MEDICAL
GALLBLADDER AND EXCRETORY SYSTEM OF THE LIVER
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The function of kidneys is to release urine and waste from the body.
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The function of kidneys is to filter blood. Nephrons are microscopic filters inside the kidney that make this possible.
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The function of kidneys are to balance the water intake of the body with the output.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Each of your kidneys is made up of about a million filtering units called nephrons. Each nephron includes a filter, called the glomerulus, and a tubule. The nephrons work through a two-step process: the glomerulus filters your blood, and the tubule returns needed substances to your blood and removes wastes.
Detailed explanation-2: -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. Much of the fluid is then returned to the blood, while the waste products are concentrated in any extra fluid as urine (wee).
Detailed explanation-3: -The nephron is the minute or microscopic structural and functional unit of the kidney. It is composed of a renal corpuscle and a renal tubule. The renal corpuscle consists of a tuft of capillaries called a glomerulus and a cup-shaped structure called Bowman’s capsule. The renal tubule extends from the capsule.
Detailed explanation-4: -The structures that make up the renal corpuscle are the glomerulus, Bowman’s capsule, and PCT. The major structures comprising the filtration membrane are fenestrations and podocyte fenestra, fused basement membrane, and filtration slits.