Anatomy Notes 9 The Excretory System - Hart High School
Anatomy Notes 9 The Excretory System - Hart High School
Anatomy Notes 9 The Excretory System - Hart High School
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Your Kidneys<br />
• A. Your kidneys are the organs responsible<br />
for filtering waste products from your blood.<br />
Without a kidney (or substitute), you would<br />
die from wastes and actually DROWN in<br />
excess body fluids in a period of about 3-4<br />
days.<br />
• B. <strong>The</strong> kidneys are located in the small of the<br />
BACK, one behind the stomach, and the other<br />
behind the liver.<br />
Your Kidneys<br />
• C. <strong>The</strong>re are<br />
several regions of<br />
the kidney:<br />
• a. CORTEX: outer<br />
area of the kidney<br />
• b. MEDULLA: middle<br />
area of the kidney<br />
• c. RENAL PELVIS:<br />
inner region with<br />
collecting ducts for<br />
urea<br />
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