Across
- 2. main detoxifying organ of the body
- 3. large number of structural and functional subunits that make up the kidneys
- 7. system of the body that perform excretion
- 12. regulation process of body fluids and salt level
- 13. the number of kidneys in a human
Down
- 1. necessary for preventing the build up of nitrogenous waste
- 4. solid masses of crystals that reside in the kidneys
- 5. the product of kidneys
- 6. gas that escapes the body during respiration
- 8. secretes waxy lipids, located on the skin
- 9. the main excretory organ of an insect
- 10. the inability of the kidney to filter wastes from the blood and maintain fluid homeostasis
- 11. coiled ball of capillaries within the Bowman's capsule