Kidney Diagram Lower Pole. Use this interactive 3 d diagram to explore the kidney. The kidneys are two reddish brown bean shaped organs found in vertebrates.
A horseshoe kidney also known as a cake kidney or fused kidney is where the two developing kidneys fuse into a single horseshoe shaped structure. They are located on the left and right in the retroperitoneal space and in adult humans are about 12 centimetres in length. The kidneys are some of the most important organs in your body and each one contains many parts.
The nephron is the structural and functional unit of the kidney.
The study compared the following features. The left sits below the diaphragm and posterior to the spleen. This occurs if the kidneys become too close together during their ascent and rotation from the pelvis to the abdomen they become fused at their lower poles the isthmus and consequently become stuck underneath the inferior mesenteric. The kidneys are some of the most important organs in your body and each one contains many parts.