The renal system - Organs of the Renal system

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What are kidneys? Where are they?

2 kidneys one on each side of spinal column, below the diaphragm. Bean shaped organs approximately 11cm in length.
Main functions
Filration
reabsorption
excretion
regulation of PH
regulation of blood water levels.

What are ureters? What do they do?

Tublar organs that run from the renal pelvis to the bladder.

transport urine from the kidney to the bladder by a series of wave-like muscle contractions.

What is a series of wave-like muscle contractions?

Peristalsis
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What is the bladder? What does it do?

A hollow muscular organ located in the pelvic cavity

acts as a reservoir for urine until it is convenient to urinate.

What is the Urethra? What does it do?

The urethra is a tube that connects the neck of your bladder to the urethral opening on your external genitals.


It transports urine from the bladder to the outside of the body.

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