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As a woman, your period is 

your body's way of releasing tissue that it no longer needs.


Every month, your body prepares for pregnancy. The lining of your uterus gets thicker as
preparation for nurturing a fertilized egg. An egg is released and is ready to be fertilized and
settle in the lining of your uterus.

bleeding. When you menstruate, your body sheds the lining of the uterus (womb). Menstrual
blood flows from the uterus through the small opening in the cervix and passes out of the
body through the vagina. Most menstrual periods last from 3 to 5 days.

How does the human body produce sweat?


As soon as your body's internal temperature starts rising, your hypothalamus (a small
region in your brain) tells eccrine sweat glands distributed all over your body that it's
time to start cooling you down by producing sweat. ... It takes energy to evaporate
sweat off of your skin, and that energy is heat.

The prostate gland is located just below the bladder in men and surrounds the top portion of the
tube that drains urine from the bladder (urethra). The prostate's primary function is to produce
the fluid that nourishes and transports sperm (seminal fluid).

what are hormones act in the urinary system

These hormones include aldosterone (which controls sodium); atrial natriuetic peptide or ANP


which traps sodium in the nephron so more urine is produced; anti-diuretic
hormone/vasopressin, that helps to conserve water; and the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone
system, that balances blood volume and blood pressure to ensure ..

Common problems
Some of the more common problems of the urinary system include:

 Bladder infections - (cystitis) usually caused by bacteria.


 Enlarged prostate - in men, this can make it difficult to empty the bladder.
 Incontinence - when urine leaks out of the urethra.
 Kidney infections - when a bladder infection ‘backs up’ the ureters.
 Kidney stones - caused by infection and high blood levels of calcium.

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