In the 1960s, scientists developed a revolutionary theory called plate tectonics. Plate tectonics holds that the lithosphere, a layer of rigid material composed of the outer crust and the very top of the mantle, is divided into seven large plates and several more smaller plates. This sort of magma production is called subduction zone volcanism. 2  If the plates collide and neither plate can subduct under the other, the crust material will just crumple, pushing up mountains. 3  This process does not produce volcanoes.
The common causes of atrophic kidney fall into three distinct categories â congenital renal dysplasia, end stage kidney disease and chronic pyelonephritis. Congenital renal dysplasia This is brought about when there is a low blood supply during the embryonic period due to obstruction or other reason.
Why can kidney failure cause atrophy of kidney. Kidney failure can cause atrophy of kidney. In the healthy kidneys, nephrons which are the fundamental unit of the kidney can filter the blood, absorb the nutrients which is filtered by glomeruli and excrete the wastes through the urine. Because of kidney failure, nephrons become injured.