Urinary system

The kidneys are the primary organs of the urinary system.

The

kidneys

are

the

organs

that filter the blood, remove waste, and excrete waste in the

urine.

organs

They

that

functions

of

are

the

perform

the

the

urinary

system.

The

other

components

are

accessory

structures for removing urine

Each kidney contains more

from the body.

than

The

right

slightly

lower

because down.

kidney

the

is

than liver

The

usually the

left

pushes

it

kidneys,

protected by the lower ribs.

a

units,

million

called

functional

nephrons,

the

parenchyma

and

medulla).

has

two

corpuscle tubule.

A

parts: and

in

(cortex nephron a a

renal renal