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What are flame cells?


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Excretion:

  1. The elimination of nitrogenous wastes from the body is known as excretion.
  2. In humans, the kidneys assist in the removal of wastes from the body via urine and are regarded as the primary excretory organs.
  3. Other organs that assist in excretion include the lungs, liver, skin, and sebaceous glands.

Flame cells:

  1. Flame cells remove waste products in the same way as a kidney does.
  2. These are specialized cells that aid in osmoregulation and excretion.
  3. It is found in the simplest freshwater invertebrates with an excretory system, including Platyhelminthes and a few annelids.

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