urinarysystem.

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UrinaryTract
TheUrinarySystem
Theurinarytractisapathwaythatincludes:
kidneys:twobeanshapedorgansthatfilterwastefromthe
bloodandproduceurine.
Asyourbodyperformsthemanyfunctionsthatitneedsinordertokeep ureters:twothintubesthattakepeefromthekidneystothe
itselfalive,italsoproduceswastes. bladder.
Thesewastesarechemicalsthataretoxicandthatifleftalonewould bladder:asacthatholdspeeuntilit'stimetogotothe
bathroom.
seriouslyhurtorevenkillyou.
urethra:thetubethatcarriesurinefromthebladderoutofthe
bodywhenyoupee.

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Kidneys
Asyourbloodtravelsalongwithinyourbody,itbecomesmoreandmore
pollutedwithureaandotherwastes.
Eventuallythebloodentersaspecialfilter,anorganknownasyour
kidneys.
Asthebloodentersyourkidneysitiscleansed.
Yourkidneysremovetheureafromtheblood,sendingittoyourbladder
forstorageintheformofurine,commonlyknownaspee.
Ittakesabout45minutesforyourkidneystocompletelyfilterallofthe
bloodinyourbody.
Youneedatleastonekidneyworking.
Pee/Urine
Whenbloodgoesthroughthekidneys,waterandsomeofthe
otherstuffthatisinblood(protein,glucose,vitamins)goback
to
thebloodstream,whiletheexcessstuffandwasteistakenout.
Slowly your bladder fills up with the urine being produced by your
kidneys.
Eventually as it becomes full, you will feel a sensation telling you
brain that you need to remove it from your body.
Urine leaves your body through the process of urination, common
known as peeing.

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Skin AHealthyUrinaryTractisahappy
protectsourbodies
helpskeepourbodiesatjusttherighttemperature toilet.
allowsustohavethesenseoftouch

Yourskinallowsyourbodytostayatthecorrecttemperature,with Drinkplentyoffluids,especially
thehelpofyourhypothalamus.Whenyourbodygetstoowarmit water!
releasessweat,whicharetoxinsinyourbody.

Makesureyoustoptodrinkwhenyouareplayingand
Sweatisalsoknownasperspirationanditismadealmostcompletelyofwater,
withtinyamountsofotherchemicalslikeammonia,urea,salts,andsugar.
exercising.
(Ammoniaandureaareleftoverwhenyourbodybreaksdownprotein.)
Makesureyougotothebathroomwhenyouhaveto.
Don'ttrytoholdit.

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