Agnes B. Fogo
Author
Arthur H. Cohen • Robert B. Colvin
J. Charles Jennette • Charles E. Alpers
Co-Authors

Second Edition

2014

Each kidney weighs approximately 150 g in adults, with ranges of 125–175 g for men and 115–155g for women; both together represent 0.4 % of the total body weight. Each kidney is supplied by a single renal artery originating from the abdominal aorta; the main renal artery branches to form anterior and posterior divisions at the hilus and divides further, its branches penetrating the renal substance proper as interlobar arteries , which course between lobes.