What Do Our Amazing Kidneys Do?

Shree Mulay|February 8, 2021|Kidney Basics

The kidneys are filters

The basic unit of the kidneys is called the nephron.

3D Illustration of the structure of a nephron, the basic structural and functional unit of the kidneys
3D Illustration of the structure of a nephron, the basic structural and functional unit of the kidneys

The glomerulus is the nephron’s filter

This is where the kidney filters waste in the blood into the urine.

Glomeruli is plural for glomerulus

The main job of the kidneys is to clean the blood. Blood goes into the kidney, and urine comes out of it as it passes through the individual glomeruli.

There are 1 million glomeruli in each kidney

Urine Production in Kidney
Urine Production in Kidney: The kidney functions to filter waste from the blood through the glomeruli (single glomerulus pictured right) to become a clear fluid called urine.

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