Nephrons are the smallest functional filtering units of the kidneys. They are located in the adrenal cortex (outer crust) which is considered the urine manufacturing facility. The adrenal medulla (inner core) is the urine collecting facility. The urine then goes into the renal pelvis which leads to the ureters, tubes that lead to the bladder where it is stored until you urinate. The urine then leaves your body through your urethra. Medically this is called micturition.
See the link below: This is a complete nephron. ( Αdrenal medulla ?? )
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nephrons
They are the nephrons that really fine tune the level of concentration of the urine.
The filtering units within the kidney are called nephrons.
The cortical nephrons,from their name are almost entirely embedded within the cortex of the kidney.They have shortish loops of Henle that do not really extend far into the medulla. By contrast, the juxtamedullary nephrons have longs loops of Henle that do extend far into the medulla.The glomeruli of the juxtamedullary nephrons are typically close to the medulla (which is how these got their name)
juxtamedullary nephrons
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nephrons
The filtering unit of the kidney is the nephrons.
cortical nephrons
There are about 1 million nephrons in a kidney. Most humans have 2 kidneys.
Nephrons in kidney .
They are the nephrons that really fine tune the level of concentration of the urine.
Why are nephrons surrounded by many tiny blood vessels
The filtering units within the kidney are called nephrons.
Nephrons are the tiny filters that remove nitrogenous wastes from the blood. Nephrons are found in the kidneys.
The cortical nephrons,from their name are almost entirely embedded within the cortex of the kidney.They have shortish loops of Henle that do not really extend far into the medulla. By contrast, the juxtamedullary nephrons have longs loops of Henle that do extend far into the medulla.The glomeruli of the juxtamedullary nephrons are typically close to the medulla (which is how these got their name)