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Urinary System Structure and Function Notes Functions of the Urinary System 1. 2. 3. Urinary System Structure Function Kidneys-Maintain homeostasis by regulating the composition, volume and pH of extracellular fluid • How many do you have? • Average size: • Location: • Surrounded by ______________ and _____________ tissue • • Covered by: • Prevents kidney from swelling, • Functional units are called: • • Produce: Remove: • Important role in maintaining ________________- balance water, pH, salts Ureters • Description: • • Made of: • Transport the urine made in the kidneys to the ______________ Contract in ____________________ waves • Hollow sac in: • Stores ______________ • Muscular • Allows bladder to: • _________________ receptors • Send messages urging urination at ____ mL, at ____mL you feel like you will burst Tube 3.8 cm long in _____________ 20 cm long in _____________ • Carries urine from the bladder to the: Bladder Urethra •