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Each human kidney has nearly...

Each human kidney has nearly

A

10,000 nephrons

B

50,000 nephrons

C

1, 00,000 nephrons

D

1 million nephrons

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D
Nephron is the structural and functional unit of kidney. One human kidney may contain about one million (10 lack nephrons) in rabbit each kidney bear about 2 lack nephron. In frog each kidney bears about 2 thousand nephron.
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