Question

Average weight of adult human kidney is about

• A. $10-15$ gram
• B. $120-150$ gram
• C. $400-600$ gram
• D. $1200-1500$ gram

Answer 1

The correct option is B $120-150$ gram

In humans, the excretory system consists of a pair of kidneys, one pair of ureters, a urinary bladder and a urethra.

Kidneys are reddish-brown, bean-shaped structures situated between the levels of last thoracic and third lumbar vertebra close to the dorsal inner wall of the abdominal cavity.

Each kidney of an adult human measures $10-12\text{cm}$ in length, $5-7\text{cm}$ in width, $2-3\text{cm}$ in thickness with an average weight of $120-170\text{g}$.

So Average weight of adult human kidney is about $120–150\text{gram}$ .