Which organ removes waste from the blood? A: The kidneys remove waste from the blood by filtering about 120 to 150 quarts of blood per day to produce 1 to 2 quarts of urine daily. After the blood is filtered, it returns into the body through the renal veins. Continue Reading. The kidneys are two bean-shaped organs located below the rib cage.
Minerals serve as structural constituents of soft tissues. Minerals are essential for the transmission of nerve impulses and muscle contraction. Minerals play a vital role in the acid-base equilibrium of the body, and thus regulate the pH of the blood and other body fluids. Minerals serve as essential components of many enzymes, vitamins, hormones, and respiratory pigments, or as cofactors in metabolism, catalysts and enzyme activators.
The vitamins and minerals perform different functions in the body. For example Vitamins help in releasing energy from the food, developing red blood cells, blood clotting and is needed for the maintaining a healthy skin, eye, and hair.ummary. 1.A Ã¢ vitamins are organic compounds And minerals are. inorganic. 2 While vitamins come from plants and, animals minerals are got from soil and. water.3 A Ã¢ in, chemical form the minerals are much simpler than. the. Vitamins 4 while all vitamins are needed for, the body all minerals are. not needed