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This image is a derivative work of the following images: Nephron-urine.svg licensed with Cc-by-3.0 2009-04-28T16:31:32Z M.Komorniczak 657x468 (745381 Bytes) Poprawa - ramią zstępujące, wstępujące; 2009-04-16T23:38:18Z M.Komorniczak 655x459 (836193 Bytes) fix urinconcentracion (mOsm/l)
Each kidney, with its adrenal gland is surrounded by two layers of fat: the perirenal fat present between renal fascia and renal capsule and pararenal fat superior to the renal fascia. The human kidney is a bean-shaped structure with a convex and a concave border. [14]
Español: Partes del riñón: Pirámide renal; Arteria eferente; Arteria renal; Vena renal; Hilum renal; Pelvis renal; Uréter; Cáliz menor; Cápsula renal; Cápsula ...
The nephron is the functional unit of the kidney. [3] This means that each separate nephron is where the main work of the kidney is performed. A nephron is made of two parts: a renal corpuscle, which is the initial filtering component, and; a renal tubule that processes and carries away the filtered fluid. [4]: 1024
In a healthy human, the kidney receives between 12 and 30% of cardiac output, but it averages about 20% or about 1.25 L/min. The basic structural and functional unit of the kidney is the nephron . Its chief function is to regulate the concentration of water and soluble substances like sodium by filtering the blood , reabsorbing what is needed ...
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Figure 1. Normal adult kidney. Measurement of kidney length on the US image is illustrated by ‘+’ and a dashed line. *Column of Bertin; ** pyramid; *** cortex; **** sinus. [1] The length of the adult kidney is normally 10–12 cm, and the right kidney is often slightly longer than the left kidney.