Do you have a kidney? Do you have five minutes to spare? Do you want to develop a better understanding about what this key organ does? Look no further than Emory University’s Department of Medicines short video, which was created by undergraduate researchers for an annual video contest, entitled “Hello from Your Kidney (i).”
The American Physiological Society holds an annual “Phantastic Physiological Voyage: Function Follows Form,” video contest and Emory’s 2015 submission is all about the pair of bean shaped organs that each one of us has in our abdomens.
The kidney is often overlooked as one of the lesser organs in the human body and the majority of people are unable to explain just what it is that the kidney does. However, kidney disease is the 3rd leading cause of death in the United States and so keeping our kidneys healthy is necessary and it is easier to protect what you understand.
The Emory team’s short video is an engaging and humorous dialogue with an internal organ that explains in layperson terms the functions and jobs that a kidney performs. So, take your extra five minutes to learn about your body and get up close and personal by saying “Hello” to your kidney.