Parts of Human Excretory System are as Follows –
Renal artery
- The renal arteries bring unfiltered blood to the kidneys
Also Check – Describe the Process of Urine Formation in Kidneys
Renal vein
- The two renal veins carry filtered blood to the heart, from where it can be pumped around the body again.
Kidneys
- Kidneys are the primary organ of the excretory system. These are bean shaped organs located.
Also Check – Nephron Diagram
Right kidney
- This organ sits slightly lower than the left kidney, beneath the liver.
Left kidney
- This is one of two bean-shaped organs that filters blood to make urine.
Inferior vena cava.
- Inferior Vena Cava carry deoxygenated blood from kidneys towards the heart in this large vein.
Abdominal aorta
- This main artery carries oxygen-rich blood from the heart.
- Bring oxygenated blood to kidneys.
Also Check – Structure Of Kidney
Ureter
- Narrow, tubular structure, open into urinary bladder and pour urine into it.
- A one-way flow of urine is carried by the ureters from the kidneys to the bladder.
- Composed of transitional epithelium.
Also Check – Excretory System Notes
Urinary bladder
- Urinary bladder is a storage bag that holds urine from the kidneys until it is ready to be released.
- Located in the pelvic cavity.
- Its inner lining is composed of transitional epithelium.
Urethra
- The urethra is Canal like structure that carries urine from the bladder out of the body.
- It opens to the exterior by urethral orifice.
- It is much longer in males.
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