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: 10/07/2009
Reviewed By: Jacob L. Heller, MD, MHA, Emergency Medicine, Virginia Mason
Medical Center, Seattle, WA. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA,
Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
