Urinary System Final Project Crossword

The rate at which a chemical is removed from the plasma.
This leads to the Glomerulus.
Kidneys appear scarred and grainy, kidney cells die, renal tubules thicken.
19.5 cm long, dual function, 3 sections
A kidney contains about 1 million functional units called these.
This is directly proportional to the net filtration pressure.
A tube that conveys urine from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body.
4 cm long, eternal urethra orifice is anterior to the vaginal orifice.
This enters each kidney through the hilum and continues to branch to the nephrons.
Large, vascular smooth muscle cells of the afferent arteriole.
leads away from the glomerulus
A hollow distensible,muscular organ located within the pelvic cavity, posterior to the pubic symphysis and inferior to the parietal peritoneum.
Extends from glomerular capsule to collecting duct
Certian conditions override autoregulation inculding when GFR increases.
Tall, closley packed cells of the ascending limb.
A reddish brown bean-shaped organ with a smooth surface.
A product of nucleic acid metabolism.
A by product of amino acid catobolism