The Bean-Shaped Organs: Facts, Functions, and Kidney Failure

Did you know that your kidneys are bean-shaped organs about the size of your fist? They are just below the rib cage, near the center of your back. Every day, your hardworking kidneys process 200 quarts of blood, sifting out about 2 quarts of toxins and extra water during urination.

Each kidney acts as a sophisticated trash collector. They are made up of roughly a million filtering units called nephrons, each filtering a small amount of blood. When your bean-shaped organs lose the ability to filter waste from your blood sufficiently, you will experience a decline in kidney …read more