(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.
It is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Gary is spear. Transferred use of a surname, which probably derives from a Norman given name of Germanic origin,a a short form of names starting with gar.American industrialist Elbert H Gary gave his name to the steel town of Gary, Indiana in 1906.The a in the town name is pronounced as air, giving rise to the common respelling Garry. The name was made famous since the 1930s due to actor Gary Cooper. It is now also used as a pet form of Gareth and Garfield.Cartoonists Garry Trudeau, Gary Larson; actors Gary Sinise, Gary Oldman.merican industrialist Elbert H Gary gave his name to the steel town of Gary, Indiana in 1906. The a in the town name is pronounced as air, giving rise to the common respelling Garry. The name was made famous since the 1930s due to actor Gary Cooper. It is now also used as a pet form of Gareth and Garfield.