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Two major parts of the nephron are the renal corpuscle and the renal tubule. The corpuscle has the glomerulus (see illustration). Cleansing of the blood occurs in this part of the nephron.
Nephron. The nephron is the structural and functional unit of the kidney. There are about two million nephrons in each kidney. Nephrons begin in the cortex; the tubules dip down to the medulla, then return to the cortex before draining into the collecting duct.ifferent sections of nephrons are located in different parts of the kidney: 1  The cortex contains the renal corpuscle, proximal, and distal convoluted tubules. 2  The medulla and medullary rays contain the loops of Henle and collecting ducts.