Zusammenfassung der Ressource
The Renal system part 1
- Function
- Maintenance of the bodys internal environment!
- Maintains blood composition and volume
- Regulation of blood volume and soluteconcentration
- Removal of waste from body fluids / maintaining acid/base balance
- Synthesises 2 hormones, erythropoietin and
renin
- Kidneys
- Produce urine
- Paired organs
- Lie on either side of the veritable column within the abdominal cavity
- Protection
- Protected by the renal capsule
- Renal fasia
- Adipose capsule
- Ureters
- Transport urine towards the bladder
- Bladder
- Stores urine
- Urethra
- Conducts urine to the exterior