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Urinary System Overview - Anatomy & Physiology (view source)
Revision as of 14:42, 2 September 2008
, 14:42, 2 September 2008→The Kidney
==The Kidney==
==The Kidney==
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The kidneys are paired organs which reside in the dorsal abdomen. One on the left and one on the right. Their role is to filter the blood throught the glomerulus to form what is known as the filtrate. This filtrate is then on the whole reabsorbed along the nephron until what is left comprises of compound superflous to the requirement of the organism. Some compounds normally fully reabsorbed are on occasions present in the body in excess the kidney tubules are able to respond to this excess and excrete such compounds in greater amounts. This is how the kidneys play a major role in the homeostasis of the organism.
[[Kidney Basic Anatomy & Physiology| Kidney - Basic Physiology and Common Anatomy]]
[[Kidney Basic Anatomy & Physiology| Kidney - Basic Physiology and Common Anatomy]]