1.0NURSING.comhttps://admin.nursing.comRuss Olsenhttps://admin.nursing.com/blog/author/russ-olsennrsng-com/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="7qGMw2C2Xa"><a href="https://admin.nursing.com/lesson/11-02-renal-structure-function/">11.02 Renal (Kidney) Structure & Function</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://admin.nursing.com/lesson/11-02-renal-structure-function/embed/#?secret=7qGMw2C2Xa" width="600" height="338" title="“11.02 Renal (Kidney) Structure & Function” — NURSING.com" data-secret="7qGMw2C2Xa" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://admin.nursing.com/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> Overview Location – attached to posterior abdominal wall Held in place by parietal peritoneum (retroperitoneal) Above waist Right kidney lower than left Functions Basic functions Formation and excretion of urine Electrolyte balance Water balance Acid-base balance Maintain blood pressure Renin Angiotensin Aldosterone System Produce hormones Erythropoietin Goes to bone marrow to make blood cells Activates […]