1) Kidney anatomy 2) Kidney unit 3) Tubule 4) Uriniferous tubule
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Nephron (from Greek νεφρός - nephros, meaning `kidney`) is the basic structural and functional unit of the kidney. Its chief function is to regulate the concentration of water and soluble substances like sodium salts by filtering the blood, reabsorbing what is needed and excreting the rest as urine. A nephron eliminates wastes from the bod.....
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The microscopic filtering unit in the kidney which filters water and waste products from the blood
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functional unit of the kidney, the structure that actually produces urine in the process of removing waste and excess substances from the blood. ... [8 related articles]
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Credit: NIH The microscopic unit of the kidney consisting of a glomerulus (a filtering funnel consisting of a cluster of tiny blood capillaries) cupped in a structure called a Bowman's capsule, with an attached long, narrow tubule. There are about one million nephrons in each kidney. Blood ente...
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<physiology> The structural and functional unit of the vertebrate kidney. It is made up of the glomerulus, Bowman's capsule and the convoluted tubule. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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(nef´ron) the structural and functional unit of the kidney, a complex system of arterioles, capillaries, and tubules. A nephron consists of the renal corpuscle, the proximal convoluted tubule, the descending and ascending limbs of the loop of Henle, the distal convoluted tubule, and the collecting tubule. Each kidney is an ag...
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The structural and functional unit of the vertebrate kidney. It is made up of the glomerulus, Bowman's capsule and the convoluted tubule.
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The structural/functional unit of the kidneys
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Type: Term Pronunciation: nef′ron Definitions: 1. A long, convoluted, tubular structure in the kidney, consisting of the renal corpuscle, the proximal tubule, the nephronic loop, and the distal tubule.
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Nephron: A key unit, both anatomically and functionally, of the kidney.
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(nef;ron) The functional unit of the kidney, consisting of a glomerulus, convoluted tubules, and a nephron loop.
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The nephron is the functional unit of the kidney, responsible for the actual purification and filtration of the blood. About one million nephrons are in the cortex of each kidney, and each one consists of a renal corpuscle and a renal tubule which carry out the functions of the nephron. The renal tubule consists of the convoluted tubule and the loo...
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n] - any of the small tubules that are the excretory units of the vertebrate kidney
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uriniferous tubule noun any of the small tubules that are the excretory units of the vertebrate kidney
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The tiny parts of the kidney that filter blood to make urine (wee). There are over one million filters in each kidney.
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Microscopic unit in vertebrate kidneys that forms urine. A human kidney is composed of over a million nephrons. Each nephron consists of a knot of blood capillaries called a glomerulus, contained in the Bowman's capsule, and a long narrow tubule enmeshed with yet more capillaries. Waste materials...
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the filtering and excretory unit of the kidney, consisting of the glomerulus and tubules.
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