The kidney is abeam shaped like an organ
Introduction
The kidney is abeam shaped like an organ. it removes unwanted products from the body thus maintaining electrolyte levels and regulate blood pressure.
Body
Mostly kidneys are known to maintain homeostatic this is to manage fluid levels and keeping the internal environment of body constituent and comfortable. Kidneys remove waste products majorly urea and uric acids. They also reabsorb nutrients such as glucose, amino acids, bicarbonate, sodium, water, and phosphate.
Secondly, they maintain PH levels between 7.38 and 7.42, this is done through two major processes; reabsorbing and regenerating bicarbonate from urine and excreting hydrogen ions, fixed acids. Osmolality regulation is also part of its function.
Thirdly, it regulates blood pressure mainly occurs after the release of a resoconstrictor called angiotenan 11.its related to the secretion of active compounds which include; erythropoietin, renin, and calcitriol.
Structural or functional problems of the kidney can lead to kidney disease. For Example, diabetic nephropathy the damage mainly occurs to the capillaries due to long term diabetes. Additionally, kidney stones affect kidney function by blocking the ureter. Kidney infections are another one caused by bacteria in the bladder which transfers the effectively the kidney. Through renal failure, the kidney is unable to filter waste products from the blood.
There is a duplicated ureter caused by the formation of the ureters between the kidney and the bladder. Nephrotic syndrome is another one that causes a shortage of proteins in the body that draws water into the tissues.
Conclusion
To maintain proper functioning of the kidney as an essential body part, one has to do the following to keep it healthy; make sure has enough sleep and stress control, eat a balanced diet and enough exercise
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References
Findlay, M., & Isles, C. (2015). Structure and Function of the Kidney. In Clinical Companion in Nephrology (pp. 3-9). Springer, Cham.