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What is the function of the urinary system?
maintaining osmotic balances in the body, such as filtering the blood / removing waste, maintaining pH and fluid balances, regulating blood pressure, and producing hormones
Where does urine production occur?
In the kidney’s nephron
How does urine travel through the kidney?
Bowman’s capsule → Proximal convoluted tubule → Descending Loop of Henle → Ascending Loop of Henle
What delivers urine from the kidneys to the bladder for storage?
Ureters
What is the outer portion of the kidney called?
Renal cortex
What is the inner portion of the kidney called?
Adrenal medulla
What is the function of the kidney’s?
filtering blood, regulating fluid volume in the body, and producing urine to remove the waste materials from the body
What is the function of the urethra?
carries urine from the bladder to the outside of the body during urination


what is the urinary system composed of?
kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder, urethra
What is renin?
a hormone that regulates blood pressure by retaining or removing water and salt, controls volume of the blood
What does liver convert ammonia into?
Urea