GENERAL ANATOMY
URINARY SYSTEM
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The function of kidneys is to release urine and waste from the body.
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The function of kidneys is to filter blood. Nephrons are microscopic filters inside the kidney that make this possible.
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The function of kidneys are to balance the water intake of the body with the output.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Each of your kidneys is made up of about a million filtering units called nephrons. Each nephron includes a filter, called the glomerulus, and a tubule. The nephrons work through a two-step process: the glomerulus filters your blood, and the tubule returns needed substances to your blood and removes wastes.
Detailed explanation-2: -Each nephron in your kidneys has a microscopic filter, called a glomerulus that is constantly filtering your blood. Blood that is about to be filtered enters a glomerulus, which is a tuft of blood capillaries (the smallest of blood vessels).
Detailed explanation-3: -Nephron is the structural and functional unit of Kidney. Its main function is to convert blood into urine by filtration, reabsorption, secretion and excretion of useful and harmful substances present in the blood.
Detailed explanation-4: -The nephron is the minute or microscopic structural and functional unit of the kidney. It is composed of a renal corpuscle and a renal tubule. The renal corpuscle consists of a tuft of capillaries called a glomerulus and a cup-shaped structure called Bowman’s capsule. The renal tubule extends from the capsule.
Detailed explanation-5: -The blood enters the kidney through the renal artery (which branches into capillaries associated with the glomerulus). Water and solute are transferred to Bowman’s capsule. In the proximal convoluted tubule, glucose and salts are selectively reabsorbed. More items