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There are several other names used when referring to nephridia. Some of these include metanephridium, protonephridia, and metanephridia. It is basically an invertebrate organ that performs similar functions as the kidney.
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∙ 11y agoNephridia are organs that secrete waste products, similar in general purpose to the human kidney.
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Which segments lack nephridia?
In an earthworm, nephridia occur in all body segments except the first three segments. Integumentary nephridia are V-shaped and lack nephrostomes.
Water and nutrients are reabsorbed from the nephridia into?
blood
How do annelids excrete cellular waste?
An annelid excretes solid waste through its anus. However, metabolic wastes are excreted by its nephridia, a pair of organs.
What does nephridia remove what substance from the body?
metabolic wastes
What structure do mollusks use to extract useful molecules from coelomic fluid?
nephridia
Which segments lack nephridia?
In an earthworm, nephridia occur in all body segments except the first three segments. Integumentary nephridia are V-shaped and lack nephrostomes.
What is the organ which cleans a mollusks hemolymph?
nephridia
Water and nutrients are reabsorbed from the nephridia into?
blood
What parts of the worms body is included in the exceretory system?
An earthworm's excretory system contains pairs of integumentary, septal, and pharyngeal nephridia. Each nephridia is located in a different segment of the body.
How do annelids excrete cellular waste?
An annelid excretes solid waste through its anus. However, metabolic wastes are excreted by its nephridia, a pair of organs.
Is the nephridia involved in the absorption on nurtients in a starfish?
Yes.
What are the organs of the simple excretory systems of earthworms?
nephridia
What does nephridia remove what substance from the body?
metabolic wastes
What human organ do the nephridia of the earthworm correspond?
Kidney
Waste is eliminated in with nephridia?
the black man
What is the excretory organ of leech?
by antennary gland
What phylum includes worms that excrete by means of nephridia?
annelida
