Name the functional units of kidney and what is its function ?
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The nephron, the functional unit of the kidney, is responsible for removing waste from the body. Each kidney is composed of over one million nephrons that dot the renal cortex, giving it a granular appearance when sectioned sagittally (from front to rear)
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The functional unit of the kidney is the nephron and it is called the functional unit because its the smallest structure in the kidney that can carry out its function.
functions of nephrons-
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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