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(June 2011). The nephron (from Greek Î½ÎµÏÏÏÏ - nephros, meaning kidney) is the basic structural and functional unit of the kidney. Its chief function is to regulate the concentration of water and soluble substances like sodium salts by filtering the blood, reabsorbing what is needed and excreting the rest as urine.omposed of a glomerulus and the Bowman's capsule, the renal corpuscle (or Malpighian corpuscle) is the beginning of the nephron. It is the nephron's initial filtering component. The glomerulus is a capillary tuft that receives its blood supply from an afferent arteriole of the renal circulation.
o The nephron is the structural and functional unit of the kidney. It consists of a specialized tubular structure and closely associated blood vessels. Responsible for the formation of urine. o Each kidney contains 1,000,000 nephrons that filter the blood and form urine.About 99% of the initial filtrate from the glomerulus is reabsorbed by the nephron and returned to the blood in the peritubular capillaries.o The number of nephrons does not increase after birth. Growth of the kidney is due to the enlargement of existing nephrons not due to an increase in their number. The nephron is the structural and functional unit of the kidney. It consists of a specialized tubular structure and closely associated blood vessels. Responsible for the formation of urine. o Each kidney contains 1,000,000 nephrons that filter the blood and form urine.