urinary system

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  • the urinary system is made up of the kidneys(left and right kindney), ureters, bladder, urethra, sphincter muscles, renal vein and renal artery
  • the kidneys filter blood
  • renal artery brings blood that contains wastes to the kindey
  • the renal vein take the blood back to circulation
  • the ureter connects the kidneys to the bladder and lets urine flow to the bladder
  • the urethra removes urine from the bladder
  • the bladder acts as temporary storage for urine
  • the kidney is made up of the cortex, medulla, and pelvis
  • the cortex is the outer most layer and is brownish red
    it has nephrons
  • the medulla is red in colour
    it also has nephrons
    contains the loop of henle
  • the pelvis is white in colour
    it contains the collecting duct
  • Ureter
    A thin tube that connects the kidney to the bladder and carries urine from the kidney to the bladder
  • Urine
    A liquid waste product that is produced by the kidneys when they filter waste and excess fluids from the blood.