Question

ANSWER IN LONG
b ) What is the basic filtration unit of kidney
called ?
c) How is the amount of urine produced
regulated ?​

Answer 1

Answer:

(1)The glomerulus and its surrounding Bowman's capsule constitute a renal corpuscle, the basic filtration unit of the kidney.

Answer 2

Answer:

(B) The basic filtration unit present in the kidney is Nephron. Each kidney has large number of these filtration units and they are packed close together.

(C) Urine volume and concentration isregulated through the same processes that regulate blood volume. Antidiuretic hormone (ADH)—producedby the posterior pituitary gland —increases the amount of water reabsorbed in the distal convoluted tubule and collecting duct.