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The urinary system consists of two kidneys, each having a ureter connecting it to the bladder. The bladder is then connected to the urethra (longer in men and shorter in women), and the urethra ultimately leads to an opening out of the body. The function of the urinary system is to produce and remove a waste product called urine, and to regulate the amount, alkalinity or acidity, and consistency of body fluids.
Kidneys filter blood. Every minute, one-fourth of the blood in the body enters the kidneys, which are composed of about 2 million microscopic filters called nephrons. Nephrons are responsible for absorbing nutrients, and eliminating toxins and other waste materials from the blood. In addition, the kidneys help regulate other bodily functions by secreting the hormones renin, erythropoietin and prostaglandin. Renin helps control blood pressure, while erythropoietin helps stimulte the body to produce more red blood cells.
Prostaglandin is not limited to the kidneys. In other tissues and situations, it causes smooth muscles to contract or relax, is involved in abnormal fluid collection in the body, is responsible for some types of fever and pain, and is heavily involved in the process of inflammation. But in the kidneys, prostaglandin causes dilation of the veins and helps with the urine-making process.
The bladder is a saclike organ located in the pelvis. Its function is to store urine until it is excreted. It is made up of three layers of involuntary muscles that provide it with the ability to expand and contract. When empty, the bladder shrivels up to the shape of a small prune, but it swells and stretches as needed to hold urine. Most peoples's bladders can hold about a pint of urine. Then, when the bladder is full, the walls expand and send impluses to the brain telling it to urinate.
Urine is 96 percent water. The other 4 percent includes a mix of urea, salt, sugar, proteins, fat, vitamins and coloring from bile pigments. Its color is usually clear or yellow, though this depends upon the diet and health of the individual. Urine has a distinct, ammonia-like smell that is primarily due to the nitrogenous wastes it contains.
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What is a sentence for urinary?
The urinary bladder of a person is what controls the urinary system. It is the sentence using the word urinary.
Kidneys Which organ system contains your organ?
The kidney is part of the urinary system, which consists of the kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder, and urethra.
Is the urinary and reproductive systems sometimes considered together as the endocrine system?
No, the urinary and reproductive systems are not considered to make up the endocrine system. The urinary and reproductive systems are sometimes known as the genitourinary system or GU system.
How does the endocrine system work with the urinary system?
The excretion is the process that remove waste from your body, And the urinary system remove cellular waste from your body
Is the urinary system a part of the bladder?
No. It is the opposite. The bladder is part of the urinary system. Since the bladder is an organ it can't be a system. A system is made of several organs.
What system comes after the urinary system?
When urine exits the urinary system, it is at the exterior of the body. There is no system "after" the urinary system.
Is the urinary system sterile or nonsterile?
The urinary system is sterile
What don't the urinary system do?
It do not do functions not that are to unrelated that urinary system do.
Names of the urinary system organs?
the urinary system it is the meaning is ta meaning im jusk kiddding it is the urinary system im so happy to tell na urinary system
Is the bladder in the excretory system?
NO, the urinary bladder is part of the urinary system.
Which system of the body contains the ureters?
The ureters are part of the urinary system. There are two ureters, one coming from each kidney. They attach one on each side at the top/sides of the urinary bladder. They carry urine from the kidneys to the urinary bladder.
What system removed metabolic wastes from the body?
Urinary System (A+)
How is the urinary system involved with water?
water dilutes urine in the urinary system
Why salty foods are bad to urinary system?
because it will harm your urinary system
What is the fluid waste of the urinary system?
Urine is the fluid waste of the urinary system.
What body systems include the kidneys and bladder?
Organs of the urinary system include the kidneys, ureters, bladder and the urethra.
What is the study of urinary system?
A urologist is an expert in the urinary tract. The urinary system includes the kidneys, bladder and the connective ducts i.e. urethra and ureter. The actual study of the urinary system is called urology.
