Curated OER
The Excretory System
In this excretory system worksheet, students describe the functions that the organs of the urinary system perform and what happens when the kidneys do not work properly. Students also name the excretory organs of the body and explain why...
BBC
Bbc: Human Anatomy: Organs
Explore the anatomy of the human body. Click on an organ or other body part to read more about its structure and function, and then try out an interactive activity for that organ.
National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health
Seer Training Modules: Introduction to the Urinary System
Self-guided learning activity where students learn about the structure and function of the human urinary system. There is a short quiz at the end of the lesson to check for understanding.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Urinary System
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this interactive tutorial students will explain how the urinary system filters blood and excretes wastes.
National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health
Cancer.gov: What You Need to Know About Bladder Cancer
This resource has detailed information about bladder cancer and its treatment. It includes a glossary of terms.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: Gross Anatomy of Urine Transport
Students learn about the location, structure, histology, and function of the tissues involved in urine transport and excretion including the ureters, urinary bladder, and urethra.
Other
Urology Channel: Bladder Cancer Overview
A complete overview of bladder cancer tells the symptoms, causes, types, diagnosis, and treatment.
About Kids Health
About Kidshealth: Urology Learning Hub
Urology covers the entire urological and genital systems for children. These systems include the kidneys, bladder, and genitals. Learn about some of the conditions that are seen, the tests that are used to diagnose them and how they are...
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Anatomy and Physiology: Urinary System Regulation
By completing this module, students will discover how the liver, kidneys, ureters, bladder, and urethra all work together to maintain homeostasis in the human excretory system.
Inner Body
Innerbody: Urinary System
Click on the different parts of the interactive model to learn about the urinary system. Scroll down the page to read about the urinary system's anatomy.
Soft Schools
Soft Schools: Urinary System Game
Test your knowledge of the human urinary system with this interactive labeling exercise.
University of Kansas Medical Center
University of Kansas Medical Center: Urinary System
This University of Kansas Medical Center site provides a clickable list of microscopic slide photographs of urinary system cells and tissues.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Is It Bad to Hold Your Pee?
Humans should urinate at least four to six times a day, but occasionally, the pressures of modern life force us to clench and hold it in. How bad is this habit, and how long can our bodies withstand it? Heba Shaheed takes us inside the...
Other
Continence Foundation: Treatment of Incontinence
This resource contains a concise explanation of how the bladder works and also provides suggestions on how to keep your bladder healthy. A link is provided to information on what can go wrong with the urinary system.
Untamed Science
Untamed Science: Biology: Human Biology: Excretory System
Explore how the human body rids itself of wastes with the function of the kidneys.
Curated OER
Kids Health: The Urinary System
A short, narrated animation about the basics of the human urinary system. [1:25]
Curated OER
Kids Health: Urinary System
If you've ever wondered where urine comes from, this movie and activity guide has the answer! [5:14]
Curated OER
Kids Health: What Kids Need to Know About Kidneys
This is a kid friendly look at what the kidneys look like, where they are, and what they do. Shockwave is needed for viewing.
National Institutes of Health
Niddk: The Urinary Tract & How It Works
This is an in-depth discussion on how the urinary system works. Also includes information about what can go wrong in the urinary system and how someone can get help.
Inner Body
Innerbody: Digestive System
Take a look inside the human body's digestive system. This site features diagrams of the digestive tract and each part is accompanied by labels and descriptions. Just select an organ by moving the mouse over its image.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Urinary System
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Introduces the components of the urinary system.
Discovery Education
Your Digestive System
What do you know about your digestive system? This site feature factoids and more interesting information concerning this human body system. Trace the path of food from one end to the next.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Urinary System
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the structure and function of organs that comprise the urinary system, and explains how the production of urine and the process of urination are controlled.
Other
Phoenix 5: Ureter
This site from Phoenix 5 provides a brief dictionary definition of the ureter, a fibromuscular tube through which the urine passes from the kidney to the bladder. Also includes a chart showing the function of the ureter.