Urinary

Alexandra M. CarrilloMargarita Giannoutsos

Organs Involved in the Urinary System

Functions of the Urinary System

• Production of EPO which is a hormone that instigates rbc production

• Help balance the Ph of blood• Your kidney’s in particular help regulate your

bp• Helps maintain the iconic make up of your

blood/plasma

Vocabulary• Regulation of blood: the kidneys conserve or eliminate water from

the blood which regulates the volume of blood in the body.

• Regulation of blood pressure: The kidneys regulate blood pressure in 3 ways:

• -Adjusting the volume of the blood in the body• -Adjusting the flow of the blood both into, and out, of the kidneys, and• -Via the action of the enzyme rennin.

• Renin: which activates the angiotensin-aldosterone pathway.

• Erythropoietin: Which stimulates erythropoietin (the production of red blood cells).

• Calcitrol: which is the active form of vitamin D.

Diseases of the System

• Kidney stones

• Prostatitis

Facts• The ancient Romans used urine as a bleaching

agent for cleaning clothes.• We release about 1 to say 1.5 liters of urine

each and everyday.• About 40% of people can smell the odor of

urine , the other 60% can’t.• Urine is made up of various salt as well as

metabolic wastes , and you can find forms of sugar in your urine(pee) too.

References

• Google.com• Answers.com

(no, we did not use Wikipedia)