Excretory Products And Their Elimination Ques 46

46. The basic functional unit of the human kidney is

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(a) nephron

(b) nephridia

(c) pyramid

(d) Henle’s loop

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Answer : a

Hints & Solutions

(a) Nephridia are the excretory structures of annelids. Henle’s loop is a part of the nephron or uriniferous tubule of the vertebrate kidney.