(June 2011). The nephron (from Greek Î½ÎµÏÏÏÏ - nephros, meaning kidney) is the basic structural and functional unit of the kidney. Its chief function is to regulate the concentration of water and soluble substances like sodium salts by filtering the blood, reabsorbing what is needed and excreting the rest as urine. nephron eliminates wastes from the body, regulates blood volume and blood pressure, controls levels of electrolytes and metabolites, and regulates blood pH.
Making the world better, one answer at a time. The country where the last name Burton originated is England. This name is used as a last name as well as a first name and means from the fortified town.
This is an interesting locational name brought to England by the Normans in 1066. The derivation is from the Gallo-Roman personal name Isinius and originates as Isigne Mar Bayeux, Normandy, France a place famous for its butter. The family gave the name to Norton Disney in Lincolnshire.he first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of William de Ysini, which was dated 1177 Danelaw Documents, London, during the reign of King Henry II, The Builder of Churches, 1154 - 1189. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation.