Across
- 1. middle layer of kidney
- 2. innermost layer of kidney
- 3. connective tissue that holds kidneys against dorsal muscles
- 4. responsible for eliminating waste from body
- 7. knot of blood capillaries where blood is filtered
- 8. protects kidney
- 10. sudden contraction of the bladder
- 11. small hard deposit that is painful when passed
- 13. inability to control urination
- 14. tubes carry urine from renal pelvis to urinary bladder
- 17. muscular sac that stores urine until released
- 20. tube transports urine to outside of body
- 21. position of the kidneys
- 23. each kidney contains over 1 Million of them
Down
- 1. bring blood into kidneys
- 5. outermost layer of kidney
- 6. carry filtered and deoxygenated blood out
- 9. forms a cup-like sac around the glomerulus
- 12. muscle controls the flow of urine
- 15. transparent tissue that encloses kidney tissues
- 16. hollow muscular organ stores urine
- 18. long winding tube transports filtrate towards ureter
- 19. waste product of the urinary system
- 20. an illness in any part of the urinary tract
- 22. bladder infection