Trivia Questions

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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?

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Answers

• Valentines Day
• Kansas
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The Urinary System
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• Urinary System filters waste and extra fluid
  from the blood in the form of urine
• - Composed of four parts

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• 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

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

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• Part 3
• Bladder
• 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

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• Urinary System Video Clip

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Diagram of Urinary System
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• 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

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