Across
- 2. enzyme secreted by the kidney that is part of a physiological system that regulates blood pressure.
- 5. producing less then 400 milligrams per urine day.
- 7. the functional units of the kidneys, consistine of a glomerulus and tubules.
- 9. a treatment that removes wastes and excess fluids from the blood after the kidneys have stopped functioning.
- 10. tube like structures of the nephron that process filtrate during urine production> The tubules are surrounded by capillaries the reabsorb substances retained by the tubules.
- 13. the retention and build-up of nitrogenous wastes in the blood.
- 14. Secreted by kidneys in response to decreased oxygen in tissues.
- 15. prescribed to treat hypertension and/or disorders associated with fluid overload
Down
- 1. a result of impaired kidney functions, nitrogen, containing wasters products- blood urea nitrogen (BUN) creatine and uric acid accumulate in the blood.
- 3. hormones created during a chemical reaction at the site where an injury or other issue occurs.
- 4. Will a patient be high or low in potassium with acute renal failure?
- 6. frequent urination.
- 8. the substances that pass through the glomerulus and travel through the nephron's tubules, eventually forming urine.
- 11. a tuft of capillaries within the nephron that filters water and solutes from blood as urine productions begin.
- 12. ducts the last portion of a nephrons tubule, where the final concentration of urine occurs. retained by tubule cells.