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1 markDifficulty: Easy
The structural and functional unit of the human kidney is the:
- aneuron
- bnephron
- calveolus
- dvillus
Original Khojo Papers practice question — not from a past board paper.
Answer
nephron
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Explanation
Each kidney contains about a million nephrons, and each nephron independently filters blood and forms urine.
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