Question

describe the stucture and functions of nephron

Answer 1

Nephron is the microscopic functional unit of kidney. It consists Glomerulus and Bowman's capsule. Blood is filtered here and the waste water is sent to ureters. Each person has nearly 1.5 million nephrons and these form pyramid structures called Calyces.

Answer 2

☆ 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.