URINARY SYSTEM
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, CHAPTER26:
URINARY SYSTEM
BSPD 212
26.1Overviewofurinarysystem&kidney
functions
26.1Overviewofurinarysystem&kidney
functions
, Objective
1. Describe the major structures of the urinary system and the fu
they perform.
2. Describe the external and internal gross anatomical features
kidneys.
3. Tracethe path of blood flow through the kidneys.
Components &functions
Urinary system:
1. Two kidneys
regulate blood volume
regulate blood ionic composition
help regulate blood pressure
regulate blood pH
synthesis of glucose
, production of hormones
Maintenance of blood osmolarity
excrete wastes by forming urine
2. Two ureters transports urine from
kidneys to urinary bladder
3. One urinary bladder stores urine
4. One Urethra discharge urine from
body
TheUrinarySystem
2 kidneys, 2 ureters, 1 urinary
bladder & 1 urethra
Filter the blood & return most of
water & solutes to the bloodstream