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.
Polycystic disease of the kidneys. Additional possible cause of nephropathy is due to the formation of cysts or pockets containing fluid within the kidneys. These cysts become enlarged with the progression of aging causing renal failure. Cysts may also form in other organs including the liver, brain and ovaries. Polycystic Kidney Disease is a genetic disease caused by mutations in the PKD1, PKD2, and PKHD1 genes.