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KIDNEYS

 are bean-shaped paired organs which are about 4 to 5 inches long


and 2 to 3 inches wide.
 They remove urea from the blood through tiny filtering units called nephrons.

The kidneys perform many crucial functions, including:


 maintaining overall fluid balance
 regulating and filtering minerals from blood
 filtering waste materials from food, medications, and toxic substances
 creating hormones that help produce red blood cells, promote bone health, and
regulate blood pressure
NEPHRONS
 are the most important part of each kidney. They take in blood, metaboliz
nutrients, and help pass out waste products from filtered blood. Each kidney has
about 1 million nephrons. Each has its own internal set of structures.

URINARY SYSTEM
 The functions of the urinary system are
1) To remove liquid waste from the blood in the form of urine and
2) to keep a stable balance salt and other substance in the blood and produce
hormone that aids the formation of the body cells.
 The right kidney is slightly lower due to the presence of the liver on the
right region of our body.
 The major metabolic wastes produced by our body are filtered
by kidneys in the blood like salt, water and nitrogenous wastes.

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