The smallest unit of a kidney which is responsible for the removal of nitrogenous wastes from the blood is ____.

Neuron

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Nephron

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Bowman's capsule

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All of the above

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Solution

The correct option is B
Nephron

The nephron is the smallest unit of the excretory system that helps in the removal of nitrogenous waste from the blood. Each kidney contains more than a million tiny filtering nephrons that help in cleaning the blood. A neuron is the basic functional unit of the nervous system. Whereas Bowman's capsule is a cup-like sack at the beginning of the tubular component of a nephron in the kidney that performs the first step in the filtration of blood to form urine.

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