Responsible for the formation of urine. o Each kidney contains 1,000,000 nephrons that filter the blood and form urine. About 99% of the initial filtrate from the glomerulus is reabsorbed by the nephron and returned to the blood in the peritubular capillaries. o The number of nephrons does not increase after birth. Each kidney contains 1,000,000 nephrons that filter the blood and form urine. About 99% of the initial filtrate from the glomerulus is reabsorbed by the nephron and returned to the blood in the peritubular capillaries.
Charlie Rich, the country singer known as the Silver Fox, who had several major hits in the 1970's, died yesterday at a motel in Hammond, La., where he and his wife had stopped for the night on their way to Florida. He was 62. The cause of death was a blood clot in his lung, said the coroner, Vincent Cefalu.
Legendary Texas billionaire T. Boone Pickens has made headlines with his clean energy plan for America. But what you haven't heard about is the 81-year-old's plan to stay mentally and physically fit. His trainer says Pickens is as fit as most 40-year-olds.