By: Travis, Erik, Guy

location

Located behind the abdominal cavity Two: one on either side of the spinal

chord

Function of the kidneys

Essential part of the urinary system Regulate the body’s fluid volume,

mineral composition and acidity by excreting and reabsorbing water and inorganic electrolytes

Helps regulate blood pressure

The kidney generates 180 liters of filtrate a day

Reabsorbs a large percentage of it allowing generation of only 2 liters of urine

They cycle molecules into the blood stream and out of the blood stream and into the urine

Resources

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidney#Structure

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http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4647