Kidney Crossword

Blood test that measures the amount of nitrogenous waste in the urine and serves as a measure of kidney function (abbreviation)
An overload of nitrogenous wastes due to renal failure
Painful urination
Surgical removal of the kidney
Functional unit of the kidney
Renal anatomic variation in which there is a bulge at the lateral border of the kidney, usually left
A common benign, well-defined, highly echogenic mass of the kidney
Medical term for kidney stones
Common cause of acute pyelonephritis (abbreviation)
Dilatation of the renal collecting system
Disease which is a leading cause of chronic renal failure
The most common malignant tumor of the kidney (abbreviation)
Layer of fibrous tissue covering the surface of the the kidney. Renal _________________________.
Kidney surface in contact with adrenal gland
Small arteries which course between medulla and cortex, running parallel to surface of kidney
Outer layer of the kidney, extending from capsule to base of pyramids and in between pyramids
Echogenic central cavity of kidney, containing vessels, collecting system and fat
Tangled capillary network, part of the renal corpuscle of the nephron
Blood test used along with BUN to measure kidney's ability to remove waste in the blood
Congenital anomaly in which the upper or lower poles of the kidneys are fused, creating a U-shaped structure anterior to the great vessels. _______________ kidney
Area of the kidney in which the renal pyramids are found