Introduction: It’s commonly asked, Are uric acid and urea the same? Well, urea and uric acid are two different compounds. We are very aware of these compounds as they are found and used for numerous drives in our everyday lives. In the human body, urea is waste produced. It is emitted along with other constituents in the urine. The other elements are sodium chloride and other chemicals. Urea is expelled from the body over sweat, also.
Uric acid also is removed from the body; however, it is the final product of purine metabolism. So it is constantly excreted with urine. Uric acid is the wastage of birds and is typically solid. However, human expelled urea is liquid in form.