ACTH is secreted from the anterior pituitary in response to corticotropin-releasing hormone from the hypothalamus. corticotropin-releasing hormone is secreted in response to many types of stress, which makes sense in view of the stress management functions of glucocorticoids.
9-13 cm: With an ultrasound evaluation, the normal kidney size is 9-13 cm. One kidney may be up to 1.5 CM difference in size from the other and still be in acceptable range. Kidney sizes in females may be some smaller than in males but evenso a kidney smaller than 9 CM is abnormally small.
you need at least one kidney to live kidneys normally come in pairs if you ve ever seen a kidney bean then you have a pretty good idea what the kidneys look like each kidney is about 5 inches about 13 centimeters long and about 3 inches about 8 centimeters wide about the size of a computer mouse to locate your kidneys put your hands on your hips then slide your hands up until you can feel your ribs