Greek Nephros: kidney] The functional unit of the kidney.

Basic unit of kidney, comprising filtering structure (glomerulus) surrounded by Bowman's capsule, and long tubular section with a major role in altering glomerular filtrate. Role: conservation of water, ions and nutrients, and acid-base balance.

nephros = kidney; functional unit of kidney; adj. nephric.

A tiny part of the kidneys. Each kidney is made up of about 1 million nephrons, which are the working units of the kidneys, removing wastes and extra fluids from the blood.

The working unit of the kidney.

(nef´ ron) [Gr. nephros: kidney] • The basic component of the kidney, which is made up of numerous nephrons. Its form varies in detail, but it always has at one end a device for receiving a filtrate of blood, and then a tubule that absorbs selected parts of the filtrate back into the bloodstream.

Tiny, tubule structures responsible for the filtering of blood in the kidneys of vertebrates.

The filters of the kidney which act to maintain the body's chemical balance. There are approximately one million nephrons in each kidney.

Anatomical and functional unit of the kidney consisting of tubules and blood vessels.

the part of the kidney which produces urine. It has three functions. It filters waste substances from the blood. It also secretes additional waste substances and reabsorbs useful materials which are returned to the blood.

any of the small tubules that are the excretory units of the vertebrate kidney

the working units of the kidney that remove waste and extra fluids from the blood. Each kidney is made of approximately 1 million nephrons.

The tiny filtering units of each kidney that remove the waste and extra fluids from the blood. Jump to Top

The smallest cell division of the kidney that is still kidney tissue; the kidney cells. We are born with the full complement of nephrons, somewhere around a million. Only 5% of these are said to be affected with cysts from Polycystic Kidney Disease.

(NEH-frohn) One of many microscopic, tubular structures within each kidney where the functions of filtration, reasborption, and secretion occur.

Functional unit of kidney structure of vertebrates, consisting of a Bowman's capsule, an enclosed glomerulus, and the attached uriniferous tubule.

The functional unit of the kidney which acts to maintain the body's chemical balance. Consists of a filter attached to a tubule. to top

Unit of kidney which maintains the body’s chemical balance. There are approximately one million nephrons in each kidney.

the functional and structural unit of the kidney that produces urine and is the primary unit of homeostasis in the human body.

A tubular structure that is the Þltering unit of the kidney; consists of a glomerulus and renal tubule. PICTURE

The structural and functional unit of the vertebrate kidney.

NEF-ron A microscopic tubular subunit of a kidney, consisting of a renal tubule and peritubular capillaries. 780

The basic structural and functional unit of the kidney. The basic function of the nephron is to regulate water and soluble substances (especially ions) in the body by filtering it all out first, reabsorbing what should be kept and excreting the rest. This is a function vital to supporting human life. [See: Fluoride & the Kidneys

the filtering unit of the kidney which performs the job of filtering and fluid balance jobs - each kidney is made up of many nephrons.

single urinary tubule in the vertabrate kidney

The functional unit of the kidney. Acts as a filter for the blood and as a recycling center by reabsorbing water and other desireable elements.

the structure in the kidney which produces urine

the functional LETTER of the kidney

The functional unit of the kidney which is composed of a glomerulus and a uriniferous tubule

The microscopic functional unit of the kidney. Each kidney is made up of thousands of nephrons.

A nephron is the basic structural and functional unit of the kidney. Its chief function is to regulate water and soluble substances by filtering the blood, reabsorbing what is needed and excreting the rest as urine. Nephrons eliminate wastes from the body, regulate blood volume and pressure, control levels of electrolytes and metabolites, and regulate blood p H.