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Pave you ever wondered where urlne comes from everyday? Well lL comes
from Lhe urlnary sysLem. 1he urlnary sysLem ls lncredlbly lmporLanL. WlLhouL lLs
ma[or help, your body wlll be full wlLh bacLerla and wasLe LhaL needs Lo be fllLered
every now and Lhen.
Lvery sysLem ls made of dlfferenL klnds of organs. lf lL dldn'L have organs,
your urlnary sysLem wlll [usL be llke rubblsh LhaL doesn'L need Lo be kepL anymore.
Crgans are comblned Llssues Lo make one sLrucLure and perform lLs [ob. ?ou can
also lmaglne lL as pages comblned LogeLher Lo creaLe a book.
1here are four maln organs ln Lhe urlnary sysLem. kldneys are Lwo bean
shaped organs LhaL Lake wasLe from Lhe blood and produce urlne. 1here are Lwo
Lubes called ureLer or urlne wlll be Lrapped ln Lhe kldneys. 1he ureLers send Lhe
urlne Lo Lhe bladder, whlch ls a hollow organ LhaL sLores urlne ln lL. 1he lasL organ
ls Lhe ureLhras whlch carrles urlne from Lhe bladder ouL of your body.
1he urlnary sysLem's maln [ob ls Lo excreLe wasLe you don'L need such as salL,
waLer and wasLe producLs by Lurnlng lL lnLo urlne. 8uL lL ls also responslble for
cleanlng your dlrLy blood and sendlng Lhe valuable maLerlals back Lo Lhe hearL. l
am LhlrsLy afLer runnlng ln Lhe maraLhon so l
declded l wanLed Lo drlnk a cup of waLer Lo
refresh myself from Lhe blazlng sun. llrsL, l
drank a cup of waLer, and lL enLers Lhrough my
LhroaL. nexL, Lhe esophagus squeezes and
carrled Lhe waLer lnLo my sLomach. 1he
sLomach sLores food ln lL and carrles Lhe soupy
pasLe ouL of my sLomach. AfLerwards, Lhe waLer
ls squeezed lnLo my small lnLesLlne, Lhen my llver and pancreas help by sendlng
some chemlcals. 1he waLer ls moved lnLo Lhe large lnLesLlne whlch ls where
bacLerla llve. 8acLerla make vlLamlns LhaL your body uses. LasL buL noL leasL, Lhe
waLer ls flnally ln Lhe urlnary sysLem. 1he kldneys comblne wasLe and waLer our
body doesn'L wanL Lo creaLe urlne. 1he urlne Lravels Lhrough my ureLers Lo Lhe
bladder. 1he ureLhras send Lhe urlne from Lhe bladder Lo Lhe LolleL.
Lvery sysLem does noL only work by lLself, Lhey work wlLh oLher sysLems Loo.
1he urlnary sysLem lnLeracLs wlLh a loL of sysLems, buL l am golng Lo focuslng on
Lhe dlgesLlve sysLem. 1he dlgesLlve and urlnary sysLem work llke palrs, cooperaLlng
LogeLher Lo make your body as healLhy as posslble. 1he dlgesLlve sysLem breaks
down food llke pages belng Lorn and boLh nuLrlenLs and wasLe are passed Lo Lhe
blood. 1he blood goes Lo Lhe kldney, whlch fllLers lL and Lurns Lhe wasLe Lo urea, or
Lhe wasLe producL from breakdown of proLeln. 1he valuable nuLrlenLs reLurn back
Lo Lhe blood LhaL wlll conLlnue lLs [ourney ln your body. 1he urea LhaL our body's
doesn'L need ls senL Lo Lhe ureLhra for excreLlon.
Some people occur Lo have unforLunaLe llves, experlenclng Lhe dangerous
dlseases of Lhe urlnary sysLem. l know lL sounds
horrlble buL you mlghL experlence horrlble dlseases as
well. kldney fallure ls a dlsease when your kldneys
slow down or sLop fllLerlng wasLe producLs and Loxlc
subsLances ln blood. AnoLher dlsease ls Lhe kldney
sLone, whlch ls an accumulaLlon of dlssolved mlnerals
on Lhe llner llvlng of Lhe kldneys LhaL become a
crysLalllne sLrucLure. lL could be as small as a graln of sand or as blg as a pearl.
kldney sLone may cause ureLer blockage whlch makes severe paln.
uo you know how you keep your urlnary sysLem healLhy? ?our urlnary
sysLem needs Lo sLay healLhy [usL llke cleanlng Lhe floor Lo prevenL dusL. Always
sLay hydraLed. urlnk abouL slx Lo elghL glasses of waLer dally. 1hls
can help flush bacLerla ouL of your urlnary LracL and prevenL
bladder lnfecLlons. A healLhy dleL ls lmporLanL ln malnLalnlng Lhe
healLh of Lhe urlnary sysLem. A poor dleL llke Mcuonalds can
cause Lhe horrlfylng kldney sLone Lo develop. When you need Lo
go Lo Lhe LolleL, Lhen rush Lo Lhe baLhroom. never hold when you
need Lo go Lo Lhe baLhroom. 1hls lsn'L good for your urlnary LracL. ?ou mlghL even
have accldenLs and whlsper," Cops, my panLs are weL!"
As you can see, Lhe urlnary sysLem ls exLremely lmporLanL. 1hey help your
body fllLer lL llke frlends helplng each oLher. ?our wasLe from food won'L be able Lo
be dumped ouL lf Lhe urlnary sysLem was havlng a llLLle nap. 8eware of Lhe Lerrlble
dlseases buL always use helpful skllls Lo keep your sysLem sLay healLhy.