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The urinary system consists of a pair of kidneys, the ureters, the bladder and the urethra. The kidneys filter the blood and produce urine. The ureters transport the urine to the bladder where it is stored and from which it eventually passes to the outside via the urethra. In the male, semen is also discharged through the urethra. Micrographs of the kidneys are given in Figs 12.2 to 12.4, and of the ureter and bladder in Figs 12.5 and 12.6 respectively.
See Fig. 3.1 for location of parts.
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Ratcliffe, N.A. (1982). Urinary System. In: Practical Illustrated Histology. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-86060-9_12
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