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Overview

Your kidneys are a pair of bean-shaped organs located at the back of your body at about waist level. Each kidney is the size of your fist and weighs 1/2 pound.

What do they do?

1. Your kidneys remove toxins, waste products, and extra water from your entire body. These waste products and extra water become urine, which is stored in your bladder. Twenty-four hours a day the kidneys act as a central regulating force for all body fluids.

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General Information

  • Different Types of Kidney Disease NetWellness Article
  • Kidney Conditions (Medem)

  • The Body

  • Other Information About Your Kidneys NetWellness Article
  • Anatomy and Physiology MedlinePlus

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  • Kidney or Bladder Stones NetWellness Article
  • Kidney Stones NetWellness Article
  • Acute Kidney Failure Adam Article
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  • Kidney Pain NetWellness Article
  • Signs and Symptoms of Kidney Disease NetWellness Article
  • Tests That Diagnose Kidney Disease NetWellness Article
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  • Kidney Transplant NetWellness Article
  • Treatments for Kidney Disease NetWellness Article
  • Dialysis Adam Article
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