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What is the units of kidney? |
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Answer» Nephron The\xa0nephron, the functional unit of the kidney, is responsible for removing waste from the body. Each kidney is composed of over one\xa0million nephrons\xa0that dot the\xa0renal cortex, giving it a granular appearance when sectioned sagittally (from front to rear) A nephron is the basic structural and functional\xa0unit\xa0of the\xa0kidney. They are the microscopic structure composed of a\xa0renal\xa0corpuscle and a\xa0renal\xa0tubule. The word nephron is derived from the Greek word – nephros, meaning\xa0kidney. There are about millions of nephrons in each human\xa0kidney Nephron |
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