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Urine carries following functions: | Urine carries following functions: | ||
1.Separation and excretion of excess moisture from the body | 1. Separation and excretion of excess moisture from the body | ||
2.Filling the urinary bladder or maintaining fluid volume in bladder.[Su. Sa. [[Sutra Sthana]] 15/5], [A.Hr. [[Sutra Sthana]] 11/5] | 2. Filling the urinary bladder or maintaining fluid volume in bladder.[Su. Sa. [[Sutra Sthana]] 15/5], [A.Hr. [[Sutra Sthana]] 11/5] | ||
The overall function of urinary system is to filter approximately 200 liters of fluid a day from blood. It excretes toxins, metabolic waste products, and excess ions through urine.Essential substances in the blood are reabsorbed.Apart from this, plasma osmolarity and acid-base metabolism is regulated.<ref>Ogobuiro I, Tuma F. Physiology, Renal. [Updated 2020 Aug 29]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2020 Jan-. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK538339/</ref> | The overall function of urinary system is to filter approximately 200 liters of fluid a day from blood. It excretes toxins, metabolic waste products, and excess ions through urine.Essential substances in the blood are reabsorbed.Apart from this, plasma osmolarity and acid-base metabolism is regulated.<ref>Ogobuiro I, Tuma F. Physiology, Renal. [Updated 2020 Aug 29]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2020 Jan-. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK538339/</ref> | ||
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==Channels carrying urine (mutravaha srotas)== | ==Channels carrying urine (mutravaha srotas)== | ||
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