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Excretory System and Kidneys

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Name the functional unit of the kidney.

A

Neuron

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Glomerulus

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C

Nephron

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D

Bowman's capsule

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Solution

The correct option is C Nephron
Nephron is the functional unit of the kidney. Neuron is the nerve cell. Bowman's capsule is the double walled cup-shaped structure at one end of the nephron and glomerulus is the region where an afferent vessel enters the Bowman's capsule and splits into minute capillaries.

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