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Water is lost from the body in a number of ways, including through sweating, which cannot be controlled. The only way the body can control the water balance of the body through the loss of water is via . The organ primarily responsible for this is the . It filters the blood and the useful substances contained in the blood in a series of tubes called . This structure has many parts, including:
- the Bowman's capsule, containing a network of capillaries called the ,
- two tubules which increase its surface area,
- and a permeable through which water passes immediately before entering the ureter.
The permeability of this last structure is controlled by the hormone , which is released from the in response to the detection of low water levels in the blood.