GENERAL HISTOLOGY

EXCRETORY SYSTEM

EXCRETORY SYSTEM ALL QUESTIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Tiny filtering structures where urine is produced in the kidneys are called
A
ureters.
B
alveoli.
C
nephrons.
D
bronchi.
Explanation: 

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: -The kidneys remove urea from the blood through tiny filtering units called nephrons. Each nephron consists of a ball formed of small blood capillaries, called a glomerulus, and a small tube called a renal tubule.

Detailed explanation-3: -The nephrons of the kidneys process blood and create urine through a process of filtration, reabsorption, and secretion. Urine is about 95% water and 5% waste products.

Detailed explanation-4: -The nephron is the filtering unit of the kidney. The nephron is called so because it removes harmful wastes from the blood, such as urea, uric acids, and excess of water. These wastes get filtered from the blood and excreted out as urine and useful products are reabsorbed by the tubular part of the nephron.

Detailed explanation-5: -The nephron includes a filter called glomerulus, a tubule. The nephron includes a filter called the glomerulus, and tubule.

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