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  Why is urine yellow?

  Posted by Agustin on May 25, 2021 at 11:23 pm

  Why is urine yellow?

  Manpreet replied 3 years, 9 months ago 2 Members · 1 Reply

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  Manpreet

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  May 26, 2021 at 2:13 pm

  · Urine is the by-product excreted by the kidneys.

  · It gets transported from the kidneys to the urinary bladder through ureters

  · The urinary bladder opens into urethra through which urine gets excreted out of the body

  · The size of the urethra in males and females are different

  · Females have a much shorter urethra as compared to the males

  Urine is composed of-

  · metabolic wastes of the body

  · urea

  · nitrogenous substances

  · other waste products excreted by the kidneys

  · certain ions – Na, K

  · wastes of medicines

  · creatinine

  Due to these compounds and presence of urochrome, a urine appears yellow in color.

  The color also depends on the intake of certain products –

  · A person under severe medications might excrete out a urine with darker yellow color

  · The color might appear a little pale if a lot of beverages has been taken

  · It may give a blood discharge – a medical condition known as hematuria

  · Glucose might get excreted out in urine – a medical condition known as glycosuria

  This was the composition of urine and the reason behnd its yellow color.

  I hope this helps!!

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