Excretory
51renal system disease — Introduction any of the diseases or disorders that affect the human excretory system. They include benign and malignant tumours, infections and inflammations, and obstruction by calculi. Diseases can have an impact on the elimination of… …
52Arthropod — Temporal range: 540–0 Ma …
53Excretion — is the process of eliminating waste products of metabolism and other non useful materials.cite book | last = Beckett | first = B. S. | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Biology: A Modern Introduction | publisher = Oxford University Press |… …
54arthropod — /ahr threuh pod /, n. 1. any invertebrate of the phylum Arthropoda, having a segmented body, jointed limbs, and usually a chitinous shell that undergoes moltings, including the insects, spiders and other arachnids, crustaceans, and myriapods. adj …
55flame cell — noun organ of excretion in flatworms • Hypernyms: ↑excretory organ, ↑urinary organ • Part Holonyms: ↑flatworm, ↑platyhelminth * * * noun : a large hollow cell containing a tuft of vibratile cilia and terminating the branches of the excretory… …
56Nematode — Not to be confused with ringworm. Nematodes Unidentified roundworm from wet soil. The mouth is at the top left corner. Scientific classification …
57Metabolic waste — Metabolic wastes or excretes are substances left over from excretory processes, which cannot be used by the organism (they are surplus or have lethal effect), and must therefore be excreted. This includes nitrogen compounds, water, CO2,… …
58Osmoregulation — is the active regulation of the osmotic pressure of an organism s fluids to maintain the homeostasis of the organism s water content; that is it keeps the organism s fluids from becoming too diluted or too concentrated. Osmotic pressure is a… …
59blood — bloodlike, adj. /blud/, n. 1. the fluid that circulates in the principal vascular system of human beings and other vertebrates, in humans consisting of plasma in which the red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets are suspended. 2. the… …
60branchiopod — /brang kee euh pod /, n. 1. any crustacean of the class (or subclass) Branchiopoda, having flattened, footlike appendages that bear respiratory organs. adj. 2. Also, branchiopodous /brang kee op euh deuhs/. belonging or pertaining to the… …
