BIOL 1002 Chapter : The Urinary System

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11:35 am: functions of excretory systems: all preformed simultaneously as blood is selectively filtered by kidneys; water and nutrients returned to blood, excretion of cellular waste products. Urea + ammonia (predominate waste), toxins, excessive water nutrients collected by the kidneys and eliminated from body urine. Liver converts ammonia to urea and then kidneys filter out urea and other wastes: regulation of fluid composition (ions, water, nutrients), secretion of hormones, vertebrate excretory system, kidney (filter): One on right and left side of the body. The outer part of the kidney is called the renal cortex. The inside portion of the kidney is called the renal medulla: kidneys >ureters (tubes off kidney) >bladder (hollow and muscular, storage of urine) > urethra(urine exits, bladder: responsible for retention of urine. Two sphincter muscles; one at base of bladder, other just above junction with urethra. Average adult holds 1 pint of urine, but need to go can be triggered by much smaller amounts.

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