Urinary
Urinary System
The Urinary System (pronounced: yoo-rih-nair-ee sis-tem) is a group of organs in the body concerned with filtering out excess fluid and other substances from the bloodstream. The substances are filtered out from the body in the form of urine.
Etymology
The term "urinary" comes from the Latin word "urina", which means "urine". The term "system" comes from the Latin word "systema", which means "a whole compounded of several parts or members".
Related Terms
- Kidney: The kidneys are a pair of bean-shaped organs in the urinary system. They filter the blood and remove waste products and excess substances, producing urine.
- Ureter: The ureters are tubes that carry urine from the kidneys to the urinary bladder.
- Urinary Bladder: The urinary bladder is a hollow muscular organ that stores urine until it is excreted from the body.
- Urethra: The urethra is the tube that carries urine from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body.
- Nephron: The nephron is the basic structural and functional unit of the kidney. It is responsible for the actual filtration and reabsorption of substances.
- Renal Artery: The renal artery carries oxygenated blood to the kidneys.
- Renal Vein: The renal vein carries deoxygenated blood away from the kidneys.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Urinary
- Wikipedia's article - Urinary
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