HISTOLOGY
URINARY SYSTEM
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Question
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What is the functional filtration unit in the kidney?
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hilum
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calyx
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nephron
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pyramid
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The basic filtration unit of the kidney is called nephron. It is used to separate water, ions and small molecules from the blood, filter out wastes and toxins, and return the required molecules into the blood. Bowman’s capsule is a cup-like sack at the beginning of the tubular component of a nephron in the kidney.
Detailed explanation-2: -Nephron is a cluster of thin walled blood capillaries is the basic filtration unit of the human excretory system. In humans, a normal kidney contains 800, 000 to 1.5 million nephrons. The nephron carries out all the functions of kidney and known as the functional unit of a kidney.
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