TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - URINARY SYSTEM A1 - Ash, Rick A1 - Morton, David A. A1 - Scott, Sheryl A. PY - 2017 T2 - The Big Picture: Histology AB - The urinary system is composed of the kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder, and urethra. The kidney is a homeostatic filtering mechanism responsible for regulating body water, ions, and pH, as well as for excreting many soluble wastes from the blood. These functions center on the process of urine being produced by the kidneys followed by its elimination from the body via the ureters, bladder, and urethra. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Medical CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessbiomedicalscience.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1141045657 ER -