The patient has just been diagnosed with acute renal failure. The patient asks the nurse what part of his or her kidneys is involved. What would the nurse reply?
A) Glomerulus
B) Renal pelves
C) Nephron
D) Renal capsule
C
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The functional unit of the kidney is the nephron. There are about 2.4 million nephrons in an adult. These structures filter fluid and make urine. The glomerulus is a tuft of blood vessels with a capillary-like endothelium that allows easy passage of fluid and waste products. The renal pelves are in a region of the kidney that drains urine into the ureters. The renal capsule is a protective layer, which is made up of the fiber layer, a perirenal or brown fat layer, and the renal parietal layer.
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