The Renal System: An Architectural Overview

The system responsible for the elimination of bodily wastes is primarily the urinary mechanism, which functions to remove byproducts from the circulating blood and discard them in liquid form. Its overall construction comprises a pair of kidneys, each of which is linked to a holding reservoir by a tube known as the ureter. These conduits conduct the liquid waste from the kidneys towards the bladder, where it accumulates. When the bladder contracts, the waste liquid is then discharged from the body through the urethra.

The Kidneys: Paired Filtration Organs

There are two kidneys located within the abdominal cavity, situated behind the peritoneum on opposing sides of the vertebral column. In adults, their dimensions are approximately 12 to 14 cm in length.
The liquid waste is produced within the kidney by functional units referred to as nephrons. Each kidney contains roughly a million nephrons.

The Functional Scope of the Kidneys

• They have an influence on the body’s blood pressure regulation

• They release the substance renin which initiates the renin-angiotensin sequence

• This sequence leads to an elevation of both blood pressure and overall blood volume.

• This also results in an increase of blood perfusion to the kidneys.

• This process can result in either the retention or excretion of water from the body.

Constituents of the Urinary Tract

Ureters

These structures carry the waste fluid from the kidney’s central portions toward the urinary bladder.

Urinary Bladder
This organ is positioned posterior to the pubic symphysis and anterior to the rectum.
It serves as a repository for liquid waste awaiting its evacuation from the urinary system.
Its wall is composed of four distinct layers:

• Mucosa; the innermost layer which contains ridges allowing for expansion.

• Submucosa; which is rich in blood vessels and supplies the tissue layers above.

• Smooth muscle layer/ detrusor muscle: a muscular layer allowing for contraction.

• Serosa: the outermost layer, continuous with the lining of the abdominal cavity.

The bladder features a region named the trigone, which has three openings, two of which are the ureteral orifices on lateral aspects and one that serves the urethra at its apex.”

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