The Kidneys
Across
- 3. The most common histologic type of acute cellular rejection in renal allografts.
- 7. Arteries located at the corticomedullary junction that run parallel to the base of the renal pyramids.
- 10. Dilation of the renal pelvis and calyces secondary to complete or incomplete urinary tract obstruction.
- 11. Congenitally small kidney resulting from incomplete metanephric development, showing normal architecture and function.
- 13. The histological pattern of acute humoral or cell-mediated renal transplant rejection affecting blood vessel walls.
Down
- 1. Common benign renal hamartoma composed of blood vessels, smooth muscle cells, and mature adipose tissue.
- 2. Anatomical eponym for normal renal cortex projecting deeper into the parenchyma between pyramids, known as Columns of ______.
- 4. Renal arteries that course between the pyramids along the Columns of Bertin toward the corticomedullary junction.
- 5. Common congenital anomaly characterized by the fusion of the lower poles of both kidneys across the midline.
- 6. Severe life-threatening necrotizing renal parenchymal infection characterized by intrarenal gas formation.
- 8. Presence of purulent exudate or pus within an obstructed renal collecting system.
- 9. Eponym for the CT and ultrasound classification system used to categorize renal cystic lesions based on malignancy risk.
- 12. Normal variant characterized by a focal bulge on the lateral border of the left kidney due to splenic compression: dromedary ______.