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Download Solution PDFErythropoietin - necessary for the production of red blood cells is secreted by
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Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is kidney.
Key Points
- The kidney is located in the lower abdomen.
- Nephrons are the cell of the kidney.
- It consists of cortical and medullary nephrons.
- A nephron is a site where filtration, secretion and absorption take place.
- Urine is formed by nephrons.
- Erythropoietin - necessary for the production of red blood cells is secreted by the kidney.
- It is released by a peritubular cell of a kidney.
- Erythropoietin acts on the bone marrow and results in erythropoiesis.
Additional InformationLiver:
- It is a site of bile juice formation.
- It is a site where the urea cycle takes place.
Spleen:
- It is a graveyard of RBC.
- RBC is broken down into haeme and globin proteins.
Bone marrow:
- It is present in the femur.
- It is the of haematopoiesis.
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