Your kidneys remove urea from blood, adjust ion levels in blood, adjust water levels in blood by filtering out unwanted materials and absorbing useful materials.
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Ultrafiltration
Reabsorbtion in the nephron
Counter current multiplicationReabsorbtion in the nephron
Instructional animation: excellent click here
Animation: Showing how the kidneys create a concentration gradient that allows urine to become as concentrated as possible.
Dialysis
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