A left kidney of an adult, about 11 cm long, seen from the front with its vessels, collecting system and adrenal gland. Drag to rotate, scroll to zoom, select a structure to read about it.
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Procedural model from typical adult dimensions; the number of pyramids and the branching of the vessels are generated, not traced from one person. The nephron close-up is drawn about 100 times life size with its loop shortened.