Kidney Disease
Across
- 6. pathological condition usually symptomatic of kidney disease
- 8. functional unit of the kidney
- 9. structure that performs first step in filtration of blood to form urine
- 11. structure that transports urine to bladder
- 13. nerve that innervates kidney (2 words)
- 15. abnormally elevated blood pressure condition
- 18. measure of kidney function (3 words)
- 19. steroid hormone responsible for sodium retention
- 20. medical treatment that filters toxins from blood and excess water
Down
- 1. innermost layer of kidney
- 2. name of syndrome resulting from elevated cortisol levels
- 3. condition resulting from elevated resting blood glucose levels
- 4. structure that creates concentration gradient in inner kidney (3 words)
- 5. condition that injures structures of kidneys that filter blood
- 7. results from minerals forming crystals in urine
- 10. stimulates red blood cell production
- 12. produced via sympathetic nervous system response
- 14. removal of kidney
- 16. relating to kidney
- 17. class of drug that relieve swelling