1. Trivia Questions What was the number 1 movie this past weekend?
Who is the number 1 ranked college basketball team in America?
About how many glasses of water should you drink per day?

2. Answers
Valentines Day
Kansas 8

3. The Urinary System

4. Urinary System – filters waste and extra fluid from the blood in the form of urine
- Composed of four parts

5. Part 1 Kidneys Two bean shaped organs about the size of a fist
Contain nephrons, which are tiny filtering units
Monitors and adjusts amount of salts and water in blood

6. Part 2
Ureters
Two tubes that carry urine from the kidneys to the bladder
Each is about 8 to 10 inches long

7. Part 3 Part 4 Bladder Urethra
Hollow, muscular organ located in the pelvic cavity
Stores urine
Stores about 2 cups comfortably for 2 to 5 hours
Part 4
Urethra
Tube that leads from the bladder to the outside of the body

8. Urinary System Video Clip

9. Diagram of Urinary System

10. How do I keep the urinary system healthy?
Drink at least 8 glasses of water a day
Limit your intake of caffeine and soft drinks
This can increase water loss through urine, thus dehydrating your body

11. Now, go back to your experiment and take a look! What do you notice???