Urinary System - Anatomy

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Across
  1. 3. a kidney stone
  2. 5. the canal through which urine passes from the bladder to the outside of the body
  3. 9. a smooth, collapsible muscular sac that stores urine temporarily
  4. 11. a nonselective, passive process in which fluid passes from the blood into the glomerular capsule part of the renal tubule
  5. 12. filtrate containing waste and excess ions excreted by the kidneys
  6. 13. the system primarily responsible for water, electrolyte,and acid-base balance and the removal of nitrogenous wastes from the blood.
  7. 14. the main nitrogen-containing waste excreted in the urine
Down
  1. 1. organs that filter blood and remove waste products, excess fluid, and toxins from the body.
  2. 2. encloses a glomerulus; also called the Bowman's capsule.
  3. 4. tubes that carry urine from kidney to bladder
  4. 6. structural and functional units of the kidney
  5. 7. a second hormone that helps regulate blood composition and blood volume by acting on the kidneys
  6. 8. the term used to compare how much heavier urine is than distilled water
  7. 10. a knot of coiled capillaries in the kidney; forms the filtrate