The human body. A beginner's text-book of anatomy, physiology and hygiene (1884) (14779999611)

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Title: The human body. A beginner's text-book of anatomy, physiology and hygiene ..

Year: 1884 (1880s)

Authors: Martin, H. Newell (Henry Newell), 1848-1896 Martin, Hetty Cary, (from old catalog) joint author

Subjects: Physiology

Publisher: New York, H. Holt and company

Contributing Library: The Library of Congress

Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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)^ of the kidneys, whichcarry the secretion to (3) a reservoir, the bladder^ whereit collects. The bladder is a muscular bag. It contracts 1. What is urea? Why can it not be separated by the lungs?What organs remove it? In what form? What does urea contain?How is it produced ? 2. What do the renal organs include ? Name them. Function ofureters? Of bladder? Of urethra? When do the kidneys work? 186 FIGURE OF RENAL ORGANS.

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Fig. 50.—The renal organs, one-third life size, viewed from behind. ^, loweren(1of aorta; Ar^ the right renal artery; R, the right kidney; £/, the right ureter; F«,the bladder; Ua^ commencement of urethra; F<r, lower end of inferior vena cava;Fir, the right renal vein. COMPARISON OF THE EXCRETORY ORGANS, 187 from time to time and expels the liquid which has gath-ered in it, through a passage (4) named ih^ urethra. Thekidneys are at work all the time, separating urea fromthe blood, though the bladder only empties out theirsecretion a few times a day. 3. The Kidneys lie at the back of the abdominal cavity,on the sides of the vertebral column, a short way belowthe diaphragm. Each is about half as big as its ownersclenched fist. The blood is sent to the kidneys for purifi-cation by two large branches of the aorta, named therenal arteries. The kidneys not only take urea from theblood, but help in removing other waste matters. 4. The Chief Excretory Organs Compared as to theirFunctio

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