Across
- 2. muscular sac in the pelvis
- 5. last place urine passes through before entering the pelvis
- 8. a tube that carries urine
- 10. u shaped tube that recovers water from the urine.
- 11. filter to remove wastes
- 13. the functional unit of the kidney
- 14. reclaim in the collecting duct
- 15. It is the body's breakdown of proteins
- 16. it helps keep urine in the bladder
- 17. the building of proteins
- 18. carries blood from the heart to the kidney
Down
- 1. is the process whereby certain molecules are reabsorbed from the filtrate as they pass through the nephron.
- 3. carry the blood filitered by the kidney
- 4. a cup-like sack at the beginning of the tubular component
- 6. the smallest of the body's blood vessels
- 7. another word for pee
- 8. pushes water through a semipermeable membrane
- 9. used for selective re-absorption of glucose
- 12. regulate water and substances by filtering blood
- 13. it is a source of energy