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Bladder
Kidney
Organs
Trivia
100
A ballon
What is the bladder shaped like?
100
We have one pair of kidneys.
How many kidney(s) do we have?
100
Purplish-brown
What are the color of the kidneys?
200
Behind the pubic bone.
Where is the bladder located at?
200
About 4 ½ inches long.
What is the usual size of a kidney?
200
Alert a person when it is time to urinate, or empty the bladder.
What do the nerves in the bladder do?
300
To store and release waste in the form of urine.
What is the main function of the bladder?
300
They are located at the back of your abdominal cavity just behind your last ribs.
Where are the kidneys located?
300
Narrow tubes that carry urine from the kidneys to the bladder.
What are the ureters?
300
Normal urine is sterile. It contains fluids, salts and waste products, but it is free of bacteria, viruses and fungi.
Is urine sterile, or is it deadly?
400
Two uretres that go into the bladder and the urethra that goes out of the bladder.
What are the tubes that go into and out of the bladder?
400
Kidneys filter your blood, making sure substances that are beneficial are passed into your bloodstream, and removing impurities.
What is the MAIN function of the kidneys?
400
4 organs,a pair of kidneys,a pair of ureters,bladder,and urethra.
How many organs does the urinary system constist of?
400
About a quart and a half a day.
About how much does an adult urinate each day?
500
The brain signals the bladder muscles to tighten; this causes the urine to be squeezed out the bladder. At the same time the brain signals the sphincter muscles to relax so that urine can exit out the bladder through the urethra.
What are the steps the brain takes when preparing the body to urinate?
500
control the amount of blood flowing in your body, regulate blood pressure, control the production of red blood cells, control the level of many substances in the blood,sodium,(salt), remove waste products,regulate the pH (acidity or alkalinity), of the blood,assist in regulating calcium levels.
What are the other functions of the kidney?
500
Urea is a chemical that comes from the breakdown of proteins. It is the main source of Nitrogen in urine and is excreted by the body as a waste product from your kidneys.
What is urea?