Urinary System
Across
- 3. A coiled tube that reabsorbs most of the filtered substances (8,10,6).
- 6. A coiled tube that regulates water and electrolyte balance (6,10,6).
- 7. The tip of a renal pyramid that opens into a calyx (7).
- 10. The smooth muscle that contracts to expel urine (8,6).
- 11. The outer layer of the kidney, containing nephrons (6).
- 13. The artery that supplies blood to the kidney (5,6).
- 17. A cup-shaped structure that surrounds the glomerulus (7,7).
- 19. A smooth muscle sphincter that controls the flow of urine (8,8,9).
- 22. A gland that sits atop the kidney and produces hormones (7,5).
- 23. A skeletal muscle sphincter that allows voluntary control of urination (8,8,9).
Down
- 1. A muscular sac like organ that stores urine (7,7).
- 2. The inner layer of the kidney, divided into pyramids (7).
- 4. A tube that carries urine from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body (7).
- 5. A funnel-shaped structure that collects urine from the calyces (6).
- 8. Main organ of the urinary system (6)
- 9. A tube that carries urine from the distal convoluted tubules to the renal pelvis (10,4).
- 12. A triangular area at the base of the bladder formed by the openings of the ureters and urethra (7).
- 14. The vein that carries blood away from the kidney (5,5).
- 15. A U-shaped loop that descends into the medulla and then ascends back to the cortex (4,2,5).
- 16. Functional unit of the kidney (7).
- 18. A network of capillaries within Bowman's capsule (10).
- 20. Triangular-shaped structures in the medulla that contain collecting ducts (7).
- 21. A tube that carries urine from the renal pelvis to the urinary bladder (6).