Squirrel tree frog (Hyla squirella)
-The Squirrel tree frog has a pair of kidneys, a pair of ureters and a urinary bladder. Kidney consist of numerous units called nephrons which filter blood. The also remove urea and convert it into urine. It is collected in the urinary bladder through ureters, temporarily stored and then eliminated over time.
-The Squirrel tree frog has a pair of kidneys, a pair of ureters and a urinary bladder. Kidney consist of numerous units called nephrons which filter blood. The also remove urea and convert it into urine. It is collected in the urinary bladder through ureters, temporarily stored and then eliminated over time.
Wood duck (Aix sponsa)
-The Wood Duck releases waste through the cloaca. The wood duck uses it's kidneys to get rid of its waste. Wood Ducks are ureotelic, signifying that kidneys extract waste from the bloodstream and excrete it as uric acid. Wood Ducks have no urinary bladders. Uric acid is excreted as a semisolid with feces. Wood Ducks excrete creatine rather than creatinine.
-The Wood Duck releases waste through the cloaca. The wood duck uses it's kidneys to get rid of its waste. Wood Ducks are ureotelic, signifying that kidneys extract waste from the bloodstream and excrete it as uric acid. Wood Ducks have no urinary bladders. Uric acid is excreted as a semisolid with feces. Wood Ducks excrete creatine rather than creatinine.
Corn snake (Pantherophis guttatus guttatus)
-In a snake, the excretory system consists of the cloaca and anus to expel waste with kidneys and intestines to process and reduce food down. The urine of snakes are collected in the cloaca. use two small kidneys as tools for excretion. The kidneys serve to filter the nitrogen from the animal's bloodstream, then turn it into waste. The nitrogen then exits the body in dry form as uric acid crystals along with the feces.
-In a snake, the excretory system consists of the cloaca and anus to expel waste with kidneys and intestines to process and reduce food down. The urine of snakes are collected in the cloaca. use two small kidneys as tools for excretion. The kidneys serve to filter the nitrogen from the animal's bloodstream, then turn it into waste. The nitrogen then exits the body in dry form as uric acid crystals along with the feces.