Examples of kidney in the following topics:
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- Adrenal glands, also called suprarenal glands, sit on top of each kidney.
- All the blood in the human body is filtered many times a day by the kidneys.
- Kidneys eliminate wastes from the body; urine is the filtrate that exits the kidneys.
- Externally, the kidneys are surrounded by three layers .
- Internally, the kidney has three regions: an outer cortex, a medulla in the middle, and the renal pelvis in the region called the hilum of the kidney.
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- As kidneys age, the number of filtering units and nephrons decreases, slowing down kidney function.
- As with other organs, kidney function may be slightly reduced with aging.
- As the kidneys age, a number of events occur.
- The overall amount of kidney tissue also decreases.
- The blood vessels supplying the kidney can become hardened, making the kidneys filter blood more slowly .
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- The renal veins drain the kidney and the renal arteries supply blood to the kidney.
- The arteries, veins, and nerves that supply the kidney enter and exit at the renal hilum.
- The renal arteries branch off of the abdominal aorta and supply the kidneys with blood.
- The arterial supply of the kidneys is variable from person to person, and there may be one or more renal arteries supplying each kidney.
- The renal arteries carry a large portion of the total blood flow to the kidneys—up to a third of the total cardiac output can pass through the renal arteries to be filtered by the kidneys.
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- Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is a cystic genetic disorder of the kidneys.
- Polycystic kidney disease (PKD or PCKD, also known as polycystic kidney syndrome) is a cystic genetic disorder of the kidneys.
- There are two types of PKD: autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD), and the less-common autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD).
- Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is the most common of all the hereditary cystic kidney diseases, with an incidence of 1:1,000 to 2:1,000 live births.
- Polycystic kidney disease, or PKD, is a cystic genetic disorder of the kidneys
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- The kidneys are the primary functional organ of the renal system.
- The kidneys are a pair of bean-shaped, brown organs about the size of your fist.
- Adhering to the surface of each kidney are two layers of fat to help cushion them.
- The asymmetry within the abdominal cavity caused by the liver typically results in the right kidney being slightly lower than the left, and left kidney being located slightly more medial than the right.
- Renal veins take blood away from the kidneys into the inferior vena cava.
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- Kidney transplantation is the organ transplant of a kidney into a patient with end-stage renal disease.
- There is no definite answer to how long it will take to get a kidney.
- Kidney transplantation, or renal transplantation, is the organ transplant of a kidney into a patient with end-stage renal disease.
- The first cadaveric kidney transplantation in the United States was performed on June 17, 1950, on Ruth Tucker, a 44-year-old woman with polycystic kidney disease, at Little Company of Mary Hospital in Evergreen Park, Illinois.
- Prednisolone alone is usually inadequate to prevent rejection of a transplanted kidney.
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- The renal pelvis connects the kidney with the circulatory and nervous systems from the rest of the body.
- The renal cortex is granular tissue due to the presence of nephrons—the functional unit of the kidney—that are located deeper within the kidney, within the renal pyramids of the medulla.
- The medulla is the inner region of the parenchyma of the kidney.
- The renal pelvis connects the kidney to the rest of the body.
- Distinguish between the cortex and medulla in the internal anatomy of the kidney
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- In mammals, the adrenal glands (also known as the suprarenal glands) are endocrine glands that sit atop the kidneys.
- In mammals, the adrenal glands (also known as the suprarenal glands) are endocrine glands that sit atop the kidneys.
- Along with
catecholamines (adrenaline), these hormones control a variety of functions including kidney function, metabolism, fight-or-flight response, and sex hormone levels.
- In humans, the adrenal glands are found at the level of the 12th thoracic vertebra sitting above and slightly medial to the kidneys, lying within the renal fascia, and separated from the kidneys by a thin layer of connective tissue.
- The adrenal glands are triangular-shaped organs on top of the kidneys.
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- Before dialysis or kidney transplants were widely available treatments, patients with kidney failure had progressive uremic poisoning.
- The two main forms are acute kidney injury, which is often reversible with adequate treatment, and chronic kidney disease, which is often not reversible.
- Other factors that may help differentiate acute kidney injury from chronic kidney disease include anemia and the kidney size on ultrasound.
- Chronic kidney disease generally leads to anemia and small kidney size.
- Acute kidney injuries can be present on top of chronic kidney disease, a condition called acute-on-chronic renal failure (AoCRF).
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- Nephroptosis is an abnormal condition in which the kidney drops down into the pelvis when the patient stands up.
- Nephroptosis, also called floating kidney or renal ptosis, is an abnormal condition in which the kidney drops down into the pelvis when the patient stands up.
- The renal fascia is a layer of connective tissue encapsulating the kidneys and the suprarenal glands.
- Anterior attachment: Passes anterior to the kidney, renal vessels, abdominal aorta and inferior vena cava and fuses with the anterior layer of the renal fascia of the opposite kidney.
- Transverse section, showing the relations of the capsule of the kidney.