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.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Kidneys
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Why are your kidneys so important? Find out in this online tutorial. You will learn to describe the roles of the kidneys in homeostasis.
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.
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.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Male Reproductive Structures
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Would you believe the male reproductive structures are over 100 feet long? The male reproductive system has two goals: to produce and deliver sperm and to secrete...
Curated OER
Kids Health: The Urinary System
A short, narrated animation about the basics of the human urinary system. [1:25]
US National Library of Medicine
Medline Plus: Kidney Stones
From MedlinePlus, a video tutorial featuring information on kidney stones with accompanying text.
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.
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.
Other
E Synopsis: Normal Ureter
This is a useful site that shows several cross section pictures that can be enlarged with a brief description. There are also references listed for further research.