By: Jocelyn Hernandez, Jasmin
Regalado, Priscilla Torres
 The
Urinary System includes two kidneys,
two ureters, the bladder, two sphincter
muscles, and the urethra.
 Your
body takes nutrients from food and uses
it as fuel to maintain your body.
 After your body has taken the nutrients from
the food, waste products are left behind in
the blood.
 The urinary system removes a type of waste
called urea from your blood.
 Urea, water, and other waste substances,
form the urine as it passes through the
nephrons(tiny filter tubes)and down a tube
called the ureter to the bladder to be
flushed out.
KIDNEY
The kidneys are the organs that clean the blood and rid
it of waste. We have two kidneys, but people can live
with one.
URETER
The ureters are the tubes that the urine passes through
to go to the bladder.
BLADDER
The bladder is a pouch-like muscle that holds in urine.
SPHINCTER MUSCLES
The sphincter muscles are the muscles the prevent
urine from leaking from the bladder.
URETHRA
The urethra is a tube that connects the bladder to the
genitals so that the urine can come out.
 One
disease of the urinary system are kidney
stones. Kidney stones are hard masses of
waste. One type of kidney stone problem
occurs when there is too much waste in your
urine. Kidney stones often appear in premature infants. There are different types of
kidney stones. Some types run in families.
Most of these kidney stone problems can be
treated.
 There
are many types of treatments for
every type of kidney stones. Kidney stone
that are really small can be washed down
with urine. Kidney stones that are fairly
big can be broken down with medicine
and be flushed out of your body. If the
stones are too big, that they cant be
washed down, surgery may be needed,
but it is very rare.
Urine Color
What it means
Normal you are
Hydrated
You are dehydrated
Drink more water!!!
1.
Asparagus makes your urine smell funny.
2.
Kidneys are the size of two fists.
Kidneys are protected by the lower ribs.
About 400 gallons of blood flow throughout
our kidneys everyday.
Urine is 5% urea and 95% water.
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Urinating frequently can be a sign of
pregnancy.
The ureters measure from 8 to 10 inches
long.
In around 10 to 15 seconds, ureters empty
small doses of urine into the bladder.
If you hold your urine for a long time, you
can get a very serious kidney infection.
The nervous system cooperates with urinary
system to send the sensation of having to
go “pee.”
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