Polycystic Kidney Disease

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This model demonstrates the effect of adult polycystic kidney disease by comparing a healthy kidney with a kidney that is enlarged and disfigured by cysts. Polycystic kidney disease is a leading cause of kidney failure.

The model also exhibits some other major structures that are closely related to the kidneys. The IVC is visualized as a darker shade of red because it returns venous, deoxygenated blood back to the heart for oxygenation. The abdominal aorta on the other hand is a bright shade of red because it carries freshly oxygenated blood to the abdominal organs. Atop the kidneys sit the adrenal glands, which produce hormones that regulate numerous essential bodily functions. A ureter exits each kidney to carry urine to the bladder.