Grade 11 Excretion crossword puzzle

4. The regulation of the water content in the body fluids by the kidneys.
7. The tube that transports urine from the bladder to the exterior.
8. A double walled cup that is next to the glomerulus.
9. A method of artificially removing waste products from the bloodstream if the kidneys are unable to do so on their own.
13. Hormone that controls salt content in the human body.
14. The blood vessel which carries oxygenated blood, rich in metabolic waste products, to the kidney.
15. The process by which the body eliminates metabolic waste products.
17. The process in the functioning of the kidney during which foreign substances are actively added to the filtrate.

1. The type of epithelium that the renal tubule is made up of.
2. The condition when the kidneys stop functioning.
3. The process in the functioning of the kidney that occurs in the Malpighian body.
5. The process in the functioning kidney during which glucose is reabsorbed into the bloodstream.
6. The blood vessel that transports blood to the glomerulus.
10. The part of the kidney directly below the renal capsule
11. The structure that consists of the glomerulus and Bowmans capsule
12. Specialised cells with filtration slits located at the inner wall of the Bowmans capsule.
16. Structural and functional unit of the kidneys.