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How many nephrons are found in a human kidney?

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Each human kidney contains approximately 1,000,000 to 1,250,000 nephrons.12

These structures serve as the functional units of the kidney, responsible for filtering blood to remove metabolic wastes and excess substances, ultimately producing urine.12