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  2. Excretion - Wikipedia

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    Mammals excrete urine through the urinary system.. Excretion is elimination of metabolic waste, which is an essential process in all organisms.In vertebrates, this is primarily carried out by the lungs, kidneys, and skin. [1]

  3. Digestion - Wikipedia

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    Egestion (Excretion): Removal of undigested materials from the digestive tract through defecation. Underlying the process is muscle movement throughout the system through swallowing and peristalsis. Each step in digestion requires energy, and thus imposes an "overhead charge" on the energy made available from absorbed substances.

  4. Holozoic nutrition - Wikipedia

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    Amoeba, Entamoeba histolytica uses holozoic nutrition. Holozoic nutrition (Greek: holo-whole ; zoikos-of animals) is a type of heterotrophic nutrition that is characterized by the internalization and internal processing of liquids or solid food particles. [1]

  5. Defecation - Wikipedia

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    Defecation is the most common regular bowel movement which eliminates waste from the human body. The frequency of defecation is hard to identify, which can vary from daily to weekly depending on individual bowel habits, the impact from the environment and genetic. [7]

  6. Egestion - Wikipedia

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    Pages for logged out editors learn more. Contributions; Talk; Egestion

  7. Hydra vulgaris - Wikipedia

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    They feed by extending their tentacles and waiting for food to touch the tentacles. They then bring the food to their mouth, ingest and digest the organism. Anything that cannot be digested is egested. Ingestion and egestion occur through the mouth. Like other hydras, Hydra vulgaris cling to a base object with a "foot" pad, shaped like a disk.

  8. Perspiration - Wikipedia

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    Perspiration, also known as sweat, is the fluid secreted by sweat glands in the skin of mammals. [1]Two types of sweat glands can be found in humans: eccrine glands and apocrine glands. [2]

  9. Phases of digestion - Wikipedia

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    The cephalic phase of digestion is the stage in which the stomach responds to the mere sight, smell, taste, or thought of food. About 20% of total acid secretion occurs before food enters the stomach.