PATHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Kidneys are a special filter system for your body. Kidneys remove waste products from the blood and produce urine. Kidneys control the levels of many substances in the blood. Kidneys help to control your blood pressure.

Detailed explanation-2: -Kidneys filter your blood about 400 times a day. March is National Kidney Month, but it’s important to be aware of your kidneys year round. They filter your entire blood supply approximately 400 times a day. Your kidneys will take care of you as long as you take care of them.

Detailed explanation-3: -Inside the kidney, blood is filtered and waste is removed. Salt, water, and minerals are added if needed. The filtered blood is returned to the body and the waste from the blood is sent to the bladder as urine. The kidneys also produce three important hormones: renin, erythropoietin, and the active form of vitamin D.

Detailed explanation-4: -Blood enters the glomerulus under high pressure, forcing substances across the leaky endothelial-capsular membrane into the nephron. This membrane acts like a sieve allowing small substances to be filtered into the nephron, whilst large molecules such as plasma proteins remain within the blood.