15 Endocrine Glands and their Functional Roles in a Rabbit
All endocrine structures develops from epithelia or nervous tissues, or from both. It is noteworthy that some structures described here have other important functions, e.g.,…
Kidney
How Urine is Formed in the Kidney Tubules
After the glomerular filtrate has been formed it flows along the tubules, and eventually emerges from a collecting duct as urine. It has been found…
The Role of the Kidney in Osmoregulation
This brief account of the kidney illustrates its two principal function, excretion and osmoregulation. In that it totally removes urea from the blood, it is…