Each kidney contains more than 1 million microscopic units called ________, which filter the blood and produce urine.

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The microscopic units in the kidney that filter the blood and produce urine are called nephrons. The other choices, renal villi, renal corpuscles, and peritubular capillaries, are all structures within the nephron, but do not individually perform the functions of filtering blood and producing urine.

Each Kidney Contains More Than 1 Million Microscopic Units Called