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What is the function of the nephrons in the excretory process?
The nephron is the functional unit of the kidney, responsible for the actual purification and filtration of the blood. About five thousand nephrons are in 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 loop of Heinle.
The triangular shaped areas of the renal medulla are the what?
Renal Pyramids - The renal medulla consists of 6 to 18 distinct conical or triangular structures called renal pyramids.
Where does formation of urine begin?
In the renal corpuscle, which is a filtration unit of vertebrate nephrons, functional units of the kidney.
A nephon consists of a renal corpuscle and a what?
nephron consists of a cluster of blood capillaries called glomerulus and a renal tubule. now the renal tubule is swollen at one end and forms Bowman's capsule. the glomerulus surrounds this capsule and they together are called renal corpuscle. so the nephron consists of a renal corpuscle and a renal tubule. and the renal tubule is convoluted at first (also covered by blood capillaries) , then forms a U shape called "loop of henle" .then it ends into the collecting duct.
How are waste substances in the blood such as urea removed from the body?
The kidneys are the excretory and regulatory organs in the body. The kidneys contain over a million nephrons which are the functional units of the kidneys. Each nephron contains a renal corpuscle and a renal tubule. The renal corpuscle consists of capillaries called the glomerulus, enclosed by a capsule called Bowman's capsule. The blood is filtered in the glomerulus and the filtrate travels through the renal tubules were materials needed by the body is reabsorbed while the wastes are collected and excreted in the urine.Kidneys
What is the function of the renal?
The renal refers to the kidneys. Each kidney consists of nephrons that function in eliminating wastes from the body and in regulating blood volume and pressure.
What are nephrons made up of?
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 loop of Heinle http://coe.fgcu.edu/Faculty/GreeneP/kidney/nephron.html.
What is the structural unit of the kidney?
Nephron is the basic structural and functional unit of the kidney. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nephron It is composed of a renal corpuscle and a renal tubule. The renal corpuscle consists of a glomerulus and the Bowman's capsule. It is the nephron's initial filtering component. The components of the renal tubule are the proximal convoluted tubule, loop of Henle and the distal convoluted tubule.
Where do filtration of the blood and re-absorption of nutrients occur?
filteration of blood:- is in the kidney absorption of nutrients :- is in the small intestine
What are the the triangular-shaped areas of the renal medulla are the?
They are located in the renal medulla and are made of a renal corpuscle and a renal tubule.
Where the filtration of plasma takes place?
renal corpuscle
Capillary network within the renal corpuscle?
Glomerulus
