NEET BIOLOGY

ECOLOGY

EXCRETORY PRODUCTS AND THEIR ELIMINATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The nephrons perform what 3 functions
A
filtering the blood
B
retaining useful molecules
C
producing urine
D
storing urine
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The nephrons of the kidneys process blood and create urine through a process of filtration, reabsorption, and secretion.

Detailed explanation-2: -The principal task of the nephrons is to balance the plasma to homeostatic set points and excrete potential toxins in the urine. They do this by accomplishing three key functions-filtration, reabsorption, and secretion.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -By the location of renal corpuscles within the cortex, three types of nephron can be distinguished: superficial, midcortical, and juxtamedullary nephrons.

Detailed explanation-5: -Each nephron consists of a ball formed of small blood capillaries, called a glomerulus, and a small tube called a renal tubule. Urea, together with water and other waste substances, forms the urine as it passes through the nephrons and down the renal tubules of the kidney. Two ureters.

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