Kidneys

Most humans are born with two kidneys as the functional components of what is called the renal system, which also includes two ureters, a bladder and a urethra.

From the top down till I get to the kidneys: Brain (lets hope), lungs - heart, (this is where it gets complicated because they are not all one right on top of each other but next to) liver, Gallbladder, Stomach, spleen (on your left, above your kidney), gallbladder (on your right, above your kidney), and the pancreas is kind of 'behind' (the kidneys) and on the left. wala! now we have reached our destination: the kidneys

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The Adrenal glands there are two they are considered organs, and they sit right on top of each kidney.

Bottom line: You need at least one funtioning kidney to live. Bite the bullet and undergo the dialysis. It's a terrible procedure to have to endure, but it can and will save your life.

Go on dialysis.

Start looking for donors.

Talk to your doc about a transplant.

There are a range of reasons why kidneys will start to "shut down". In most cases its due to a an extreme water infeection which will turn to septtisemia. Antibiotics can help. If its down to lack of fluids which are vital for the kidneys to operate correctly then increase water intake and IV fluids can help.

If the kidneys are diseased then the options above are really the next step.

not that many people know.

Dr Richard Bright is known as the Father of Nephrology for his work with Thomas Addison and Thomas Hodgkin. During this time he discovered that protein in the urine was an indication kidney disease, which came to be known as Bright's disease.

with out kidneys our kidneys filter the blood of the bad particles and excrete them as urine. without kidneys the blood would be dirty and our organs would be effected

Total and permanent kidney failure is called ESRD. If a person's kidneys completely stop working your body fills with extra water and waste . It's called uremia. Hands or feet might swell and you will feel tired and weak because the body needs clean blood to function properly.

Untreated uremia may lead to seizures or coma and will ultimately result in death. A person whose kidneys stop working completely will need to undergo dialysis or kidney transplantation.

The kidney secretes the hormones renin, calcitriol and erythropoietin.

Renin - also known as angiotensinogenase, helps to control the body's blood pressure by regulating the balance of fluid and electrolytes in the body.

Calcitriol - This is a form of Vitamin D which regulates calcium and phosphorous levels in the body.

Erythropoietin - This is a glycoprotein hormone and has an important role in the production of red blood cells in the bone marrow.

Yes, the pancreas in birds is located near the small intestine. The first function of the pancreas is to neutralize acids that are found in the mixture passed on from the stomach. If this does not occur serious damage could occur to the intestine of the bird. Another major function of the pancreas is to produce insulin so that all the bird's cells are supplied with glucose.

People who have kidney failure, which is when 90% or more of the kidneys do not work, must be on dialysis. When kidneys fail the body cant cleanse the body of waste. The persons blood will become toxic and the person will die without dialysis or a kidney transplant. That's just with kidney failure. Of course you can live with only one kidney. Say you only had one kidney, that one kidney would have to be over 50% damaged before a person would possibly need to be on dialysis. To simply answer your question, you could have no problems with a damaged kidney, but failed kidneys will cause death.

Starvation starts to shut down organs. Our body is all one, food and water is like the fuel. You stop giving the body fuel, it starts to shut down organs to make up for lost fuel. Starvation is one of the dealiest things today.

No, not that I'm aware of... a kidney infection can be cause dform several things including diet, how often you urinate and injuries. It is not possible to catch a kidney infection from someone or pass one on to someone else. No. I've had at least 5 kidney infections. It hurts terribly but no, it's not contagious. There are a few different things that cause them: 1. Wiping from back to front 2. Not drinking enough fluids 3. Having bacteria get inside you (from things such as certain kinds of foreplay, or sex. If you are sexually active, be sure to urinate after intercourse. Always.)

Generally speaking, all the nutrients found in vegetables like Spinach and Celery will help with your eyesight.

For good eye health you will need vitamin A C and E, also the minerals zinc and copper along with bioflavonoids. Also Lutein, Bilberry and Zeaxanthin for the macular. The fatty acids are also great Omega 3, 6 and 9 complex. You will need supplements to obtain all that is needed, as no one food alone or several can supply the doses that are needed everyday. Antioxidants like zeaxanthin, lycopene and lutein are very good for eye health. They are found in green leafy vegetables and processed tomatoes. Vitamins and minerals like Vitamins A, C, E, B2, selenium, zinc and copper are needed. You cannot get all of these nutrients consistently through your diet. I take a supplement which includes all of these nutrients and Bilberry extract called Crystal Vision Matrix.

