Biology, asked by bhumikhokhani1667, 1 year ago

A pair of..... Shaped kidneys are present on either side of...... from 12th thoracic to 3rd Lumber vertebra. Kidneys are present behind....... Hence are called Retroperitoneal. Dimensions of each kidney are 10x....x..... cms.average weight is.......g in males 135 g in....... Outer surface is.......and inner is concave. Notch on the inner concave surface is called....... Renal artery enters and renal veins as well as ureter leave the kidney through the hilus. Each kidney has almost 1million functional units called.....

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Answered by MotiSani
19

The answers of the fill in the blanks is in the order :

  1. bean shaped
  2. spinal cord
  3. Abdomen
  4. 10x5x2
  5. 154g
  6. Females
  7. Convex
  8. hilum
  9. nephron
  • Nephron is the structural and functional unit of kidney.
  • Through hilum ureter, blood vessels and nerves enter and exits the kidney

Answered by imitateportsmouth
11

Answer:

Kidneys are the part of excretory system in the living body.

Explanation:

Kidneys are two bean shaped organ, which are present in each side of the spine from 12th thoracic to 3rd Lumber vertebra.  Kidneys are present in lie in the retroperitoneal space behind the abdomen serves for the filtration of  blood. Dimension of kidneys changes from birth to adulthood and the dimension of each kidney as adult is 10x5x2 cms. Weight of kidneys  differ in male and female, average weight of kidney in male is 162g while in females its, 135g. The outer side of kidney seems convex and  renal cortex is the outer layer while inner side is concave. Notch towards inner concave surface of the kidney is called hilum through which renal artery enters and ureter leave the kidney. Nephron is the functional units of kidneys and are present in millions in number. Nephron functions through ultrafiltration

Hence, the correct answers for blanks are:

1. Bean

2.Spine

3. Abdomen

4. 10x5x2 cms

5. 162g

6. Females

7. Convex

8. hilum

9. nephron

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