describe the structure and functing od nephron?????
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nephron is the basic unit of structure in the kidney. A nephron is used separate to water, ions and small molecules from the blood, filter out wastes and toxins, and return needed molecules to the blood. ... The glomerulus is the specialized configuration of capillaries within the nephron that make kidneys possible.
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ɴᴇᴘʜʀᴏɴs ᴀʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍɪᴄʀᴏsᴄᴏᴘɪᴄ sᴛʀᴜᴄᴛᴜʀᴀʟ ᴀɴᴅ ғᴜɴᴄᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ᴜɴɪᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴋɪᴅɴᴇʏ. ɴᴇᴘʜʀᴏɴs ᴀʀᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴏsᴇᴅ ᴏғ ᴀ ʀᴇɴᴀʟ ᴄᴏʀᴘᴜsᴄʟᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀ ʀᴇɴᴀʟ ᴛᴜʙᴜʟᴇ. ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇɴᴀʟ ᴄᴏʀᴘᴜsᴄʟᴇ ᴄᴏɴsɪsᴛs ᴏғ ᴀ ᴛᴜғᴛ ᴏғ ᴄᴀᴘɪʟʟᴀʀɪᴇs ᴄᴀʟʟᴇᴅ ᴀ ɢʟᴏᴍᴇʀᴜʟᴜs ᴀɴᴅ ᴀɴ ᴇɴᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀssɪɴɢ ʙᴏᴡᴍᴀɴ’s ᴄᴀᴘsᴜʟᴇ.
- ɴᴇᴘʜʀᴏɴs ᴀʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴀsɪᴄ ғɪʟᴛᴇʀɪɴɢ ᴜɴɪᴛs ᴏғ ᴋɪᴅɴᴇʏs.
- ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴋɪᴅɴᴇʏ ᴘᴏssᴇssᴇs ʟᴀʀɢᴇ ɴᴜᴍʙᴇʀ ᴏғ ɴᴇᴘʜʀᴏɴs, ᴀᴘᴘʀᴏxɪᴍᴀᴛᴇʟʏ 1-1.5 ᴍɪʟʟɪᴏɴ.
- ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀɪɴ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴏɴᴇɴᴛs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴇᴘʜʀᴏɴ ᴀʀᴇ ɢʟᴏᴍᴇʀᴜʟᴜs, ʙᴏᴡᴍᴀɴ’s ᴄᴀᴘsᴜʟᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴀ ʟᴏɴɢ ʀᴇɴᴀʟ ᴛᴜʙᴜʟᴇ.
- ᴛʜᴇ ʙʟᴏᴏᴅ ᴇɴᴛᴇʀs ᴛʜᴇ ᴋɪᴅɴᴇʏ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇɴᴀʟ ᴀʀᴛᴇʀʏ, ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ʙʀᴀɴᴄʜᴇs ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴍᴀɴʏ ᴄᴀᴘɪʟʟᴀʀɪᴇs ᴀssᴏᴄɪᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ɢʟᴏᴍᴇʀᴜʟᴜs.
- ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ sᴏʟᴜᴛᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ᴛʀᴀɴsғᴇʀʀᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴇᴘʜʀᴏɴ ᴀᴛ ʙᴏᴡᴍᴀɴ’s ᴄᴀᴘsᴜʟᴇ.
- ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴏxɪᴍᴀʟ ᴛᴜʙᴜʟᴇ, sᴏᴍᴇ sᴜʙsᴛᴀɴᴄᴇs sᴜᴄʜ ᴀs ᴀᴍɪɴᴏ ᴀᴄɪᴅs, ɢʟᴜᴄᴏsᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ sᴀʟᴛs ᴀʀᴇ sᴇʟᴇᴄᴛɪᴠᴇʟʏ ʀᴇᴀʙsᴏʀʙᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴜɴᴡᴀɴᴛᴇᴅ ᴍᴏʟᴇᴄᴜʟᴇs ᴀʀᴇ ᴀᴅᴅᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴜʀɪɴᴇ.
- ᴛʜᴇ ғɪʟᴛʀᴀᴛᴇ ᴛʜᴇɴ ᴍᴏᴠᴇs ᴅᴏᴡɴ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴏᴏᴘ ᴏғ ʜᴇɴʟᴇ, ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴀʙsᴏʀʙᴇᴅ.
- ғʀᴏᴍ ʜᴇʀᴇ, ᴛʜᴇ ғɪʟᴛʀᴀᴛᴇ ᴍᴏᴠᴇs ᴜᴘᴡᴀʀᴅs ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅɪsᴛᴀʟ ᴛᴜʙᴜʟᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ғɪɴᴀʟʟʏ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏʟʟᴇᴄᴛɪɴɢ ᴅᴜᴄᴛ. ᴄᴏʟʟᴇᴄᴛɪɴɢ ᴅᴜᴄᴛ ᴄᴏʟʟᴇᴄᴛs ᴜʀɪɴᴇ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴍᴀɴʏ ɴᴇᴘʜʀᴏɴs.
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