bladder
1. Stores urine before it is excreted
calyx
2. The renal pelvis is divided into the major and the minor ___ (singular)
capsule
3. Surrounds the glomerulus (also called “Bowman’s ___ )
collecting
4. Duct that stores urine that has passed through the distal tubule
cortex
5. The outer area of the kidney, it forms a shell around the medulla.
cytisis
6. An inflammation of the bladder, also known as a bladder infection
dialysis
7. A procedure that cleans the blood of patients who do not have functioning kidneys
glomerulus
8. A tangled cluster of blood capillaries, filtration starts here.
interlobar
9. The renal artery gives rise to these arteries, which pass between the renal pyramids
kidney
10. Bean shaped organ that lies on either side of the vertebral column and filters the blood
medulla
11. The inner region of the kidney, which contains the renal pyramids
micturination
12. The act of urination
nephron
13. The functional unit of the kidney.
pelvis
14. A funnel shaped sac found within the renal sinus; renal ____
sinus
15. The depression on the medial side of the kideny; renal ____
urine
16. Occurs in the proximal tubule, water is returned to the blood
ureter
17. Tubes that lead from the kidney and deliver blood to the bladder
urethra
18. This tube carries urine outside the body
transitional
19. Type of epithelium that lines the bladder
renal
20. A word that means “pertaining to the kidneys”
