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Top 5 Amazing Facts About the Kidneys

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They receive 120 pints of blood to process every hour. About 25% of all the blood the heart pumps goes through the kidneys. They filter blood about 400 times per day, recycling 400 gallons of blood

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Top 5 Amazing Facts About the Kidneys

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If one of the two kidneys is removed you can continue to live because the nephrons (tiny filters responsible for eliminating waste materials) of the remaining kidney will enlarge to handle the load

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The kidneys can sense a decrease in blood pressure or oxygen content in your body and adjust the size of blood vessels or release vital hormones to correct this

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Some children are born with one kidney, but the lone kidney will grow to the combined size that two kidneys would be

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The first successful kidney transplant was conducted by Dr. Joseph E. Murray in 1954 between two identical twins

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Kidneys filter waste and toxins from your blood and regulate the body's fluid levels. Every 30 minutes they've filtered all the blood in your body. Each weighs between 4-6 ounces and are about 4.5 inc

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"...4.5 inches long"
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