Introduction

The Human Kidneys

From this site, you will delve into the human excretory system by understanding its function, how it completes that function, and issues that could arise if the system is not functioning properly.

You will learn:
-how urine is produced

-the other roles of the kidneys in the body

-what kidney stones are

-how kidney stones are formed

-ways to avoid kidney stones

-what kidney disease is

-the treatments and symptoms each stage of kidney disease

-how to lower the risk of getting kidney disease

-what dialysis is

-how dialysis works

Hopefully after learning these things, you will be able to appreciate how important the kidneys are in the human body, and how vital they are for human life.