Kidney

Shape and
location
 bean-shaped
 located on either side of the
spine, below the ribs and behind
the abdomen
Structure
Functions of kidney

 excretion of waste products

 regulation of homeostasis
 secretion of hormones
Kidney disease

 chronic kidney disease (CKD)

 kidney Stones
 glomerulonephritis
 polycystic kidney disease
  Most human beings are born with 2 kidneys. However, if
one of the kidneys is taken out, the body only loses 25%
of kidney function. Due to hypertrophy, the remaining
kidney continues to sustain the body
For children born with renal agenesis, the lone kidney
Interesting

grows till it has the combined weight of two.

facts  Healthy kidney produces 150-170 liters of primary urine

per day.
 About 120 liters of blood go through kidneys every hour
 World Kidney Day is celebrated at the beginning of
March
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