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The kidneys are compact, bean- shaped organs on either side of the spinal cord
in the lower back.
Ureters carry urine from the renal pelvis of the kidneys to the urinary bladder.
The urinary bladder temporarily stores urine till it is released from the body.
Urine Formation
The first step in urine formation is filtration of blood, which occurs in the
glomerulus.
The amount of filtrate formed in Bowman’s capsule every minute is called the
glomerular filtration rate.
A urine test helps to diagnose much metabolic disorder in the body and any
malfunction in the kidneys.
Malfunctioning of the kidneys can cause diseases like uremia, renal calculi and
glomerulonephritis.
A life- saving process for uremic patients is hemodialisis, where excess urea in
the blood is removed.