Which part of kidney filters the blood ?

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A calyx
B renal artery
C nephrons
D ureter

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Answer: C. nephrons

Each kidney has about a million tiny filters called nephrons. They remove waste and extra water from the blood to make urine. The ureter only carries urine to the bladder, and the renal artery brings blood in.

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