Provide definitions/explanations for the following terms:
$(1)$ Column of Bertini
$(2)$ Excretory unit (nephron)
$(1)$ Column of Bertini
$(2)$ Excretory unit (nephron)
(N/A) $(1)$ The renal cortex extends in between the medullary pyramids as renal columns,which are known as the columns of Bertini.
$(2)$ The nephron is the structural and functional unit of the kidney,responsible for the filtration of blood and the formation of urine.
$(2)$ The nephron is the structural and functional unit of the kidney,responsible for the filtration of blood and the formation of urine.
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