The kidneys are the "filters" of the human body. First, the blood caries Oxygen and glucose to the cells and takes waste materials away from them. In the next step the kidneys filter out(in there nephrons) all the waste the blood carries from the cells. The waste(urine) is stored in the bladder and when full, gives you the "I gotta pee" feeling.

wally the best An artificial kidney system comprises an artificial kidney forming container having an inlet blood port connectable with a patient's artery and an outlet blood port connectable with a patient's vein so that blood from the patient's artery can flow through the inlet port into the container, then through an inner space of the container and then through the outlet blood port into the patient's vein, the inner space of the container being filled with an adsorbent for removing harmful and toxic compounds from a stream of blood flowing in the inner space from the inlet blood port to the outlet blood port, the container being provided with a separate chamber formed inside the inner space and limited by a semi-permeable polymeric ultrafiltration-type membrane which allows water and dissolved small molecules to be transported from blood into the chamber, and suction element connectable with the separate chamber so that the water and the dissolved small molecules are transported from blood into the separate chamber and further outside of the container under the action of suction of the suction element.

Cancer turns normal cells into abnormal cells in a primary organ site. These abnormal cells proliferate--- increase in that organ. But cancer can metastasize, which means that new cancer cells show up in a different part of the body. For example, a friend of mine who enjoyed playing golf had a tiny dark spot on his forehead. A doctor removed it and tests said the tissue was benign, which means not cancerous. Nearly 20 years later, he developed melanoma in the fat tissues that lay over the abdomen. Docs could not explain it since melanoma is a skin cancer, and he forgot about the forehead spot from years ago, When I reminded him about the forehead spot, it all made sense-- cells from there had metastasized to the abdominal tissues. After 1 year of experimental treatments, he is dying.

Cancer kills by changing how a body organ functions. It makes normal cells into slave cells, plus causes symptoms that are annoying, painful, and life-threatening. For example, overnight, my friend's abdomen swelled-- the fluid was inside the fat cells, which is different from ascites. Within a few days, he had trouble breathing because the belly put so much pressure on his lungs. Within another week, he became too weak to stand or to walk. New scans showed a small spot in his brain and in his lungs. He is not expected to live more than 6 months.

The doctors used to tell him that whenever they have a headache, they are not willing to take PANADOL (PARACETMOL). In fact,they will turn to Chinese Herbal Medicine or find other alternatives. This is because Panadol is toxic to the body, and it harms the liver. According to the doctor, Panadol will reside in the body for at least 5 years. And according to the doctor, there used to be an incident where an air stewardess consumes a lot of panadol during her menstrual as she needs to stand all the time. She's now in her early 30's, and she needs to wash her kidney (DIALYSIS) every month. As said by the doctor that whenever we have a headache, that's because it is due to the electron/Ion imbalance in the brain. As an alternative solution to cope with this matter, they suggested that we buy 1 or 2 cans of isotonic drink ( eg.100PLUS), and mix it with drinking water according to a ratio of 1:1 or 1:2 (simply, it means one cup 100plus, one cup water.or 2 cups water).

Each kidney has millions of tiny filtration units called glomeruli. These glomeruli filter out wastes from the blood and pass them on through the ureters to the bladder, for you to pass as urine.

In addition to filtering the blood, your kidneys are also responsible for maintaining a proper balance of sodium, potassium, and phosphorus in your body. They also help your body maintain the proper amount of red blood cells. That's why people whose kidneys have failed and have to go on dialysis have to watch their intake of sodium, phosphorus, and potassium, and why many dialysis patients are anemic.

Blood entering the kidneys goes into a system of very narrow high pressure blood vessels, these allow various waste products to pass into the ureters, which lead to the bladder.

Organs are retroperitoneal if they have peritoneum on their anterior side only. Structures that are not suspended by mesentery in the abdominal cavity and that lie between the parietal peritoneum and abdominal wall are classified as retroperitoneal.