what are nephrons and alveoli
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Nephron is the structural and functional unit of the kidney. They acts as filters and removes the waste products from blood and forms urine. They are present in large number in the kidney.
Alveoli is a plural form of alveolus which is the primary site of gaseous exchange inside the lungs. Basically alveolus is a hollow space which is supplied with blood capillaries for gaseous exchange on either side of the lungs. These alveolus have an average diameter of 200 microns and approx. 700 millions alveoli are found in a pair of lungs.
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Alveoli are the tiny air sacs present in lungs that allows rapid exchange of gases. Nephrons comprise glomerulus and tubules through which glomerular filtrate passes. ... Whereas, nephrons are divided into renal corpuscle and renal tubule. These are mainly concerned with blood filtration.