That would be the nephron.
nephrons
The nephron
The parenchyma are the functional parts of an organ in the body.
parenchyma
A Nephron is the basic structural and functional unit of the kidney. It's not a molecule, more likely a small portion of the kidney that helps the kidney work.
The parenchyma are the functional parts of organs, as opposed to the structural parts.
"Parenchyma" means the bulk of an organ. You don't mention the body part you're worried about, but in a breast, fibroglandular parencyma is the normal breast tissue, not a sign of a precancerous condition.
PARENCHYMA
its called one functional kidney
Minimal residual hepatic parenchyma means there's not much functional liver left.
No the renal cortex is the outer part of the kidney
The smallest functional andstructural unit of kidney is called as -
An opisthonephric kidney is the functional kidney of anamniotes, fish, and amphibians.
Parenchyma refers to the bulk of an organ. Thus, the liver parenchyma is the bulk of the liver (not the capsule around it, or the blood vessels that go through it). The brain parenchyma is the bulk of the brain (not the meninges or the spinal cord or optic nerves).