25.2 Nephrons

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nephrons -

the structural and functional units that form urine

over 1 million per kidney

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two main parts of nephrons

  • Renal corpuscle

  • Renal tubule

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two major groups of nephrons -

-cortical nephrons

-juxtamedullary nephrons

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cortical nephrons

-makes up 85% of nephrons

-in cortex

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juxtamedullary nephrons

  • Important in the production of concentrated urine

  • long nephron loops deep in medulla

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nephron capillary beds are associated with 2 beds

-glomerulus

-peritubular capillaries