Across
- 3. Outer portion of the kidney.
- 5. inflammation of the glomerulus.
- 7. Hollow muscular organ that collects and stores urine.
- 11. veins that drain the kidney.
- 13. Machine used to substitute kidneys in cases of kidney failure.
- 15. Carries blood from the heart to the ureter.
- 17. Inflammation of the urinary bladder.
- 18. Cluster of capillaries where filtration takes place.
- 19. Double-walled capsule surrounding the glomerulus.
- 20. The structure that produces urine.
- 21. Innermost part of the kidney.
- 23. External opening of the urethra where urine exits the body.
- 24. Unable to control the release of urine.
- 25. Small structures that receive urine from the collecting duct for passage into the ureter.
Down
- 1. Tough fibrous layer surrounding the kidney.
- 2. Portion of nephron between the loop of henle and the collecting tubule.
- 4. Part of a nephron that collects the urine from the distal convoluted tubule and discharges it into the pelvis of the kidney.
- 6. Kidneys lose the ability to sufficiently filter waste from blood.
- 8. Portion of a nephron that leads to the proximal convoluted tubule to the distal convoluted tubule.
- 9. Pair of bean-shaped organs located between the peritoneum and the back muscles.
- 10. Part of nephron where glucose, sodium, chloride and water are reabsorbed.
- 12. Tube that connects the bladder to the outside of the body.
- 14. Medical term for bedwetting.
- 16. Funnel-shaped structure that receives urine from the collecting duct for passage into the ureter.
- 21. Stones made out of crystalized phosphate and uric acid that occur within the kidneys.
- 22. Tube that connects and carries urine from the kidneys to the bladder.