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Functional units of lungs?
Alveoli
What is the most basic functional unit of what is the most basic functional unit of an organism?
The cell is the most basic functional unit of an organism. It is the smallest structural and functional unit that can carry out all the processes necessary for life.
What is name of the tiny air-sacs at the end of smallest bronchioles in the lungs?
alveoli. they are the basic functional unit of the lungs. it is where gas exchange occurs.
What is the smallest structural and functional unit of the kidney?
The smallest functional andstructural unit of kidney is called as -
What is the functional unit of a organ?
the unit impulse function g(t)
Why are aveoli called the functional units of the lungs?
Because they are the lining of the lungs that begin the process of taking oxygen out of the air and into the blood stream. They are the parts that actually coe into contact with the "air" and are therefore called the functional part of the lungs.
What is the smallest functional and structural unit of protein?
The smallest structural unit of a protein is the amino acid. The smallest functional unit of a protein is a little ambiguous, because some might consider the amino acid to be functional (after all, some can function as neurotransmitters). Or, some might consider the peptide (di, tri, etc) to be a functional unit. One could argue what exactly is the smallest functional unit of a protein.
What is the functional unit of heart?
myocytes
Which is the functional unit of a kidney?
nephron.
Is the nerve the functional unit of the nervous system?
No. The functional unit of the nervous system is the neuron. Neurons group together to form nerves.
What is the the microscopic structure of the functional unit of the kidney and the of urine production?
The microscopic, functional unit of the kidney and the site of urine-production is the Nephron.
Which structure is the functional unit of the kidney that forms urine?
This unit is called the nephron.nephronnephronsglomerulus/ glomeruli and associated nephronsnephrons
