The nephron
The nephron is the functional and
structural unit of the kidney. Each nephron is made up of four components which
are Bowman’s capsule, proximal convoluted tubule, loop of Henle and distal
convoluted tubule all of which plays important role. Nephrons functions by filtering
blood and then reabsorbing useful materials from the filtrate before
eliminating the remainder as urine. This process occur over three key stages
which are ultrafiltration, selective reabsorption and osmoregulation.
