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Exotic Urinary System - Anatomy & Physiology (view source)
Revision as of 11:13, 2 September 2008
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====Anatomy====
====Anatomy====
Fish have a single kidney which is the same length as the coelom. It can be divided up into cranial and caudal parts; the cranial part has endocrine and haematopoietic functions and the caudal is where filtration occurs. It is not uncommon for some species to have no glomeruli however as a rule freshwater fish have larger glomeruli is greater numbers. Some species also have renal portal veins.
Fish have a single kidney which is the same length as the coelom. It can be divided up into cranial and caudal parts; the cranial part has endocrine and haematopoietic functions and the caudal is where filtration occurs. It is not uncommon for some species to have no glomeruli however as a rule freshwater fish have larger glomeruli in greater numbers. Some species also have renal portal veins.
====Osmoregulation====
====Osmoregulation====