Kidney Nephron Gcse Biology. Start studying gcse biology. Each kidney contains around a million nephrons.
The bowman s capsule renal. Kidneys are made up of thousands of tiny tubules or nephrons. These nephrons start in the cortex of the kidney and loop down into the medulla and back to the cortex.
The structure of a nephron.
Reabsorption of glucose cannot take place anywhere else in the nephron as the. Along the length of each capillary is a knot called a glomerulus. Diagram showing the process of ultrafiltration. The ureter carries urine that the kidney has made to the bladder.