- Kidney - Wikipedia
Each kidney is attached to a ureter, a tube that carries excreted urine to the bladder The kidney participates in the control of the volume of various body fluids, fluid osmolality, acid-base balance, various electrolyte concentrations, and removal of toxins
- Kidney Disease: Causes, Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
Kidney Disease: There are several types of acute kidney problems and chronic kidney diseases leading to kidney failure Learn more in this guide
- Chronic kidney disease - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
Learn about kidney failure symptoms, tests, diagnosis and treatment options, including medication, dialysis and kidney transplant
- Your Kidneys How They Work - NIDDK
In the nephron, your blood is filtered by the tiny blood vessels of the glomeruli and then flows out of your kidney through the renal vein Your blood circulates through your kidneys many times a day In a single day, your kidneys filter about 150 quarts of blood
- How Your Kidneys Work | National Kidney Foundation
Inside each kidney are up to a million tiny parts called nephrons that help filter (clean) your blood Once the kidneys filter the blood, the cleaned blood is sent back into the body, and the waste materials, now in the form of urine (pee), are moved into the bladder
- Kidney Physiology: How the Kidneys Function and Work
Kidney physiology examines how these organs manage fluid balance, regulate blood pressure, and maintain the blood’s chemical composition The Filtration Process Kidneys purify blood using millions of microscopic filtering units called nephrons Each kidney has about one million nephrons, which process blood and form urine
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