Across
- 3. - Organ that filters waste products from the blood.
- 6. - Tubes that carry urine from the kidneys to the bladder.
- 8. - The outer layer of the kidney.
- 10. - Relating to the system responsible for producing and excreting urine.
- 12. - Small tubes within the nephron involved in reabsorption and secretion.
- 14. - The inner part of the kidney.
- 15. - Inflammation of the kidneys.
Down
- 1. - A treatment for kidney failure.
- 2. - A surgical procedure to replace a diseased kidney with a healthy one from a donor.
- 4. - The functional unit of the kidney responsible for filtration.
- 5. - A tiny cluster of blood vessels within the nephron.
- 7. - Relating to the kidneys.
- 9. - The process by which the kidneys filter blood.
- 11. - Organ that stores urine.
- 13. - An enzyme involved in regulating blood pressure.