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The urinary system is responsible for removing waste and excess water from the body, producing urine. It consists of key organs including the kidneys, ureters, bladder, and urethra, which work together to filter blood and expel waste. Maintaining a healthy urinary system is crucial for overall body cleanliness and balance of water and salts.

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Notes - Urinary System

The urinary system is responsible for removing waste and excess water from the body, producing urine. It consists of key organs including the kidneys, ureters, bladder, and urethra, which work together to filter blood and expel waste. Maintaining a healthy urinary system is crucial for overall body cleanliness and balance of water and salts.

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Urinary System

💧 What is the Urinary System?


●​ The urinary system helps our body get rid
of waste.​

●​ It removes extra water and dirty


substances from our blood.​

●​ The waste comes out as urine (pee).​

🧠 Why is it Important?
●​ It keeps our body clean and healthy.​

●​ It helps keep the right amount of water and salts in our body.​

🏥 Main Parts of the Urinary System


Organ Job
Kidneys 🫘 Clean the blood and make urine
Ureters ➡️ Tubes that carry urine from the kidneys to the bladder
Bladder 🧴 Stores urine until it is ready to leave the body
Urethra 🚪 A tube that lets urine leave the body when we go to the toilet

💡 How It Works – Step by Step


1.​ Kidneys clean the blood and make urine.​

2.​ Urine travels down the ureters.​

3.​ Urine is stored in the bladder.​


4.​ When full, we go to the toilet, and urine leaves through the urethra.​

🧪 Fun Facts:
●​ You have 2 kidneys, but you can live with just one!​

●​ Your kidneys clean your blood all day, every day.​

●​ The average person pees about 5–7 times a day!​

🧾 Key Vocabulary
Word Meaning
Urine The liquid waste (pee)
Kidney Organ that cleans the blood
Bladder Bag-like part that stores urine
Urethra Tube where urine leaves the body

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