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The Renal System.
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The Renal System: The renal system consists of the bladder, kidneys (the kidneys are approximately eleven-cm long, six cm wide and four cm thick), urethra and the ureters. The kidneys are placed under the bottom of the rib cage and close to the spine. There are two functions of the renal system; these are to get rid of waste materials and to control the level of water in the body. Waste materials are removed from the blood and pass out through the body during the process of excreting urine. The levels of water in the body are controlled to ensure that the concentrations of different liquids within the body are kept within safety limits. This process is called osmoregulation. The kidney's function within the body is to clean the blood and get rid of anything the body doesn't want or need or that is harmful to its self. There is a large amount of...
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