Anatomy and physiology of the kidneys

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ANATOMY PHYSIOLOGY

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THE KIDNEYS

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A pair excretory organs Lie on either side of the spine

abdominal wall

Bean shaped

Weighs about 140-160 grams

Size : 11×6×3 cm

The right kidney is slightly lower and left kidney is little nearer

to the median plane

Located: Vertically from T12-L3

The inner part

Renal medulla

The outer part

Renal cortex

THE KIDNEYS

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The cortex and the medulla contain tiny

filters called nephrons

These are the functional parts that clean up the blood, and there are about a million of them in each kidney

The nephrons clean by removing everything from the blood except blood cells and proteins, and then put back the useful substances

Control salt and water levels

Remove urea from the

 Produce hormones