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MT 30 – A (LAB) S.Y. ‘23-‘24 1 year, 10 months ago Bdelle Flev S. Fajardo
MT 30 Lab – A
BSMT-IIActivity 6: Urinary System
It is responsible for filtering blood, removing waste products, and regulating fluid and electrolyte balance?ྀི Urinary Bladder – a hollow, muscular organ located in the pelvis which its wall is made up of three layers: an inner mucosa lined with transitional epithelium, a thick muscular layer called the detrusor muscle, and an outer adventitia or serosa; stores urine until it is expelled from the body
?ྀི Ureter – two narrow tubes that connect the kidneys to the urinary bladder; for transportation of urine
?ྀི Penis – male reproductive organ that also serves as the conduit for urine to leave the body; allows for the passage of urine
?ྀི Kidney – a pair of bean-shaped organs located on either side of the spine, just below the rib cage; filter waste products and excess substances from the blood, producing urine. They also regulate blood pressure, electrolyte balance, and red blood cell production through the secretion of hormones like erythropoietin and renin