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The Urinary System

The urinary system is the most important waste excretion system in the body. The kidneys remove most soluble waste products from the blood, and the rest of the urinary system transports the wastes out of the body in the urine.

General terminology

bulletrenal; nephro- = kidney

General functions

bulletblood filtration
bulletfluid balance regulation
bulletacid-base balance regulation
bulleterythropoietin production

Structures
The urinary tract

kidneys

ureters

urinary bladder

urethra