Down
| 1. | thin but tough membrane that surrounds the kidney (2 words) |
| 2. | scientific name for urination (or removing urine from body) |
| 3. | cavities that lead to the middle part of the kidney |
| 5. | body system involved in removing waste products from body (2 words) |
| 6. | to release liquid wastes |
| 7. | tubes leading from the kidney to the bladder |
| 8. | replacement of a diseased or damaged kidney by a healthy donated one (2 words) |
| 9. | part of the nephron where reabsorption occurs (2 words) |
| 10. | organs that remove solid waste (2 words) |
| 13. | blood vessel that carries blood away from the kidney (2 words) |
| 15. | inward curve of the kidney |
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Across
| 1. | inner layer of kidney that leads to the ureter (2 words) |
| 4. | waste product of many body processes, which contains one part nitrogen to two parts hydrogen. It is produced when bacteria breaks down urea. |
| 11. | blood vessel that carries blood to the kidney (2 words) |
| 12. | thick tube that goes from the bladder to outside the body |
| 14. | ring of muscles at opening of bladder (2 words) |
| 16. | excretory organs in skin (2 words) |
| 17. | fluid waste excreted by kidneys, commonly known as "pee" |
| 18. | a procedure to filter blood when kidneys are not working properly |
| 19. | outer layer of the kidney that contains the kidney's filtering structures |
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