The Urinary System

By: Megan Packard & Ashley Pennington

The Organs

• Kidneys• Ureters• Bladder • Urethra

Ureters

Kidneys

Bladder

Urethra

Description

• The Urinary System plays a key part in your health.

• The kidney disposes of waste from blood and produces urine to allow it to leave the body.

• When your body turns food into waste it needs a way to exit the body.

• Thanks to the urinary system we can do just that!

Possible Illnesses

Illness Kidney StonesA Kidney Stone Is:A kidney stone is a crystalized stone formed from minerals in your urine. It is also known as a renal calculus. Kidney stones are categorized by where they are: Kidney, Ureter, or Bladder

Cure• For small Kidney stones

they usually tell you to:• take pain medications• drink lots of water.• If The Stone is large they

will tell you:• You can have surgery, or• You can try to take pain

medications and let it pass naturally.

Video

• http://www.neok12.com/php/watch.php?v=zX02490458667753634d7351&t=Urinary-System