Draw a body outline and where the kidneys can be

found

Renal system gross

structuresWhat and what does it do?

The basics

The kidneys X 2

The kidney is surrounded by a renal capsule and the cortex.

Urine formed in the cortex passes through the minor then major calyx

Calyx or Calyses

From calyx to renal pelvis

Renal Pelvis

MinorcalyxMajor

calyx

It funnels urine towards the ureter

Renal pelvisUrine from the calyx then passes into the renal pelvis and continues out down the ureter Peristalsis moves urine

from one structure to the next

Intro to the finer structure

Ureter and Urethra

The ureter runs down from the kidney into the bladder and then the urethra from bladder to outside the body, through which we urinate

Which is

which ?

Many muscles control the bladder but the main one is the sphincter which release and stop the stream of urine

Bladder

Research the gross structure of the endocrine system.

Cover the endocrine glands and the hormones each releases.

Endocrine system