Tag: Kidneys

Kidneys: where they are located, how they are structured and what functions they perform

Where the kidneys are located, what a kidney looks like in cross-section, how urine passes through the ureter and what functions the organ performs in the body.

Protein in Urine: What It Means, Causes, and How the Test Is Done

What protein in urine and traces of protein mean, why it appears in adults and children, which numbers are considered normal, and how to properly collect a urine sample for testing.