1he MysLerles of Lhe urlnary SysLem

8y: !acopo u'Angelo

ln Lhe deep dark plL of your body Lhere lles Lhe urlnary
sysLem a sysLem wlLhln Lhe deepesL parLs of your body. 1he
urlnary sysLem ls a very lmporLanL facLor for your body.
Pave you ever wondered how your blood geLs cleaned? Well
you've found your answer. lL ls Lhe urlnary sysLem's [ob Lo clean
dlrLy blood LhaL Lhe hearL sends Lo lL, and send Lhe cleaned blood
back Lo Lhe hearL.
WhaL makes up Lhe
urlnary sysLem? 1he urlnary
sysLem has Lwo kldneys, Lwo
ureLers, a bladder and a
ureLhra. 1he kldneys are Lwo
bean shaped organs LhaL
conLaln caplllarles and
nephrons. Caplllarles are llke
small washlng machlnes LhaL
clean your blood from wasLes, and separaLe Lhe needed wasLe
from Lhe unneeded wasLe. nephrons are Lwo small vanes, one
LransporLs dlrLy blood from Lhe hearL Lo Lhe kldneys and Lhe oLher
one LransporLs cleaned blood wlLh Lhe needed wasLed from Lhe
kldneys Lo Lhe hearL. 1he bladder sLores your urlne lnslde lL llke a
sLorage for Lhe urlne unLll you leL Lhe urlne ouL, urlne ls made
from wasLes LhaL you don'L need, a full bladder wlll hold urlne up
Lo flve hours. 1he ureLers are Lwo small Lubes, each one sends
urlne from a kldney Lo Lhe bladder. 1he ureLhra ls a Lube LhaL ls
connecLed Lo Lhe bladder and lL sends your urlne sLralghL ouL of
your body.
Slnce your body ls all aLLached Lhen your urlnary sysLem ls
also aLLached Lo anoLher sysLem, whaL could lL be Lhe resplraLory
sysLem, Lhe skeleLal sysLem or Lhe muscular sysLem . no! lL's Lhe
dlgesLlve sysLem. So how do Lhe urlnary sysLem and Lhe dlgesLlve
sysLem work LogeLher? LeLs say you drlnk a cup of waLer, Lhe
waLer goes lnLo your mouLh Lhen your esophagus (a muscle LhaL
pushes Lowards Lhe sLomach when you swallow) pushes down Lhe
waLer lnLo your sLomach. AfLer LhaL Lhe aclds ln your sLomach
Lurn lL lnLo soupy pasLe LhaL geLs
senL down Lo your small
lnLesLlne and your small lnLesLlne
changes lL lnLo food for your cells
and lf anyLhlng remalns lL wlll go
Lo your large lnLesLlne for ma[or
breakdown and afLer LhaL Lhe
cells LhaL need cleanlng brlng
LhaL waLer lnLo your kldneys for cleanlng and Lhe wasLe goes
down your ureLers and lnLo you bladder Lhen afLer a whlle your
nerves send a slgnal Lo Lhe braln LhaL Lells you Lo use Lhe
baLhroom.
Llke all Lhe oLher sysLems ln your body
Lhe urlnary sysLem has many dlseases buL l'm
only golng Lo focus on one, kldney sLones.
kldney sLones are a solld plece of maLerlal
(malnly calclum) LhaL can form ln kldneys or
flow down lnLo Lhe ureLer and can block Lhe flow of urlne from
Lhe kldney Lo Lhe bladder and lL wlll cause a loL of paln ln Lhe
lower back area or your abs Aaaahhhh!" kldney sLones vary ln
slzes Lhey can be as large as a graln of sand or a perll Wow!" and
do you wanL Lo know someLhlng cool, lemonade can help kldney
sLones!
lf Lhere are dlseases LhaL can ruln your sysLem Lhen Lhere
are deflnlLely way Lo keep your sysLem healLhy. Pere are some
Lhlngs Lo waLch ouL for LhaL mlghL ruln you urlnary sysLem. uon'L
walL Loo long Lo use Lhe resLroom holdlng your urlne can make
you have bladder lnfecLlon, and LrusL me you don'L wanL Lo have
lL. ay close aLLenLlon Lo hyglene don'L use any harsh soaps and
make sure you wash up afLer swlmmlng ln a pond or lake. lf you
follow my Llps and llsLen Lo docLors your urlnary sysLem wlll be ln
shlp shape.
l hope you had fun on your llLLle lnvesLlgaLlon. Well now LhaL
you've solved Lhe mysLerles of Lhe urlnary sysLem [usL remember
my Llps llsLen Lo docLors and you wlll be Lhe healLhlesL man on
earLh.