Define the Non-Excretory Functions of Kidney
Though the major contribution of the kidneys, as you have learnt so far, is to form urine and to maintain the constancy of internal environment, certain functions are sub-served by the kidneys apart from excretion (non-excretory function). These are the non-excretory roles of kidney. The kidney serves:
- As an endocrine gland
- In metabolic activities, and
- In autoregulation.