- The kidneys receive a very large blood supply, essential for their function of filtering blood and producing urine. - In a healthy adult, the renal blood flow is typically around 1000 to 1200 millilitres per minute. - This volume represents about 20-25% of the total cardiac output (the amount of blood pumped by the heart per minute) at rest.
How much blood flows through the kidneys per minute ?
Asked in MPSC CS Prelims 2016 · Topic: Circulatory System (Major Circulatory Pathways: Pulmonary, Systemic, Hepatic Portal, Coronary Circulation)
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