The nurse is reviewing the anatomy of the kidney with a patient scheduled for renal surgery. What should the nurse explain as being the structural and functional unit of the kidney?
a. Cortex
b. Medulla
c. Pyramid
d. Nephron
ANS: D
The nephron is the structural and functional unit of the kidney. Urine is formed in the approximately 1 million nephrons in each kidney. A. B. C. Cortex, medulla, and pyramid are different parts of the kidney.
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