Genito-Urinary System
Genito-Urinary System (Usama Mustafa) THE URINARY SYSTEM • The urinary system consists of two kidneys, two ureters, one urinary bladder, and one urethra. • The branch of medicine that deals with the male and female urinary systems and the male reproductive system is called urology. • A physician who specializes in this branch of medicine is called a urologist. • After the kidneys filter blood plasma, they return most of the water and solutes to the bloodstream. • The remaining water and solutes constitute urine , Functions of Urinary System • Regulation of blood ionic composition . • Excretion of wastes and foreign substances . • Regulation of blood pH • Regulation of blood volume . • Enzymatic regulation of blood pressure . regulate...