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Why the nephron is considered to be the structural and functional unit of the kidney ?

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1) Kidney is made up of number of microscopic tubular structures hence nephron is a structural unit of kidney.
2) Filtration of blood takes place in the nephrons hence it is considered as the tunetional unit of kidney.
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