Kidney function
Blood from the aorta reaches the kidneys so it can be filtered and cleaned. Among other functions, the kidneys remove toxins, metabolic waste, and excess ions from the blood which leaves the body in the form of urine.
Review Date: 04/25/2008
Reviewed By: Jacob L. Heller, M.D., M.H.A., F.A.C.E.P., Section of Emergency
Medicine, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, WA. Review
provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David
Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
