Excretory System Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• kidney : principal organ of excretion
• urethra : tube that leaves the bladder
• protein : blood cells and _ are not filterable
• water : 99% of this is reabsorbed back into the blood
• pyelonephritis : kidney infection
• urea : primary nitrogenous waste
• uremia : urinary infection that spreads to the blood
• convoluted : word that means twisted
• medulla : middle portion of kidney
• afferent : arteriole going into the glomerulus
• nephron : functional unit of the kidney
• acidosis : when ph is less than 7.4
• distal : convoluted tubule that moves drugs, ammonia, and hydrogen ions from blood to urine
• ureter : tube from kidney to bladder
• cortex : outer portion of kidney
• bladder : storage area for urine
• pelvis : innermost portion of the kidney
• urethritis : infection of the urethra
• cystitis : infection of the bladder
• alkalosis : when ph is above 7.4
• efferent : arteriole coming out of glomerulus
• glomerulus : bundle of capillaries found in nephron
• peritubular : _ capillary network
• uric acid : 2 words - causes gout
• proximal : convoluted tubule that returns glucose to the blood