Excretion: The removal of organic wastes from body fluids (UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, JAMAICA). It involves eliminating metabolic byproducts and other wastes that are present in body fluids, preventing their accumulation and potential toxicity.
Elimination: The discharge of waste products (UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, JAMAICA). It is the process by which waste substances are expelled from the body, primarily through the urinary system via urination.
Homeostatic regulation of blood plasma volume and solute concentration: The process by which the urinary system maintains stable blood volume and solute levels, ensuring proper physiological balance. This involves adjusting water and solute excretion to match intake and metabolic needs (UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, JAMAICA).
1. What is the trigone of the bladder?
2. How does the urethra differ from micturition in the process of urination?
3. What does excretion in the urinary system specifically refer to?
Urinary system — main functions?
Excretion, elimination, homeostatic regulation.
Excretion — definition?
Removal of organic wastes from body fluids.
Elimination — role?
Discharge of waste products from the body.
Kidney position — location?
On either side of vertebral column, left higher.
Protective layers — kidney?
Renal capsule, adipose capsule, renal fascia.
Renal capsule — function?
Protects and stabilizes the kidney.
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