LECTURE # 2
NEPHRON
, Structure of Nephron
• Structural and Functional unit of kidney is called nephron.
• There are about 1.3 million nephron in each kidney.
• New nephrons can not be regenerated by kidneys.
• Functioning nephrons decrease about 10 % every 10 years
at the age of 40.
• At the age of 80, there are 40 % of functioning nephrons as
compared to 40 yrs.
NEPHRON
, Structure of Nephron
• Structural and Functional unit of kidney is called nephron.
• There are about 1.3 million nephron in each kidney.
• New nephrons can not be regenerated by kidneys.
• Functioning nephrons decrease about 10 % every 10 years
at the age of 40.
• At the age of 80, there are 40 % of functioning nephrons as
compared to 40 yrs.