Simple Diagram Of The Kidneys. This diagram shows where the renal artery enters the kidney and where the renal vein leaves. The medial surface features the hilum of the kidney which is the passageway for the renal vessels and the ureter.
About every 10 to 15 seconds small amounts of urine are emptied into the bladder from the ureters. The apex of the pyramid projects medially toward the renal sinus. Human urinary system diagram.
Each kidney is about 10 to 13 cm 4 5 inches in long 6 cm.
In rare instances people can be born with three kidneys and. The larger left kidney is located a bit higher than the right kidney. Kidneys filter blood and purify it. To study the human urinary system diagram look at the following diagram of urinary system for kids lesson.