Across
- 3. a kidney stone
- 5. the canal through which urine passes from the bladder to the outside of the body
- 9. a smooth, collapsible muscular sac that stores urine temporarily
- 11. a nonselective, passive process in which fluid passes from the blood into the glomerular capsule part of the renal tubule
- 12. filtrate containing waste and excess ions excreted by the kidneys
- 13. the system primarily responsible for water, electrolyte,and acid-base balance and the removal of nitrogenous wastes from the blood.
- 14. the main nitrogen-containing waste excreted in the urine
Down
- 1. organs that filter blood and remove waste products, excess fluid, and toxins from the body.
- 2. encloses a glomerulus; also called the Bowman's capsule.
- 4. tubes that carry urine from kidney to bladder
- 6. structural and functional units of the kidney
- 7. a second hormone that helps regulate blood composition and blood volume by acting on the kidneys
- 8. the term used to compare how much heavier urine is than distilled water
- 10. a knot of coiled capillaries in the kidney; forms the filtrate