Across
- 4. process of returning useful substances from filtrate to blood
- 6. cluster of capillaries where blood filtration begins
- 9. hormone that regulates sodium and water balance
- 12. tube that carries urine from kidney to bladder
- 14. structure that surrounds the glomerulus and collects filtrate
- 15. funnel-shaped structure that collects urine before it enters the ureter
- 16. nephron segment where most reabsorption occurs
- 18. inner region of the kidney with pyramids that concentrate urine
Down
- 1. tube that carries urine out of the body
- 2. bladder hollow organ that stores urine before elimination
- 3. process of removing wastes and excess substances from blood
- 5. functional unit of the kidney where filtration occurs
- 7. filters blood to remove wastes and regulate fluid balance
- 8. process of adding wastes from blood into filtrate
- 9. hormone that increases water reabsorption in kidneys
- 10. outer region of the kidney containing nephrons
- 11. part of nephron that concentrates urine by reabsorbing water and salts
- 13. tubule nephron segment involved in secretion and selective reabsorption
- 17. liquid waste produced by the kidneys