
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...