Introduction

• Kidneys - maintain the purity and constancy of our internal fluids
• Kidneys - regulate blood volume and maintain the proper balance between water and salts, and between acids and bases
• Renin - an enzyme that help regulate blood pressure
• Erythropoietin - a hormone that stimulates red blood cell production in bone marrow
• What are the organs of the urinary system?

  Kidneys, Ureters, Urinary Bladder, Urethra
• Organs of the Urinary System

  A) Inferior Vena Cava

  B) Adrenal Gland

  C) Aorta

  D) Renal Artery

  E) Renal Hilum

  F) Renal Vein

  G) Kidney

  H) Ureter

  I) Urinary Bladder

  J) Urethra