Across
- 3. This structure within the nephron is responsible for glucose, amino acid, and oligopeptide reabsorption
- 4. What fluid is filtered at the glomerulus?
- 5. This term describes the inflammation of the glomeruli and associated small blood vessels of the kidney
- 10. Describes the capillaries that interact with Bowman's capsule (Hint! Stems from the latin word for ball of thread)
- 11. This term describes an acute kidney disease caused by a UTI
- 12. The reabsorption of this organic compound occurs in the Medullary Collecting Duct and is controlled by the release of ADH
- 15. The functional unit of the kidney
- 17. The Renal _______ is the lighter-colored outer area of the kidney
- 18. Renal veins empty into this large venous structure
- 20. These arteries branch from the segmental arteries and pass the medullary pyramids towards the cortex
Down
- 1. This artery branches into five segmental arteries that enter the hilum
- 2. This structure surrounds the glomerulus and serves as a point of diffusion for blood plasma
- 6. These types of nephrons make up 20% of the total nephron population
- 7. This term describes endothelial cells with small openings in their walls
- 8. This term describes the fluid and small solutes that pass into the capsular space
- 9. The Renal _______ is the area of the kidney which has a high salt concentration
- 13. This syndrome describes leaky podocytes which allow proteins to pass from blood into the urine
- 14. This structure within the nephron is located in the medulla and has a descending limb and an ascending limb
- 16. These types of nephrons make up 80% of the total nephron population
- 19. This acronym describes the major barrier to the passage of negatively charged substances, large solutes, and proteins from the fenestrated endothelium