nephron

• Unité fonctionnelle du rein, formée d'un tubule et de son glomérule, responsable de la filtration du sang et de la formation de l'urine.

Any of the small tubules that are the excretory units of the vertebrate kidney.

1. Functional unit of the kidneyC1formalmedical

   Any of the microscopic tubular structures in the vertebrate kidney that filter blood, reabsorb water and nutrients, and produce urine.

   Néphron

   • Each human kidney contains about one million nephrons.
   • The nephron is responsible for filtering waste products from the blood.
   • Damage to the nephrons can lead to kidney disease.