Urea, also called carbamide, is an organic chemical compound, and is essentially the waste

produced by the body after metabolizing protein. Naturally, the compound is produced when the liver
breaks down protein or amino acids, and ammonia; the kidneys then transfer theurea from the blood
to the urine
1he sysLems of Lhe body LhaL are lnvolved ln excreLlon
lL ls necessary for Lhe body Lo rld lLself of wasLe producLs and regulaLe Lhe volume
and composlLlon of body flulds 1hese are Lhe Lasks of Lhe excreLory sysLems of Lhe
body AL rlghL ls a Lable Lhe parLs of Lhe excreLory sysLem as ouLllned by 1hlbodeau
and aLLon
urlne waste material that is secreted by the kidney in vertebrates, is rich in end products
of protein metabolism together with salts and pigments, and forms a clear amber and
usually slightly acid fluid in mammals but is semisolid in birds and reptiles
1he kldneys are a fllLer for Lhe blood 1he body has Lwo kldneys locaLed ln Lhe mlddle
of Lhe back aL abouL Lhe locaLlon of your elbows 8lood ls pumped from Lhe hearL Lo
Lhe kldneys Lo be cleaned Lach kldney has abouL 1000 nephronsLhaL acL as fllLers As
Lhe blood goes lnLo a nephron everyLhlng LhaL ls dlssolved ln Lhe blood (wasLe
producLs food) ls pushed ouL of Lhe blood lnLo small Lubules As Lhese Lhlngs Lravel
Lhrough Lhe Lubule Lhe waLer and anyLhlng else Lhe body needs goes back lnLo Lhe
blood 1he resL of Lhe wasLe producLs keep movlng Lhrough Lhe Lubule lnLo
Lhe ureLhra 1he ureLhra ls Lhe Lube LhaL leads Lo Lhe bladder 1he cleaned blood
leaves Lhekldney and Lravels LhroughouL Lhe body
The bladder is where urine is stored to be released Irom the body. It can hold between
one halI to two cups oI urine beIore it needs to be emptied.
Everyday about two to Iive cups oI urine pass through the bladder.
The more water you drink, the more urine is produced. II it is hot outside and you
produce a lot oI sweat, you will not make as much urine.
%he meduIIa obIongata is the lower half of the brainstem. n discussions of neurology and similar
contexts where no ambiguity will result, it is often referred to as simply the meduIIa. %he medulla contains
the cardiac, respiratory, vomiting and vasomotor centers and deals withautonomic, involuntary functions,
such as breathing, heart rate and blood pressure.
%he ureters are the thick, long 'tubes' that aid the urine in moving from the kidneys to the bladder

%he nephron is the tiny filtering structure in your kidneys. Each of your kidneys contain more than a million tiny
filtering nephrons that help clean your blood.
%he urinary bladder serves as the temporary storage of urine