Question

describe the structure and functioning of nephrons

Answer 1

☆ STRUCTURE OF NEPHRON:-

♤ Each nephron is a long - coiled tubule whose one end is cup - shaped called Bowman's capsule while other ends are connected to urine collecting duct of the kidney.

♤ The Bowman's capsule contains a bundle of blood capillaries which is called glomerulus.

☆ FUNCTION OF NEPHRON:-

♤ It is the functional unit of kidney.It filters the uncleaned blood so that waste substances can be removed from the blood.

Answer 2

Answer:

Each nephron is a cluster of very thin-walled blood capillaries. Each capillary cluster in the kidney called glomerulus is associated with the cup shaped Bowman’s capsule that collects the filtered urine. Nephron filters the blood in order to remove nitrogenous waste. They also absorb some useful substance such as glucose, amino acids, minerals and major amount of water from filtrate.