THE URINARY SYSTEM

Miyah EarlyPaul Pollard

Latasha DavisBreonna Dyer

What is the Urinary System The Urinary System is the system that produces,

stores, and eliminate urine. It consist of the kidney(2) Uretens, Bladder, and

the Uretra

Functions of the Urinary System To maintain the volume

& composition of the body fluids within normal limits

Rids the body of waste products the accumulate as a result of cellular metabolism

To excretion is the main role

Sometime referred to as the excretory system

Function of Urinary System cont. Maintains an appropriate fluid volume by

regulating the amount of water that is excreted in the urine

Kidney There are two kidneys

in the body They cleanse the blood

and balance its fluids Takes nutrients and

other substances for the urine

Returns it back to the blood

Has 3 main regions; cortex, medulla and pelvis

Uretens Moves small quantities of the urine when

the muscular walls contract rhythmically Pushes the urine in a wave-like fashion

through the ureters form kidneys to the bladder

Bladder Stores urine Expands as the

volume of urine increase

Receptors respond to the stretch and signals the brain

Which creates the need to urinate

Urethra Transports urine

form the bladder to the outside of the body

Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) (F)(Breonna D.)

The Urinary Tract is the body’s filtering system; removes liquid waste

Woman have a shorter UT than men makes them more vulnerable to bacteria

The bacteria multiplies and causes the infection known as UTI

You can use antibiotics for treatments

Urinary Tract Infection (M)(Paul P.) Caused by the same as the UTI for woman

bacteria in the Urinary Tract Some men may not experience any

symptoms But some symptoms include contents

urination, burning, back pain, fatigue, and nauseas feeling

Kidney Stones (Miyah E.) Kidney Stones are salt and

mineral in the urine that stick together and make small pebble

The cause no pain while there are still in the kidney but cause severe pain once they leave the kidney to the bladder

Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy is used to break the stones in to small pieces so it can pass thru the urine

Nephritis (Latasha D.)

A inflammation of the kidney Makes the kidneys swollen, and irritated Can be caused by taking certain drugs

or poisonous chemicals Symptoms are urine changes colors

form red, brown, and the color of cola Also pain in the side, back and stomach

How to keep our Urinary System Healthy? Drink at least 8 glasses of water a day It flushes out bacteria from the urinary

tract to avoid infection

Our Dissections

Resources http://training.spear.cancer.gov/anatomy/

urinary/

http://www.ehealth.com/libary/kidneystones/ks_urinary

http://www.healthline.com/adamcontent/kideny-stone-?.utm

Text Book http://kidshealth.org/pagemanager.jsp?d

n=kidshealth&1ps=207