The Kidney Anatomy

Each kidney weighs about 125175 g in males and 115155 g in females. The left kidney is located at about the t12 to l3 vertebrae whereas the right is lower due to slight displacement by the liver.

25 3 Gross Anatomy Of The Kidney Anatomy And Physiology

They are arranged as follows deep to superficial.

The kidney anatomy. Anatomy of the kidneys location. This system is in charge of generating storing and expelling urine. The kidney is an organ from the urinary system.

The left kidney is located slightly more superior than the right kidney due to the larger size of the liver on the right side of the body. The kidneys are a pair of bean shaped organs on either side of your spine below your ribs and behind your belly. In the human body the kidneys are located in the back of the abdomen as there are two one at each side of the spine.

Glomerular filtration the physical separation of the bloods formed elements. Perirenal fat collection of extraperitoneal fat. Upper portions of the kidneys are somewhat protected by the eleventh and twelfth ribs.

Pararenal fat mainly located on the. Renal capsule tough fibrous capsule. The kidneys are a pair of organs found along the posterior muscular wall of the abdominal cavity.

Renal fascia also known as gerotas fascia or perirenal fascia encloses the kidneys and the suprarenal glands. Selective reabsorption substances in the filtrate pass from the nephrons back into the blood. Each kidney is about 4 or 5 inches long roughly the size of a large fist.

The ability of the kidney to alter blood composition and maintain homeostasis is base on three processes.

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