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list the 6 components:
renal arteries+veins, kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder, urethra, sphincters
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renal arteries+veins
vessels that supply the kidneys with blood
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kidneys
nephrons (the functional cells of kidneys) filter out toxins from blood that resulted from cellular respiration, such as urea, creatinine, and potassium, as well as excess water. they balance blood pH and volume
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ureters
tubes that lead from each kidney and deposit urine in the bladder
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urinary bladder
stores urine
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urethra
urogenital opening (located on umbilical cord inferior surface), eliminates urine from the body
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list the 2 sphincters
internal and external urethral sphincter
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internal urethral sphincter
involuntary, from bladder to urethra
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external urethral sphincter
voluntary, from bladder to urethra