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THE KIDNEYSBY TOM 5/6L

About the Kidneys

Our Kidney’s work as a filter to clean the blood. In 2 hours your Kidney has pumped blood to every part of your body. Normally people have two kidneys but some people can be born with one and still live a normal life or when they are born they might have a kidney transplant. Your kidneys are located in your abdominal cavity which is located in your stomach. Your Kidneys are at the back of your stomach.

How Do Our Kidneys Work

Think of your kidneys as a human waste disposals system. The kidney takes blood from all around your body and filters the blood. The kidney sends the blood to every organ in your body. The kidney sends all the bad stuff down the ureter which takes it to your bladder.

What Happens When our Kidneys Fail

Think of a kidney as a computer. When the computer runs out of charge it shuts down; when your kidney gets blocked it shuts down and stops filtering the blood. When that happens, you have to be taken to hospital regularly and they plug into you a machine called dialysis. The dialysis is a machine which acts like a human kidney. The dialysis takes your blood and filters it. Some people have to use the dialysis forever. If you’re lucky, someone in your family might be able to donate a matching kidney to you so you don’t need to be hooked up to a machine for the rest of your life. Other people might receive one from organ donors. Sadly, this doesn't happen for everyone.

Parts About the Kidney1.Renal Pyramid 2.Interlobular Artery3.Renal Artery4.Renal Vein5.Renal Hilum6.Renal pelvis7.Ureter8.Minor Calyx9.Renal Capsule10.Inferior Renal Capsule11.Superior Renal Capsule12.Interlobular Vein13.Nephron14.Minor Calyx15.Major Calyx16.Renal Papilla17.Renal Column

Facts About the Kidneys

Did you know that your left kidney is larger to balance your body? Did you know that your kidneys weigh takes up 0.5% of your body

weight? Did you know that your kidneys work 24/7 to clean your blood? Did you know that each day 50 gallons of blood are filtered through

140 miles of tube in your body? Did you know that 2 gallons of blood are filtered an hour? Did you know that the kidney is a very famous shape? Designers

around the world use the kidney shape as inspiration for their creations. For example, there are kidney-shaped swimming pools, kidney-shaped office desks and kidney-shaped sofas.

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Bibliography http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dialysis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidney http://kidshealth.org/kid/htbw/kidneys.html http

://www.kidney.org.au/Kidneydisease/HowourKidneyworks/tabid/590/Default.aspx