Renal system

• Excretion is the process of eliminating waste products from the body.
• The urinary system is t he system responsible for removing waste products from the body, consisting of the kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder, and urethra.
• Kidney function includes filtering blood to remove wastes, regulating water balance, maintaining electrolyte concentrations, producing hormones that control red blood cell production, and controlling blood pressure.
• The kidneys are a pair of organs located in the abdomen, responsible for filtering blood and producing urine.
• Ureters are tubes that carry urine from the kidneys to the urinary bladder
• The bladder is a organ that stores urine
• The urethra is a tube carrying the urine from the bladder to the exterior of the body
• The renal capsule is a tough connective tissue preventing injury to the kidney
• The renal cortex id the outer kidney layer
• The medulla is the inner part of the kidney
• Nephrons are the function unit of the kidney that filters blood and produces urine
• The glomerulus is a cluster of capillaries where blood is filtered in the nephron
• Urine is a fluid formed in the tubules of the nephron, consisting of waste products and excess water.
• The typical bladder can hold around 600 - 1000ml
• Kidneys are located in the posterior abdominal cavity, posterior to the vertebral column
• The ureters are located in between the kidney and bladder
• The renal artery supplies oxygenated blood from the heart to the kidneys
• Renal veins carry deoxygenated blood away from the kidneys back to the heart
• The adrenal glands sit on top of the kidneys
• The bladder is located in the pelvic cavity
• The urethra is located between the bladder and body exit