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What is nephron?

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What is nephron?
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Yogita Ingle 5 years, 3 months ago

Nephrons are the microscopic structural and functional unit of the kidney. Nephrons are composed of a renal corpuscle and a renal tubule. The renal corpuscle consists of a tuft of capillaries called a glomerulus and an encompassing Bowman’s capsule.

Structure of a Nephrons:

  • Nephrons are the basic filtering units of kidneys.
  • Each kidney possesses large number of nephrons, approximately 1-1.5 million.
  • The main components of the nephron are glomerulus, Bowman’s capsule, and a long renal tubule.

Richa Shree 5 years, 3 months ago

Structural unit of kidney
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