Anatomy & Physiology › Section W · The urinary system › Topic W.1
Urine and the organs that carry it
The kidneys are best thought of as regulators of blood plasma, and urine is what is left after that regulation. This topic describes what normal urine is like, then follows it from the kidney through the ureters and bladder to the outside, including the reflex that empties the bladder.
In this topic
- What urine is
- Normal characteristics
- What a urinalysis looks for
- Worked example: classifying urine output
- The ureters
- The urinary bladder
- The urethra in females and males
- The micturition reflex
- Worked example: when the pathway is interrupted
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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