The kidneys in human beings are a part of the system for

  1. excretion
  2. nutrition
  3. respiration
  4. transportation

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Option 1 : excretion
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The correct answer is Excretion.

Key Points 

  • In humans, the kidney is one of the main organs of the excretory system.
  • The kidney's function is the filtration of the blood and removing waste(toxic) products.
  • Waste products and excess fluid are removed through the urine.
  • If the kidney fails person needs to undergo dialysis.
  • Dialysis is a treatment that filters and purifies the blood using a machine
  • The human excretory system includes certain organs that eliminate the wastes such as salts, carbon dioxide, urea, uric acid and water produced by the body.
  • The path of the urine in the human excretory system is -
  • After filtering from the kidney → The urine through Ureter → Stored in the Urinary bladder → Exits through the urethra.

 

Additional Information 

  • Respiration- It is the movement of oxygen from the environment and the transport of carbon dioxide back to the environment.
  • Transportation- The blood is responsible to transport hormones, oxygen, food, and waste materials in human bodies.

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