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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
Your Kidneys How They Work - NIDDK Each of your kidneys is made up of about a million filtering units called nephrons Each nephron includes a filter, called the glomerulus, and a tubule The nephrons work through a two-step process: the glomerulus filters your blood, and the tubule returns needed substances to your blood and removes wastes
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
About the Kidneys | ColumbiaDoctors Kidney cancer; Kidney stones; Glomerulonephritis (like lupus nephritis), acute kidney injury (AKI) from sepsis, or exposure to medications or toxins; Treatments for kidney disease A nephrologist is a doctor who specializes in the kidneys They know how the kidneys affect the entire body and diagnose and treat kidney problems, disease, and failure