Chiropractic is a health care profession that focuses on the relationship between the body's structureâmainly the spineâand its functioning.
The nephron, the functional unit of the kidney, is responsible for removing waste from the body. Each kidney is composed of over one million nephrons that dot the renal cortex, giving it a granular appearance when sectioned sagittally (from front to rear).
Nephron: The Functioning Unit of The Kidney. Each of our kidneys contains over a million nephrons. They are the functioning unit of the kidneys. They remove waste from the body and produces urine. Each nephron is made up of two parts: a renal corpuscle and renal tubules (Figure 1).