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Question
Put a tick mark (✓) against the most appropriate alternative in the following statement :
The kidneys are made up of tiny tubular units called :
Options
glomerulus
nephrons
capillaries
neurons
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Solution
nephrons
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Statement II: The proximal convoluted tubule is lined by simple columnar brush border epithelium and increases the surface area for reabsorption.
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