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=Urinary System Homework Keaoton Rye=

(1) What are the organs of the urinary system, and what are their functions? (2) In what four ways do the kidneys help maintain homeostasis? (3) What are the three major areas of the kidney? (4) What microscopic structure is responsible for the production of urine? (5) How do the parts of the nephron differ?

1. Kindneys, Urinary bladder, urethra, and Ureters. The Kidneys produce urine. The Urinary bladder stores the urine. The urethra passes urine to outside, and the Ureters transport the urine.

2. THe Excretion of Metabolic wastes, The Maintenance of Water-Salt balance, Maintenance of Acid-Base Balance, and the Secretion of Horomones.

3. The Renal cortex, Renal Medulla and the renal pelvis,

4. The Nephrons

5. They have the glomerulus, which is a knot of capillaries, and the glomerular capsule which is the outer layer, and the loop of the nephron.