(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.
JOHN PLEASANT BURTON (RICHARD BURTON6) was born July 3, 1758 in Henrico County, Virginia and died July 4, 1836 in Lawrence County, Indiana. He married SUSANNA STAMPER in 1779 in Ashe County, North Carolina, daughter of JONATHAN STAMPER and RACHEL PARKS.BRAHAM BURTON (THOMAS BURTON3) was born 1669 in Henrico County, Virginia and died 1736 in Amelia County, Virginia. He married ANNE FEATHERSTONE about 1693. She was the daughter of CHARLES FEATHERSTONE and REBECCA of Henrico County, Virginia.