urine formation in kidney
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Role of kidney in urine formation
- The kidneys are made up of millions the microscopic unit called nephrons. They are founded by network of blood capillaries.
- The main function of the nephron is to filter the blood purifier it and to produce urine.
- Blood which enter the kidney through the renal artery contains unwanted Waste substance as well as some useful substance.
- Nephrons remove the waste substance such as excess water, mineral salt and urea from the blood and convert into urine.
- They also re-absorb certain useful substances like glucose, sodium and potassium ions that are needed by the body and put in back it into the blood.
- The blood that finally leaves the kidney is pure, devoid of all wastes and contains the right amount of water and other useful substances required by the body.
- The urine that is formed in the kidney is sent to the ureters for its further temporary collection in the urinary bladder.
- When the bladder is full the urine is expelled to outside through the urethra.
- This process of expulsion of the urine to the outside is called urination.
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