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any of the small tubules that are the excretory units of the vertebrate kidney
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A nephron is the basic structural and functional unit of the kidney. It is a tiny tubule consisting of a cluster of capillaries called the glomerulus, surrounded by a hollow bulb known as Bowman's capsule. Bowman's capsule leads into a long, convoluted tubule consisting of four sections: the proximal tubule, loop of Henle, distal tubule, and collecting duct. The collecting ducts empty into the central cavity of the kidney, the renal pelvis, which connects to the ureter. ...
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The microscopic functional unit of the kidney. Each kidney is made up of thousands of nephrons.
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The structural and functional unit of the vertebrate kidney.
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| nephron |
Unit of kidney which maintains the body
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