Urinary System Crossword

1. A tuft of blood capillaries nestled inside a cup like sac located at the end of each nephron.
4. Difficulty urinating and completely emptying the bladder.
9. Is inflammation (swelling and irritation) of the urethra.
12. A swelling at the bottom of one of the ureters.
13. Your body makes more pee than normal.
15. A rare disorder that causes the body to make too much urine.
16. Failure of the kidneys to produce urine.
17. A part of the nephron that forms a cup-like sack surrounding the glomerulus.
19. A genetic disorder that causes many fluid-filled cysts to grow in your kidneys.
20. A birth defect in boys where the opening of the urethra.
22. The chambers of the kidney through which urine passes.
24. The act or process of micturating : urination.
26. An infection in any part of the urinary system, the kidneys, bladder, or urethra.
27. Inflammation of the renal pelvis.

2. The production of abnormally small amounts of urine.
3. The inner part of the kidney.
5. The tube that lets urine leave your bladder and your body.
6. The organ that stores urine.
7. The smooth muscle component of the urinary bladder and facilitates contraction of the bladder wall during micturition.
8. The involuntary release of urine.
10. The enlargement of an organ or tissue caused by an increase in the reproduction rate of its cells
11. The duct by which urine passes
14. Aka kidney stones
18. The structure that actually produces urine.
20. Abnormal enlargement of a kidney, which may be caused by blockage of the ureter.
21. For inflammation of the bladder.
23. They are like washing machines for the blood in the body.
25. Inflammation of the substance of the kidney as a result of bacterial infection.