Excretion and Osmoregulation — Biology STD 11 Science — Question
Maharashtra BoardEnglish MediumSTD 11 ScienceBiologyExcretion and Osmoregulation3 Marks
Question
nephron.
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Answer
Nephrons are structural and functional units of kidney.
Each nephron consists of a 4 – 6 cm long, thin-walled tube called the renal tubule and a bunch of capillaries known as the glomerulus.
The wall of the renal tubule is made up of a single layer of epithelial cells.
Its proximal end is wide, blind, cup-like and is called as Bowman’s capsule, whereas the distal end is open.
The nephron is divisible into Bowman’s capsule, neck, proximal convoluted tubule (PCT), Loop of Henle (LoH), distal convoluted tubule (DCT) and collecting tubule (CT).
The glomerulus is present in the cup-like cavity of Bowman’s capsule and both are collectively known as renal corpuscle or Malpighian body.
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