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 3. — Dimensions of the kidneys at different ages in the two sexes. 
[Dimensions are given in centimeters.] 
MALE. 
Age. 
Cases. 
Right. 
Left. 
Length. 
Width. 
Thick- 
ness. 
Length. 
Width. 
Thick- 
ness. 
Years. 
20 to 30 
30 to 40 
40 to 50— - 
50 to 60 
6 
9 
3 
9.75 
9.36 
9.23 
6.07 
5.60 
5.90 
4.90 
3.92 
3.50 
3.60 
3.50 
10.13 
10.87 
9.56 
9.60 
5.96 
5.74 
4.50 
4.10 
3.60 
3.50 
70 to 80 — - 
80 and over 
General average 
2 
1 
24 
8.50 
8.00 
7.82 
4.6 
5.00 
4. 56 
4.50 
2.00 
2.99 
10.25 
8.00 
8.34 
5. 15 
4.20 
4,86 
4.40 
8.00 
3. 11 
FEMALE. 
Age. 
Cases. 
Right. 
Left. 
Length. 
Width. 
Thick- 
ness. 
Length. 
Width. 
Thick- 
ness. 
Years. 
20 to 30 
30 to 40 _. 
40 to 60 
50 to 60... 
60 to 70. 
70 to 80. 
80 and over 
General average 
5 
1 
4 
2 
2 
7 
24 
10.12 
9.40 
10.00 
8.65 
7.63 
8.60 
9.16 
5.26 
4.50 
5.20 
6.00 
4. 25 
4.43 
4.45 
4.73 
4.30 
3.40 
3.10 
4.20 
3.05 
3.60 
3.50 
3.59 
10.60 
10.20 
10.05 
9.00 
8.70 
7.70 
9.05 
9.31 
5.14 
4.80 
4.67 
6.50 
4.60 
4.80 
4. 71 
5.02 
4.42 
3.30 
3.00 
4.50 
2.95 
3.45 
3.00 
3.52 
MALE AND FEMALE. 
Age. 
Cases. 
Right. 
Left. 
Length. 
Width. 
Thick- 
ness. 
Length. 
Width. 
Thick- 
ness. 
Years. 
20 to 30 
30 to 40 
40 to 60 
50 to 60 
60 to 70 
70 to 80 
80 and over 
General average 
11 
10 
7 
5 
2 
5 
48 
9.93 
9.84 
9.38 
9.76 
8.65 
8.06 
8.25 
9.12 
5.64 
5.00 
5.57 
4.93 
4.25 
4.51 
4.72 
4.95 
4.11 
3.'45 
3.30 
3.86 
3.05 
4.05 
2.75 
3.47 
10.32 
10.80 
9.80 
9.30 
8.70 
8.97 
8.52 
9.49 
5.55 
5.10 
4.81 
5.50 
4.60 
4.97 
4. 45 
4. 98 
4.26 
3.30 
3.20 
4. 00 
2.95 
3.00 
3.66 
