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that each of your two kidneys receives 1,700 liters
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of blood per day which flows continuously
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from the aorta into the renal arteries.
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Of that,the blood is composed of blood cells and plasma,
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so if we just looked at the plasma about half of that
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volume slightly more than half of that volume is plasma.
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What's in plasma?
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Mainly water,
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proteins like albumin and antibodies,
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and salts like sodium and potassium bicarbonate,
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and waste products like urea.
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If we measured what the concentration was