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Which segments lack nephridia?
Nervous system, respiratory system, and circulatory system lack nephridia.
Water and nutrients are reabsorbed from the nephridia into?
The water and nutrients are reabsorbed from the nephridia into the blood vessels surrounding the nephridia. This process helps to conserve essential substances and maintain the balance of fluids and solutes in the body.
What is the organ which cleans a mollusks hemolymph?
nephridia
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 phylum includes worms that excrete by means of nephridia?
The phylum Annelida includes worms that excrete waste through structures called nephridia. Nephridia are tubular structures that filter waste from the coelomic fluid and release it outside the body through pores called nephridiopores.
What human organ do the nephridia of the earthworm correspond?
Kidney
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 is another name for nephridia?
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.
The green glands in a crayfish is homologous to what organ in the earthworm?
nephridia
What are the organs of the simple excretory system of earthworms called?
nephridia
Which of the parts of the worm's body includes in the excretory 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.
