Ways of keeping the Excretory System Healthy

1. Drink lots of water, at least 8 glasses a day

2. Eat a healthy diet which includes: fruits, vegetables, legumes and whole grains
3. Avoid toxin
4. Exercise; exercise provides a fresh, highly oxygenated blood supply to the major
organs of the excretory system
 Diagram of the excretory system

The main organ of excretion of humans includes the:

 kidneys: two bean-shaped organs that filter waste from the blood and
produce urine

 ureters: two thin tubes that take urine from the kidney to the bladder
 bladder: a sac that holds urine until it's time to be expelled from the body.

 urethra: the tube that carries urine from the bladder out of the body when
you urine.

The kidneys are main organs of the excretory system.

The kidneys filter waste from the blood

The kidneys produce urine to get rid of this waste.

The kidneys are located below the ribs.

The primary function of the kidneys is to filter fluid waste from the blood and
eliminate it as urine.

Another function of the kidneys is to keep the acid-base balance within the
body

If urine is not expelled from the body, toxins would quickly build up in your
body and make you sick.

That's why you hear about people getting kidney transplants sometimes.

You need at least one working kidney to be healthy.

What is urine made up of?

When blood goes through the kidneys, water and urea that is in blood
(made up of: protein, glucose, and other nutrients) go back into the
bloodstream, while the waste and excess stuff is taken out.

Urine is what is left behind.

Urine contains:

 water
 urea, a waste product that forms when proteins are broken down
 urochrome, a pigmented blood product that gives urine its yellowish color
 salts
 creatinine, a waste product that forms with the normal breakdown of muscle
 byproducts of bile from the liver
 ammonia