Fun Facts

Ten Facts about Kidneys:

1)       The average adult kidney can process up to three gallons of liquid in a two-hour period.

2)       The first successful kidney transplant took place in London, England in 1954.

3)       The kidney has a higher blood flow than the brain, liver and heart.

4)       Each kidney is about 4.5 inches long.

5)       Each kidney weighs approximately four to six ounces.

6)   The kidneys of a newborn baby are about three times larger in proportion to other organs.

7)       Kidney beans are named after the kidney because they have the same shape.

8)    Kidneys primary function is to get rid of the waste in the blood.

9)       Kidneys can change blood pressure.

10)   Kidneys help in the making of red blood cells.