Kidney Anatomy and Physiology

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Across
  1. 3. This structure within the nephron is responsible for glucose, amino acid, and oligopeptide reabsorption
  2. 4. What fluid is filtered at the glomerulus?
  3. 5. This term describes the inflammation of the glomeruli and associated small blood vessels of the kidney
  4. 10. Describes the capillaries that interact with Bowman's capsule (Hint! Stems from the latin word for ball of thread)
  5. 11. This term describes an acute kidney disease caused by a UTI
  6. 12. The reabsorption of this organic compound occurs in the Medullary Collecting Duct and is controlled by the release of ADH
  7. 15. The functional unit of the kidney
  8. 17. The Renal _______ is the lighter-colored outer area of the kidney
  9. 18. Renal veins empty into this large venous structure
  10. 20. These arteries branch from the segmental arteries and pass the medullary pyramids towards the cortex
Down
  1. 1. This artery branches into five segmental arteries that enter the hilum
  2. 2. This structure surrounds the glomerulus and serves as a point of diffusion for blood plasma
  3. 6. These types of nephrons make up 20% of the total nephron population
  4. 7. This term describes endothelial cells with small openings in their walls
  5. 8. This term describes the fluid and small solutes that pass into the capsular space
  6. 9. The Renal _______ is the area of the kidney which has a high salt concentration
  7. 13. This syndrome describes leaky podocytes which allow proteins to pass from blood into the urine
  8. 14. This structure within the nephron is located in the medulla and has a descending limb and an ascending limb
  9. 16. These types of nephrons make up 80% of the total nephron population
  10. 19. This acronym describes the major barrier to the passage of negatively charged substances, large solutes, and proteins from the fenestrated endothelium