Renal Pyramids: Cleansing Masters

When people are serious about staying hydrated, they always seem to use the color of their urine as a gauge. What they don’t think about are the urinary system structures that create urine. No, seriously, they don’t. The next time someone proudly exclaims, “MY PEE HAS NO COLOR!”, you should tell them to thank their kidneys.

The renal pyramids are conical masses within the medulla of the kidneys. Most of the pyramids’ mass is nephrons, which filter blood and create urine. The urine created by the pyramids is funneled into the renal pelvis and then the ureters to be collected in the bladder. The normal range of urine creation is 800–2000 milliliters per day (with a normal fluid intake of about 2 liters per day).

That’s about 3–8 cups.