700 The Philippine Journal of Science 1921 
DIMENSIONS OF THE KIDNEYS 
I have records of forty-eight cases, twenty-four ‘males and 
twenty-four females. My results are shown in Table 3 and 
figs. 2 and 3. 
TABLE 8.—Dimensions of the kidneys at different ages in the two sexes. 
[Dimensions ‘are given in centimeters. ] 
MALE. 
Right. Left. 
sie gh Thick Thick 
. ick- ck- 
Length. | Width. | “jos. , Length. | Width. | ‘ness. 
Years. 
20 to 80.....--------------- 6| 975} 607} 892] 10.18} 5.96) 4.10 
30 to 40 9 9.88 5.50 3.50} 10.87 5.74| 8.80 
40 to 50 F 3 9.36 5.90 3.50 9.56 4.95| 3.50 
50 to 60...-..-------------- 3 9,28 4.90 8.50 9.60 4.50| 3.50 
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70 to 80. 2 8.50 4.6 4.50| 10.25 5.15 | 4.40 
80 and over ..-.--.-------- 1 8.00 5. 00 2.00 8.00 4.20| 8.00 
General average ------ 24 7.82 4,56 2.99 8.34 4,86 3.11 
FEMALE. 
Right. Left. 
Age. Cases. 
; 5 : Thick- 
Length. | Width. | Thick- | Length. | Width. ‘ness. 
Years. 
20 to 30 5| 10.12 5.26 4.30| 10.60 5.14| 4.42 
80 to 40 1 9.80 4.50 3.40| 10.20 4.80| 3.80 
40 to 50 4 9.40 5.20 3.10| 10.05 4.67| 3.00 
50 to 60 2{/ 10.00 5.00 4.20 9.00 6.50| 4.50 
60 to 70. 2| 865] 4.25 3.05| 8.70, 4.60] 29% 
70 to 80 8 7.68 4.48 3.60 7.70 4.90| 3.45 
80 and over -..-..........- 7 8.50 4.45 3.50 9.05 4.71| 3.00 
General average 24 9.16 4,78 8.59 9.31" 5. 02 8.52 
ae 
MALE AND FEMALE. 
Right. Left. 
Spee 
— Thick- 
, Length. | width. | Thick | Length. | Width. | ‘ness. 
a ee ee 
Years. is 
20 to 30 1 9.98 5.64 4.u1| 10.82 5.55 
380 to 40 10 9.84 5.00 8.45 10.80 5.10 8.30 
40 to 50 7 9.38 5.57 3.30 9.80 4.81] 3.20 
50 to 60 5 9.76 4.93 8.85 9.30 5.50 4,00 
60 to 70. 2 8.65 4,25 8.05 8.70 4.50 oc 
Fe Pg OE Ne 5 8.06 4.51 4.05 8.97 4.97} 3. 
OO ait Ovi 8 8.25 4.72 2.75 8.52 4.45 ae 
General average --.--- 48 9,12 4,95 3.47 9.49 4.98 3. 
