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What is the ball of specialized capillaries within a kidney nephron where renal filtration occurs?
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a ball , tightly coiled capillaries within a kidney nephron where renal filtration occurs
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What is the name of the cluster of capillaries in the kidney where filtration occurs?
The cluster of capillaries that in the kidney where filtration occurs is called the glomerulus.
Where does filtration occurs in the kidney?
On the top on the kidney.
What is the tuft of capillaries that brings blood to the kidney for filtration?
what do capillaries have inside
Which part of the kidney filters blood?
The structure that filters the blood in the kidneys is the nephron, or more specifically the glomerulus.
The process of the kidney taking out the impurities from the blood?
The kidney removes impurities from the blood in two ways. These processes are known as ultra filtration and selective reabsorption. The active component of the kidney involved with filtration is the nephron.
Whatr is a nephron?
== == A nephron is where filtration of blood will occur and it is also the million miscroscopic devices inside the kidney
Where is the nephron loop located?
Filtration, Reabsorption, and Secretion
How do nephrons in the kidney get damaged?
If your blood pressure is too high, as in the case of someone with hypertension, the glomerulus of the nephron can burst rendering that nephron useless. Without a glomerulus, the nephron cannot achieve pressure filtration, which is one of the main functions of the kidney.
What part of kidney responsible for blood filtration?
Glomerulli in the bowman's capsuleGlomerular capsule (Bowman's capsule)The nephrons in the kidney are what helps with filtration
The process of filtration takes place in a structure called the?
It takes place in a part of the kidney called the nephron.
The processes of filtration and reabsorption that occur in the nephron lead to the formation of?
Urine formation in the kidney
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.
