alleryFunctional unit of the kidney is the:
ABowman's capsule alone
BLiver lobule
CNephron (~1 million per kidney)
DGlomerulus alone
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Nephron (~1 million per kidney)
**Nephron:** structural and functional unit of kidney.
Each human kidney has ~1 million nephrons.
Each consists of renal corpuscle (glomerulus + Bowman's capsule) and renal tubule (PCT, loop of Henle, DCT, collecting duct).
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