Urinary system vocabulary review
Across
- 5. The act of gathering something together.
- 8. A biological system that removes excess, unnecessary materials from the body fluids of an organism.
- 10. The process whereby fluids pass through a filter or a filtering medium.
- 12. Tubes that connect the kidneys to the bladder where urine travels through.
Down
- 1. A system which is consist of the kidneys, ureters, bladder, and the urethra that eliminates wastes from the body, regulate blood volume and blood pressure, control levels of electrolytes and metabolites, and regulate blood Ph.
- 2. Relating to, involving,or located in the region of the kidneys.
- 3. The situation that a system in which variables are regulated so that internal conditions remain stable and relatively constant.
- 4. A saclike organ that stores urine.
- 6. One of the organs that filter water and wastes from the blood, excrete products as urine, and regulate the concentration of certain substances in the blood.
- 7. The unit in the kidney that filters blood.
- 9. Duct through which urine is discharged.
- 11. The liquid excreted by the kidneys, stored in the bladder, and passed through the urethra to the outside of the body.