PATHOLOGY MCQ
URINARY SYSTEM
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Question
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The functional unit of the kidney responsible for filtering metabolic waste from the blood and maintaining homeostasis is:
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the nephron
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the medulla
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the calyx
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the ureter
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The function of the kidney, filtering blood and concentrating metabolic waste into urine, takes place in an intricate and functionally elegant structure called the renal glomerulus.
Detailed explanation-2: -Nephrons are the structural and functional units of the kidneys. A single kidney may have more than a million nephrons!
Detailed explanation-3: -Nephrons are the functional units of the kidney, and the glomerulus is the proximal filtration unit of the nephron. The glomerulus is a specialized structure consisting of a tuft of capillaries, supporting cells, and matrix that filters plasma and prevents passage of cells and serum proteins into the urine.
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