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NEETZoologyExcretory Products and their Elimination

How many nephrons are there in each kidney of a human?

Options

  1. A16
  2. B200
  3. C1000
  4. D10,00,000

Correct answer

D. 10,00,000

Step-by-step solution

The cortex extends in between the medullary pyramids as renal columns called Columns of Bertini. Each kidney has nearly one million complex tubular structures called nephrons, which are the functional units. Each nephron has two parts – the glomerulus and the renal tubule.

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