URINARY SYSTEM AND MALE FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEMS
URINARY SYSTEM
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Question
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What word best describes the function of the nephrons (inside the Kidneys)?
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tube
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passageway
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filter
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reservoir
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Each kidney contains about one million tiny units called nephrons. Each nephron is made up of a very small filter, called a glomerulus, which is attached to a tubule. As blood passes through the nephron, fluid and waste products are filtered out.
Detailed explanation-2: -The primary function of nephron is removing all waste products including the solid wastes, and other excess water from the blood, converting blood into the urine, reabsorption, secretion, and excretion of numerous substances.
Detailed explanation-3: -The nephron uses four mechanisms to convert blood into urine: filtration, reabsorption, secretion, and excretion.
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