The typical healthy adult bladder can store up to two cups of urine for two to five hours. The bladder's walls relax and expand to store urine, and contract and flatten to empty urine through the urethra. It is held in place by ligaments that are attached to other organs and the pelvic bones. About every 10 to 15 seconds, small amounts of urine are emptied into the bladder from the ureters.īladder. This triangle-shaped, hollow organ is located in the lower abdomen. After ingestion and mastication, the food particles move from the. If urine backs up, or is allowed to stand still, a kidney infection can develop. Digestive enzymes speed up the hydrolysis process, which is otherwise very slow. Muscles in the ureter walls continually tighten and relax forcing urine downward, away from the kidneys. Two ureters. These narrow tubes carry urine from the kidneys to the bladder. Urea, together with water and other waste substances, forms the urine as it passes through the nephrons and down the renal tubules of the kidney. Each nephron consists of a ball formed of small blood capillaries, called a glomerulus, and a small tube called a renal tubule. From here, you can choose a different motion from the infobox on the left-hand side, control the motion using the controls at the bottom of the screen, or explore the motion by rotating and panning around the model. The kidneys remove urea from the blood through tiny filtering units called nephrons. Viewing muscle motion The selected motion will play automatically in Motion mode. Release hormones to regulate blood pressure Remove waste products and drugs from the body Two kidneys. This pair of purplish-brown organs is located below the ribs toward the middle of the back. Kidney and urinary system parts and their functions Kidneys also regulate the acid-base balance and conserve fluids. Other important functions of the kidneys include blood pressure regulation and the production of erythropoietin, which controls red blood cell production in the bone marrow. You can remove the muscles by layers, which is excellent to understand the order and location of each. Urea is carried in the bloodstream to the kidneys, where it is removed along with water and other wastes in the form of urine. Urea is produced when foods containing protein, such as meat, poultry, and certain vegetables, are broken down in the body. The kidney and urinary systems help the body to eliminate liquid waste called urea, and to keep chemicals, such as potassium and sodium, and water in balance. After the body has taken the food components that it needs, waste products are left behind in the bowel and in the blood. The body takes nutrients from food and converts them to energy. The organs of the urinary system include the kidneys, renal pelvis, ureters, bladder and urethra. The urinary system's function is to filter blood and create urine as a waste by-product. A cutting edge 3D graphics engine, custom built by 3D4Medical from the ground up, powers a highly detailed anatomical model and delivers outstanding quality.

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