Urinary system

Macro level

Terminal aorta - transports oxygenated blood

Vein - transports deoxygenated blood

Adrenal gland - lies on top of kidney

Kidney

• bean shaped

• function : filters blood

• protected by adipose and renal capsule (also protects internal structures from infections)

• Renal artery (branch of aorta) supplies kidney with oxygen rich blood that has waste products

• Renal vein transports deoxygenated blood with waste products out of the kidney

Ureter - transports blood from kidney to bladder

Bladder - temporarily stores urine

Anus - releases urine outside of body