kidneys
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KIDNEYS
LOCATION• KIDNEYS are part of the URINARY SYSTEM
• LOCATED in LUMBAR REGION of the BACK
• ONE KIDNEY on each side of the VERTEBRAE
• UNDER BACK MUSCLES and ABOVE the WAIST
LOCATION
STRUCTURE• THE KIDNEYS have an INDENTATION toward the center
that gives it a BEAN-SHAPE.
• The Center of this INDENTATION is the called the HILUM.
• HILUM is location of RENAL VEIN and RENAL ARTERY
• Each KIDNEY Weights 4 to 6 Ounces. Is 2 to 3 Inches wide and 1 Inch Thick.
STRUCTURE• The Outer Shell of the Kidneys is named the
CORTEX.
• The Inner Shell of the KIDNEYS is named the MEDULLA.
• Inside the MEDULLA are triangular-shaped areas named RENAL PYRAMIDS.
STRUCTURE
FUNCTION• The Major Function of the KIDNEYS is to Maintain
Homeostasis and PH balance Within the body.
• Contains Nephrons, the functioning Elements in KIDNEYS.
• Filters Blood to Excrete Excess Chemicals, Waste and Water.
• Process Urine and Transports to Bladder by way of Ureters
COMPLICATIONSDISEASES
• KIDNEY STONES- Caused by Water Insufficiency and Build-Up of Mineral Salts
• RENAL FAILURE-Inability to Process and Filter Waste
• PHELONEPHRITIS- Inflammation of Renal Pelvis and Kidney Caused by Urinary Tract Infection
TREATMENT• Can be passed in Urine or
May Require Surgical Removal
• HEMDIALYSIS Machine Cleanses and Returns Blood to the Body
• Antibiotics and Increase of Fluid Intake
HEMODIALYSIS PYELONEPHRITIS KIDNEY STONES