Urinary System: Kidney Anatomy, Blood Filtration and Urine Production
Overview
While the digestive system gets rid of waste from the food you eat through defecation, most waste builds up in the bloodstream as a byproduct of metabolism and other bodily processes.The urinary system is primarily responsible for filtering waste and unwanted substances from the bloodstream and expelling them from the body. The chief organ in this system is the kidneys, which perform a variety of tasks, including regulating water volume, solute concentration, blood pH, and producing erythropoietin.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this chapter, students will be able to:
- name the structures of the urinary system.
- identify the structures of the kidney both macroscopic and microscopic.
- describe the functions of the kidneys.
- explain the process of blood filtration and urine production.
Video Review
Watch the video: The Urinary System (8 minutes)
Activities
Flash Cards
Anatomy of the Nephron
General Anatomy
Physiology
Question Sets
The Renal Nephron & Corpuscle
Chapter Attributions
This chapter by Elisabeth Kehrli and Anil Kapoor is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 license.
Media Attributions
The Urinary System by Professor Dave is licensed under the Standard YouTube license.
Interactive Activity Attributions
The interactive activities in this chapter are from Interactive Activities for Human Anatomy and Physiology by Open Education Lab, Ontario Tech University, and are licensed under a CC BY NC SA 4.0 license.
