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The left kidney is larger (and thus heavier) because the liver is above the right kidney and therefore it has less room to develop.

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Why is it easier to find people giving kidney than compared to other organs?

there are two kidneys in the human body if one kidney is donated there is no effect on the normal functioning of the body


If you lose a kidney you can still survive and lead a normal life with one kidney because?

You can survive with one kidney because it can do the work of both! However, people living with one kidney have to be very cautious of their lifestyle choices as leading an unhealthy life would lead to kidney failure faster than a person with two kidneys.


How will be your general health conditions after donate one of your kidneys?

After donating one of your kidneys, most people can lead a normal, healthy life with few complications. However, you may have a slightly higher risk of developing high blood pressure or kidney disease later in life. It is important to follow up with your healthcare provider regularly to monitor your kidney function and overall health.


Why you can live with one kidney?

A person can live with only one functioning kidney if the other is diseased or has been removed. But no one can live without both kidneys, unless he undergoes almost daily treatments on a special machine called a dialysis machine. This machine is attached to the body, and cleans the blood and removes the wastes, two of the jobs that the kidneys usually do.its a fail safe one fails or dies the other one takes overYou don't have to have two kidneys. If 1 fails, you'll have the other kidney to keep filtering your blood.No ,A healthy person can donate their kidney and live without medication. Donate it for altruistic reasons and not to earn cash.


What two organs can be implanted?

Two organs that can be potentially transplanted are the heart and the kidney. Organ transplantation is a medical procedure in which an organ is removed from one person and placed into the body of another person.

Related Questions

If you have a kidney stone in one kidney will you get one in the other kidney?

A patient who has had a single kidney stone has about a 50% chance of developing another stone. Whether you will develop a second kidney stone in the opposite kidney, depends in part on the reason for the formation of the stones.


What is More than one kidney stone called?

Kidney stones.


Is one kidney better than two?

You don't, many people live with one kidney and you can donate a kidney if you want to.


How does the kidney disease spread to other people?

Most of the kidney diseases are not transmitted from one person to other.


Can a person live with one kidney?

Yes. Because if one kidney is removed because of a disease, the other kidney can perform the work of two.


Can person live with one kidney?

Yes. Because if one kidney is removed because of a disease, the other kidney can perform the work of two.


Why is it easier to find people giving kidney than compared to other organs?

there are two kidneys in the human body if one kidney is donated there is no effect on the normal functioning of the body


What has a flat surface that is higher on one end than the other?

inclined plane ,thats a flat surface that is higher on one end.IsNT IT WHAT YOU WHERE LOOKING FOR ?


What is a flat surface that is higher on one end than the other?

A ramp is a flat surface that is higher on one end than the other, sloping upward to allow for easier movement between different levels.


Which is the higher degree MA or MSC?

They are both equivalent degrees. One is not higher than the other. It's just that one is an arts degree while the other a science degree.


Right kidney smaller than left kidney normal right measures 10.9x5x4 left measures 11.5x4x4 is this normal?

Yes, it is common for one kidney to be slightly larger than the other. As long as both kidneys are functioning properly and there are no other concerning symptoms, slight differences in size like the ones you described are typically considered normal variations.


What is the percentage of pancreas transplants that are successful?

Pancreas transplants are often done with a kidney transplant, this is called an SPK (Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney) transplant and generally yields higher success than when the pancreas is transplanted alone. Nationally, the one-year success rate of combined pancreas/kidney transplants is 76 percent, but only about 50 percent of the pancreases transplanted without a kidney are still functioning after one year.