Urinary and Excretory System

What re the structures involved in the urinary system?

• Kidneys

• bladder

• urethra

• ureters

What is the main function of the kidneys?

• remove wastes from blood

• transport urine to different organs.

• move urine out of the body

• storing urine

Where are the nephrons found?

• kidneys

• ureters

• bladder

• urethra

What is the function of the nephron?

• filter fluid from the blood

• store urine

• transport urine

• move urine out of the body

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What is the function of the ureters?

• transfer urine from the kidneys to the bladder

• store urine until it can be released

• lets urine out of the body

• clean blood

What is the function of the bladder?

• store urine

• filter fluids from blood

• transfer urine from the kidneys to the bladder

• release urine

What is the function of the urethra?

• release urine

• transport urine from the kidneys to the bladder

• store urine

• filter fluids from the blood

What organ system is the urinary system also part of?

• Excretory System

• Digestive System

• Respiratory System

• Cardiovascular System

How do the kidneys filter blood?

• nephrons using glomerulus to filter fluid and waste

• gophrons using glomerulus to filter fluid and waste

• coffee filter

• through saliva

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Where does filtered blood go?

• back to the veins

• back to capillaries

• back to the arteries

• at goes to waste to become urine