Renal Anatomy Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• gfr : rate at which the filtrate is made by the glomerulus (abbr.)
• medulla : inner portion of the kidney
• renin : hormone released by jga in response to low blood pressure which catalyzes the synthesis of angiotensin which works to increase blood pressure
• postrenal : type of failure caused by a defect which lies in the urinary tract after it exits the kidney
• reabsorption : process in which critical molecules reenter the peritubular capillaries from the filtrate in the tubule
• excretion : release of the final filtrate (urine) into the collecting ducts
• prerenal : type of failure caused by a defect in the blood supply before it reaches the kidneys
• vitamin d : the active form of this hormone is released by the kidneys and works to balance calcium and phosphorus
• hematuria : blood in the urine
• nephroticsyndrome : defect to the glomerular basement membrane resulting in massive proteinuria, hypoalbuminemia, hyperlipidemia, and lipiduria
• uricacid : likely chemical composition of a kidney stone found in a gout patient
• lipiduria : lipids in the urine
• bowmans : capsule which receives filtrate from glomerulus
• filtration : movement of small molecules and water from glomerulus into tubule
• erythropoietin : hormone released by the kidneys in response to o2 levels which increases rbc production in the bone marrow
• myoglobin : protein associated with acute skeletal and cardiac muscle injury
• ureter : tube connecting the renal pelvis to the bladder
• secretion : movement of substances from tubule into the blood of the peritubular capillaries
• rta : primary tubular defect affecting acid-base balance (abbr)
• proteinuria : proteins in the urine
• calculi : alternative name for renal stones
• agn : lesions of the glomerulus which may be caused by a kidney infection with group a beta streptococci and characterized by red blood cell casts (abbr.)