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The Kidneys

Dr. Matt and Dr. Mike's Medical Podcast

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The Functional Subunit of the Kidneys

We've gone from large arteries down into a smaller arteriol and now into a capillary bed. This is the side of filtration. And like you said, it's called the glomerulus, which means ball of yarn. So we have about 2 million nephrons per human; they start dropping off through life.

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