Genitourinary System Crossword

Are a pair of organs that are found on either side of the spine, just below the rib cage in the back
Is a hormone produced primarily by the kidneys. It plays a key role in the production of red blood cells (RBCs), which carry oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body.
Is a synthetic version of Vitamin D3 used to treat calcium deficiency with hypoparathyroidism (decreased functioning of the parathyroid glands) and metabolic bone disease in people with chronic kidney failure
the action or process of filtering something
the process of absorbing something again
a process by which substances are produced and discharged from a cell, gland, or organ for a particular function in the organism or for excretion.
a pituitary hormone which acts to promote the retention of water by the kidneys and increase blood pressure.
a corticosteroid hormone which stimulates absorption of sodium by the kidneys and so regulates water and salt balance.
an enzyme secreted by and stored in the kidneys which promotes the production of the protein angiotensin.
a protein whose presence in the blood promotes aldosterone secretion and tends to raise blood pressure.
the duct by which urine passes from the kidney to the bladder or cloaca.
the action of urinating
is an infection in any part of your urinary system your kidneys, ureters, bladder and urethra.
the formation of stony concretions in the bladder or urinary tract.
is a hollow muscular, and distensible (or elastic) organ, that sits on the pelvic floor.
the narrow passage forming the lower end of the uterus.
the female gonad or reproductive gland, in which the ova and the hormones that regulate female secondary sex characteristics develop
the final section of the large intestine, terminating at the anus.
Funnel-shaped structures that act as passageway of urine from the papillary ducts to the renal pelvis
the inner region of an organ or tissue, especially when it is distinguishable from the outer region or cortex (as in a kidney, an adrenal gland, or hair).
a small rounded protuberance on a part or organ of the body.
a triangular region or tissue, particularly the area at the base of the urinary bladder, between the openings of the ureters and urethra.
refers to the part of an organ or gland where structures such as blood vessels, nerves, ducts, etc. enter or emerge from an anatomic part
small branch of an artery leading into capillaries.
a gland surrounding the neck of the bladder in male and releasing prostatic fluid.
a highly convoluted duct behind the testis, along which sperm passes to the vas deferens
an organ which produces spermatozoa (male reproductive cells).
female mammal either of a pair of tubes along which eggs travel from the ovaries to the uterus.
watery, typically yellowish fluid stored in the bladder and discharged through the urethra
In anatomy, a sac-like enlargement of a canal or duct.
is the portion of the broad ligament of the uterus that suspends the ovaries
is part of the lining of the abdominal cavity in higher vertebrates
the external female genitalia that surround the opening to the vagina
In the kidney, a tiny ball-shaped structure composed of capillary blood vessels actively involved in the filtration of the blood to form urine
The structural and functional unit of the kidney
obstruction is a blockage at the point where part of the kidney attaches to one of the tubes to the bladder
are veins that drain the kidney
normally arise off the left interior side of the abdominal aorta
The tube that connects the testes with the urethra
each of a pair of glands which open into the vas deferens near to its junction with the urethra and secrete many of the components of semen.