Post on 16-Feb-2017
Draw a body outline and where the kidneys can be
found
Renal system gross
structuresWhat and what does it do?
The basics
The kidneys X 2
The kidney is surrounded by a renal capsule and the cortex.
Urine formed in the cortex passes through the minor then major calyx
Calyx or Calyses
From calyx to renal pelvis
Renal Pelvis
MinorcalyxMajor
calyx
It funnels urine towards the ureter
Renal pelvisUrine from the calyx then passes into the renal pelvis and continues out down the ureter Peristalsis moves urine
from one structure to the next
Intro to the finer structure
Ureter and Urethra
The ureter runs down from the kidney into the bladder and then the urethra from bladder to outside the body, through which we urinate
Which is
which ?
Many muscles control the bladder but the main one is the sphincter which release and stop the stream of urine
Bladder
Research the gross structure of the endocrine system.
Cover the endocrine glands and the hormones each releases.
Endocrine system