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Write true or false for the following statements:

Just as CO2 is removed from the blood in the lungs, nitrogenous wastes such as urea or uric acid are removed from blood in the liver.

False

Nitrogenous wastes, salts and excess water are removed from blood in the kidney and not in liver. The process of removal of these nitrogenous waste, salts and water is called excretion.


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Which of the following is an incorrect statement?

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Write true or false for the following statements:

The chemical process involved in the removal of harmful metabolic wastes from the body is called excretion.

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Write true or false for the following statements:

Urine is stored in the urinary bladder until the pressure of the expanded bladder leads to the urge to pass it out through the urethra.

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Write true or false for the following statements:

Kidneys are located in the thoracic cavity, one on either side of the backbone.