The Urinary and Adrenal Systems Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• renal sinus : makes up the central portion of the kidney. houses the renal artery/vein, fatty fibrous tissue, nerves, and lymphatics. primarily composed of the collecting system and renal hilum.
• nephron : functional unit of the kidney.
• gerota fascia : surrounds the kidney and perirenal fat. anchors the kidneys and limits any infection arising from them.
• major calyces : portion of the infundibulum in the renal sinus that receives urine from the minor calyces and then conveys it to the renal pelvis.
• filtration : first step in urine formation. takes place in the glomerulus.
• renin : hormone released by the juxtaglomerular apparatus in the nephron in response to decreased blood volume. an angiotensinogen in the blood to increase systemic pressure.
• morison pouch : peritoneal space separating the right kidney from the liver. also known as the subhepatic recess or hepatorenal recess.
• renal : pertaining to the kidney, a part of the urinary system.
• renal hilum : medial portion of the renal sinus, where the renal artery enters the kidney and the renal vein and ureter exit.
• ureters : begin in the kidney as the renal pelvis to transport urine to the urinary bladder.
• adrenal cortex : outer layer of the adrenal gland; contains three zines that produce steroid hormones, also called corticoids.
• renal cortex : outer portion of renal parenchyma that contains the renal corpuscle and the proximal and distal convoluted tubules of the nephron.
• renal pelvis : upper expanded end of the ureter that receives urine from the major calyces.
• adrenal medulla : inner layer of the adrenal gland that produces epinephrine and norepinephrine hormones.
• trigone : portion of the bladder wall defined by imaginary lines that form a triangle that corresponds to or joins the orifices of the ureters and urethra.
• urinary bladder : an elastic, muscular sac that collects urine from the ureters before it is excreted through the urethra.