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Urinary System (Parts (Kidney (Nephron (site where urine formation occurs)…
Urinary System
Parts
Adrenal Gland
Controls sleep/waking cycle & stress
Kidney
Remove liquid waste from blood
Keeps balance of substances in blood
Nephron
site where urine formation occurs
Ureter
Carries urine from kidney to bladder
Urinary Bladder
Stores urine
Urethra
Allows urine to exit body
Common Diseases
Urinary Tract Infection
Mircoorganisms cling multiply in bladder or kidney
Incontinence
Accidental/intentional urination in people who should be able to control their bladders
Kidney Stones
Clumps of calcium oxalate found in tract, solid mass
Kidney Failure
Inability of kidney to filter waste
Urine Foramtion
2) Absorption
Return substances we want to keep to blood stream
3) Secretion
Create substance we eliminate from waste particles and excess water
1) Filtration
Seperate substances we want to eliminate from ones we want to keep
Urination Process: passes through following organs
1) Ureters
2) Bladder
3) Urethra