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Definitions of nephron in various dictionaries:
noun - any of the small tubules that are the excretory units of the vertebrate kidney
Any of the numerous filtering units of the vertebrate kidney that remove waste matter from the blood.
noun - an excretory unit of a kidney
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| Kidney component |
| Functional unit in kidney of a vertebrate |
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| Jun 14 2015 The Telegraph - General Knowledge |
| Apr 21 2012 Eugene Sheffer - King Feature Syndicate |
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| From the Greek for "kidney", it's 1 of many filtering units in the kidney that remove waste matter from the blood |
| It's the filtering & excretory unit of the kidney |
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| Any of the numerous filtering units of the vertebrate kidney that remove waste matter from the blood. |
| each of the functional units in the kidney, consisting of a glomerulus and its associated tubule, through which the glomerular filtrate passes before emerging as urine. |
| any of the small tubules that are the excretory units of the vertebrate kidney |
| a basic unit of the kidney: |
| Each of the functional units in the kidney, consisting of a glomerulus and its associated tubule, through which the glomerular filtrate passes before emerging as urine. |
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| The nephron (from Greek nephros, meaning "kidney") is the microscopic structural and functional unit of the kidney. It is composed of a renal corpuscle and a renal tubule. The renal corpuscle consists of a tuft of capillaries called a glomerulus and an encompassing Bowman's capsule. The renal tubule extends from the capsule. The capsule and tubule are connected and are composed of epithelial cells with a lumen. A healthy adult has 0.8 to 1.5 million nephrons in each kidney. Blood is filtered as it passes through three layers: the endothelial cells of the capillary wall, its basement membrane, and between the foot processes of the podocytes of the lining of the capsule. The tubule has adjacent peritubular capillaries that run between the descending and ascending portions of the tubule. As the fluid from the capsule flows down into the tubule, it is processed by the epithelial cells lining the tubule: water is reabsorbed and substances are exchanged (some are added, others are removed) |