Name: How the Urinary System Works
Uploaded: 2019-03-17T23:37:39.000Z
Duration: 5 min 14 s
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KidsHealth presents "How the Body Works,"

Tell me, Nurb, what do you know about the urinary system?

Uh, there's some bean-shaped things and maybe some tubes?

You see, the urinary tract begins at the kidneys, which

The kidneys are organs the size of your fist

that sit under your ribs along your back.

After the kidneys, it's pretty much just plumbing.

The bladder is a sack that holds the pee.

the smooth muscle of the bladder contracts

the urethra, which carries the pee out of the body.

love to learn anything, anything about the human body.

I'd really prefer to talk about anything, anything but pee.

It's just that staying hydrated is incredibly important to keep

Fluids of all kinds help keep us hydrated,

when we drink enough water, plus it's delicious and refreshing.

Drinking water keeps you from getting dehydrated-- that's

Did you know that you can tell if you've drunk enough water

will be light yellow because your body has plenty

If your dehydrated, your pee may be a darker yellow

because your body is holding on to the water

What could possibly be going on in there?

of all those happily-hydrated cells sloshing around

in your body, full of all that water you just drank.

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How the Urinary System Works

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