📐 Nephron Diagram Class 10

Class 10 · Interactive 3D Science Laboratory

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About Nephron Diagram Class 10

The nephron is the tiny, coiled functional unit inside each kidney where blood filtering actually happens. Blood enters a cluster of capillaries called the glomerulus, which sits inside a cup-shaped structure called Bowman's capsule; here, water, salts, and waste products are filtered out of the blood under pressure.

Why It's Important

  • Filters waste products out of the blood
  • Reclaims water, salts, and glucose the body still needs
  • Forms urine from filtered waste
  • Millions work together to keep blood chemistry balanced

Observation Points

  • Observe the glomerulus inside Bowman's capsule
  • Follow the filtrate through the long, coiled tubule
  • Compare the proximal and distal convoluted tubules
  • Identify where reabsorption happens along the tubule

Learning Objectives

  • Identify the main parts of a nephron
  • Explain how blood is filtered
  • Describe what happens to useful substances during reabsorption
  • Understand why the kidney contains about a million nephrons

Summary

The nephron is the kidney's microscopic filtering machine -- filtering blood, reclaiming what the body needs, and turning the rest into urine, millions of times a day.

Main Parts

PartFunction
GlomerulusCluster of capillaries where filtering begins
Bowman's CapsuleCollects the filtered fluid
Proximal Convoluted TubuleReabsorbs water, glucose, and salts
Loop of HenleConcentrates the filtrate
Distal Convoluted TubuleFine-tunes reabsorption
Collecting DuctCarries urine toward the kidney's centre

How It Works

Blood is filtered at the glomerulus
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Filtrate collects in Bowman's capsule
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Useful substances are reabsorbed along the tubule
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Remaining waste and water become urine
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Urine drains into the collecting duct

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