Video Transcript
What organ in the human body does
the ureter connect the kidney to?
The question mentions two
structures that are part of our excretory system. The primary purpose of the
excretory system is to remove, or excrete, metabolic waste from the body. The kidneys are a very important
part of this system. It is their job to filter blood and
remove waste products. Blood that needs to be filtered
enters the kidneys via the renal artery. And once it has been filtered, the
blood will leave the kidneys via the renal vein. Waste products removed by the
filtration of blood eventually form urine. The ureter is a tube that
transports this urine. The ureter connects each kidney to
the bladder, and it is here that urine is stored before it is ready to be excreted
from the body.
Looking back at our question, we
are asked to name the organ that the ureter connects the kidney to. We now know that this organ is the
bladder.
