Organs of the Urinary System

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Urinary system functions

To filter the blood and remove waste products from the body and help control fluid and electrolyte balance within the body

Kidney main function

Receive blood from the body and filter waste materials from the blood

Renal Cortex

Outer region of kidney

Renal Medulla

Middle region of the kidney that has several triangular regions called the renal pyramids

Renal Pelvis

Innermost region of kidney, large cavity in center, where the ureters join to the kidney

Renal Arteries

Supply blood to the kidneys, once inside they become several smaller capillaries

Renal Veins

Where blood leaves the kidneys through

Nephrons

Several filtering units in the kidneys that are located in the renal cortex and renal medulla

Ureters

Tubes that connect the kidneys to the urinary bladder

Renal Pelvis

Where urine collects from the renal medulla, drains into ureters

Urinary Bladder

Temporary storage site for urine until its released from the body, can stretch and hold 1 liter of urine

Urethra

Tube that drains urine from the urinary bladder