PATHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Abstract. Several studies have shown that total nephron (glomerular) number varies widely in normal human kidneys. Whereas the studies agree that average nephron number is approximately 900, 000 to 1 million per kidney, numbers for individual kidneys range from approximately 200, 000 to >2.5 million.

Detailed explanation-2: -Nephron is functional unit of the kidney, the structure that actually produces urine in the process of removing waste and excess substances from the blood. There are about 1, 000, 000 nephrons in each human kidney, each of which is capable of forming urine.

Detailed explanation-3: -There are about 1, 000, 000 nephrons in each human kidney.

Detailed explanation-4: -Each of your kidneys is made up of about a million filtering units called nephrons.