Question

Difference between neuron an nephron

Answer 1

Nephron - It is the basic unit of excretory system. Nephrons carry waste matter and produce urine and filters the blood. One nephron is made of many cells.


Neuron - It is the basic unit of nervous system. Neurons carry nerve impulses. One neuron has only one single cell and is made of axon.

Answer 2

Answer:

Neuron or nerve cell is the structural and functional unit of our nervous system.

• It consists of a cell body called cyton, containing nucleus and cytoplasm.

• It has some branched structures called dendrites.

• It has long nerve fibre called axon.

• Axon is covered by protective covering is called myelin sheath.

Nephrons are long coiled tubule like structures present in kidney. They are very small in size but are present in large numbers inside the kidneys.

• Each nephron is a cluster of very thin - walled blood capillaries.

• Each capillary cluster in the kidney is called glumerulus.

• It helps in the filtration of blood.