LEAH JAMES AND NATHAN UMBARGER
• Bean shape structures behind abdominal wall that are 4-5 inches long
• Three main regions: cortex, medulla, and sinus
• The cortex and medulla contain nephrons which form urine
• In the sinus are minor and major calyces that collect urine from papillary ducts and deliver to ureters
• Filters waste that would otherwise be toxic to cells
KIDNEYS
• Ureters are long muscular tubes that transport the urine from your kidneys to your bladder
• The ureters are critical organs to the urinary system
• They are about 8 to 10 inches long
• Located at the central portion of each kidney
URETERS
• Urinary bladder is a hollow muscular organ that stores urine
• The inferior part of the bladder contains three openings that form a triangle called the trigone
• The two posterior openings are called the ureteral openings
• In an average adult human the bladder can hold up to 1/3 of a quart of urine
• Found in most vertebrates other than birds
URINARY BLADDER
• Urethra is a tube like structure that carries urine from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body
• Urethra sizes differ between males and females
URETHRA
• http://urinarybladder.org/• http://
www.news-medical.net/health/Urethra-What-is-the-Urethra.aspx
• http://www.webmd.com/urinary-incontinence-oab/picture-of-the-kidneys
• http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1949127-overview
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