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The primary organs of the urinary system are the kidneys, which are bean-shaped organs that are located just below the rib cage in the middle of the back.

Urinary system: Facts, functions, diseases

The kidneys are bean-shaped organs, each the size of a fist, located below the ribcage.

Saving Lives, One Kidney at a Time

More than 25 rides and virtual reality experiences will pack a sleek, futuristic looking bean-shaped building that stands 10 stories high.

Theme park to star 'Hunger Games,' 'Twilight'

However, the functions of the two bean-shaped organs to filter waste and extra water from the body, clean the blood, regulate blood pressure and produce hormones remain degraded.

23-Year-Old Aspiring Boxer Needs N11m To Live

These bean-shaped organs are each about the size of a fist.

Eating for kidney health

Histologic sections of the left and the right bile ducts showed a histiocytic cell proliferation that consisted of mononuclear bean-shaped cells with cleaved nuclei and abundant cytoplasm admixed with eosinophils (Figure 2a, 2b).

Primary Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis of the Extrahepatic Bile Duct Occurring in an Adult Patient

While these bean-shaped organs perform multiple functions, a primary role is filtration, critical to clearing waste such as urea and to keeping the body's fluids and electrolytes in balance.

How does diabetes affect kidney health?

They are a pair of bean-shaped organs that help in the removal of waste products from the body by producing urine.

Counting your anatomical wealth

The kidneys are a pair of bean-shaped organs measuring approximately five inches long and located just below the ribs at either side of the spine.

1 in 10 residents suffer from some kind of kidney disorder, says HMC

Thekidneysare a pair of bean-shaped organs measuring approximately five inches long and located just below the ribs at either side of thespine.

HMC: One in Ten Qatar Residents Believed Have Some Form of Kidney Disorder

The park is the setting for one of Chicago's most famous landmarks - a 110-ton metal bean-shaped statue.

HOME OF ALE CAPONE; TRAVEL with SALLY MCLEAN s.mclean@dailyrecord.co.uk City of Chicago's gangster-ridden, prohibition history is firmly in the past as new culture of craft beers and cuisine flourishes

The company acquired the world rights to the bean-shaped characters created by British illustrator Richard Fowler in the 1970s, the inspiration for Bean&Gone.

Illustrator's 'beans' inspired digital adventures for children