Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Physiological Anatomy of the Kidney

Physiological Anatomy of the Kidney  Kidney  General Organization of the kidneys and Urinary Tract .. The two kidneys lie on the posterior wall of the abdomen, outside the peritoneal cavity . Each kidney of the adult human weights about 150gm  and is about the size of a clenched first. The medial side of each kidney contains an inverted region called the hilum through which pass the renal artery and vein, lymphatic’s...