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The urinary system is composed of a pair of kidneys, each with one ureter which leads to the urinary bladder from which the urethra carries wastes as urine from the body. The ureters and urethra are t... ubes which transport the urine from kidney to bladder and bladder to the outside the body respectively. The bladder is a urine storage container. The kidneys serve many functions among which are: fluid homeostasis, filtration of wastes and homeostasis of blood volume and chemical makeup. Kidney Anatomy An adult kidney is bean-shaped, about the size of a can of soup and weighs about 5 ounces. The right kidney (because of the liver's location just above it) lies slightly lower than the left and both are protected by the rib cage since they are located in the lumbar region between the T-12 and L-3 vertebra. The kidney's medial surface is concave and has a cleft called the renal hilus leading to a space within the kidney called the renal sinus. The ureters, blood vessels, and nerves are located in the sinus and entering the kidney at the hilus. On top of each kidney is an adrenal gland. ..........................................continued [Show More]
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