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This organ filters blood and produces urine.
Kidney
These are the four main parts of the urinary system.
Kidneys, urinary bladder, ureters and urethra
The kidneys clean the body’s blood approximately once every ___ minutes.
4 minutes
This liquid is produced by the urinary system to remove waste from the body.
Urine
This is the basic structural and functional unit of the kidney.
Nephron
These two regions make up the internal structure of the kidney.
Cortex and medulla
These tubes carry urine from the kidneys to the urinary bladder.
Urethers
This waste product is removed from the blood by the kidneys.
Urea
About how much blood passes through the kidneys each day?
1100-200 l
This organ stores urine until it is released from the body.
Urinary bladder
This part of the kidney collects urine from the nephron tubules.
Renal pelvis
This medical machine is used when kidneys cannot properly filter blood.
Dialysis machine
This system removes excess water, salts, and wastes from the blood.
Urinary system
This process keeps the internal conditions of the body stable.
Homeostasis
Excess glucose, salts, drugs, and water are removed from the blood to maintain this condition.
Homeostasis