"nephron"

This article is in continuation to the previous articles that focused the excretory system of living beings and the functioning of nephron. In this article, we will discuss how urine is formed. Urine formation Urine formation involves three main processes namely, glomerular filtration, reabsorption and secretion, that takes place in different parts of the nephron. […]

This article is in continuation to the previous article that focused an introduction to the excretory structures of the animal kingdom. In this article, we will discuss the function of nephron. Nephron • Each kidney has nearly one million complex tubular structures called nephrons, which are the functional units. • Each nephron has two parts […]