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The kidneys are located just above the body's midline and just below / behind the liver. Their function is to filter out fluid waste from blood sending it to the bladder for storage and removal |
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These are solid masses made up of tiny crystals and can form in the kidney or the ureter. They can take weeks or months to form, usually when the urine contains too much of certain substances, the most common being calcium |
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This is located within the pelvic area and is expandable, storing urine until it can be expelled |
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These are two uterine tubes that carry urine from the kidneys to the bladder by both gravity and waves of contractions passing through the muscle layers of the urethral walls. |
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This is a tube that conveys urine from the bladder and out of the body. |
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