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Ureotelic Frog
Ureotelic Frog
Ureotelic Frog
I. Overview
Animals that excrete urea as the final waste product
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia (man and whale); Adult Amphibians (toads); Fishes Cartilaginous (shark)
Flow chart:
Kidneys filter blood of excess salts and chemicals (extract liquid waste from the blood)
(Bowmans capsule -> glomerulus -> collecting tubule -> bidders canal)
Urinary bladder stores fluid for use during period of water stress
Cloacal aperture