18 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Drugs & Alchohol

Application of Enzymes

nzyme. Phenylketonuria is a genetic disorder of amino acid metabolism characterized by the constant excretion of the amino acid phenylalanine and its derivatives. It can result in mental retardation, ...

(6 pages) 46 0 5.0 May/2008

Subjects: Science Essays > Biochemistry

Title: Dehydration Instructions: Write a 1,050- to 1,750-word paper about the effects of dehydration.

ans of forced dieresis. There are many categories of diuretics and all these diuretics increase the excretion of the water from the body. But each of these categories will do it in a distinct way. (Wi ... l;Calcium-sparing diuretics are used sometimes to identify agents that will result in a low rate of excretion of calcium. This low rate of calcium in the urine will lead to an increased rate of calciu ...

(5 pages) 63 0 0.0 Mar/2009

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Alternative