The Urinary System: This is one of the four systems that allow the body to excrete waste materials (such as urine, feces, and carbon dioxide).
Functions of the Urinary System: One of the main functions of the urinary system is to store the urine (waste) before it leaves the body. The urinary system also maintains the chemical balance in the body, helping keep an average pH. The urinary system helps control red blood cell production in the bone marrow.
Functions of the Urinary System: One of the main functions of the urinary system is to store the urine (waste) before it leaves the body. The urinary system also maintains the chemical balance in the body, helping keep an average pH. The urinary system helps control red blood cell production in the bone marrow.
Urinary Organs in Order of Urine Passage:
1. Kidney: The kidney filters out waste to be excreted from the body in the form of urine. The Kidney also helps regulate blood pressure, and also helps encourage red blood cell production by releasing the hormone erythropoietin.
2. Ureter: This is the passage in which the urine passes from the kidney to the bladder.
3. Bladder: The bladder acts as a storage unit for urine. It holds the urine until it can be released to the urethra.
4. Urethra: This is the tube allowing the urine to pass out of the body.
1. Kidney: The kidney filters out waste to be excreted from the body in the form of urine. The Kidney also helps regulate blood pressure, and also helps encourage red blood cell production by releasing the hormone erythropoietin.
2. Ureter: This is the passage in which the urine passes from the kidney to the bladder.
3. Bladder: The bladder acts as a storage unit for urine. It holds the urine until it can be released to the urethra.
4. Urethra: This is the tube allowing the urine to pass out of the body.
Breakdown of the kidney: The kidney is very imporatant. Most humans are born with two kidneys, but it is possible to survive with only one. The kidney is divided into two main areas. An outer area called the renal cortex which is light, and a darker middle area called the renal medulla. The kidney helps keep the blood clean and regulates certain fluids in the body. The kidney is the main organ of the urinary system, because it is so crucial in finding the waste that the urinary system secretes.
source for urinary system image: http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/yoururinary/images/FrontView-Urinarytract.jpg
source for kidney image: http://childrenshospital.org/az/Site1318/Images/Kidney.gif
source for urinary system image: http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/yoururinary/images/FrontView-Urinarytract.jpg
source for kidney image: http://childrenshospital.org/az/Site1318/Images/Kidney.gif