NEPHRON

• NEPHRON

  ● main functional unit of the kidney

  ● responsible for removing metabolic waste and excess water from the blood
• ● 2 main types

  = ○ CORTICAL

  ■ located almost completely in the cortex

  = ○ JUXTAMEDULLARY

  ■ lie close to the medulla and have longer loops of Henle extending deeper into the medulla