Chapter 12 Excretion

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What is meant by an excretory product.

The main excretory products of mammals and

the organs that excrete them.

S How urea is formed by deamination

in the liver.

The structure of a kidney.

S The structure of a kidney tubule.

S Filtration and reabsorption in a kidney tubule.

S Kidney dialysis.

S Advantages and disadvantages of kidney

dialysis and kidney transplants.

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