Urinary System

Question 1

know all body systems that excrete waste

Answer 1

• urinary
• digestive
• respiratory
• integumentary

Question 2

function of the urinary system

Answer 2

• rids the body of waste products
• maintain the internal chemical environment of the body
• perform various excretory, regulatory, and secretory functions.

Question 3

function of the kidneys

Answer 3

• regulate osmolarity by controlling amounts of water and solutes eliminated
• eliminate waste (filters blood plasma, separates waste from useful chemicals, returns useful substances to blood)
• helps control blood pressure and electrolyte balance
• fight osteoporosis by synthesizing vitamin D (contributing to calcium homeostasis)
• regulate acid base balance of body fluids
• secretes hormone erythropoietin to stimulate production of RBCs