The Urinary System

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The Urinary System

• By Mr. Hunter

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Define each of the following.

• Urinary system
• Kidney
• Nephron

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What does the kidney say when it plays baseball
with the other urinary organs?

• Bladder up!

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Urinary System

• The urinary system contains the organs that
  filter and remove _____ from the blood.

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Your kidneys at work

• 1. Blood enters the kidney through the renal
  artery.
• 2. Blood vessels branch off in each nephron.
• 3. Wastes pass out of the blood vessels and into
  the nephrons.
• 4. Urine moves out of the nephrons.
• 5. Filtered blood moves out the renal veins.

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Flow

• 1. Kidneys
• 2. Ureters
• 3. Bladder
• 4. Urethra

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Hormone Influence

• What is ADH?
• What are diuretics?