Across
- using energy to generate osmotic gradient for reabsorption of water (33)
- connect Bowman's capsule to the loop of Henle (26)
- hormone system for regulation of plasma sodium concentration and BP (37)
- proximal convoluted tubules arises (12)
- contains parts of the loop of Henle (7)
- hollow muscular organ (15)
- low simple cuboidal epithelium (20)
- dilated proximal part of the ureter (12)
- point of entry and exit of ureter, renal vein and artery (5)
- hollow muscular organ (7)
- peritubular capillaries of the loop of Henle (10)
- wrap around capillaries leaving slits for filtrations (8)
- network of capillaries at the beginning of a nephron (10)
- collection of renal tubules draining into a single collecting duct (13)
- consists of podocytes (14)
- connect proximal convoluted tubule to distal convoluted tubule with varying size epithelial cells (13)
- transitional becomes pseudostratified columnar and stratified columnar, then stratified squamous (7)
- closely packed specialized cells lining the wall of the cortical thick ascending limb of the loop of Henle (12)
- contains the renal corpuscles and the renal tubules (6)
- tells your kidneys how much water to conserve (20)
- pericytes outside the glomerulus, near the vascular pole (31)
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Down
- simple squamous second part of loop (19)
- tubes made of smooth muscle fibers (6)
- pericytes in the kidney (14)
- transitional epithelium (10)
- blood filtering consisting of a glomerulus and Bowman's capsule (15)
- simple squamous first part of loop (20)
- diverge into the capillaries of the glomerulus (18)
- specialized smooth muscle cells that synthesize, store, and secrete renin (21)
- area between visceral and parietal layers of Bowman’s capsule (13)
- filter waste products from the blood (6)
- multiple layers of epithelial cells which can contract and expand (23)
- lined with short simple cuboidal cells (24)
- formed by straight parallel segments of nephrons and collecting ducts (17)
- macula densa, juxtaglomerular cells and extragomerular mesangial cells next to the glomerulus (25)
- consists of simple squamous epithelium (14)
- tiny blood vessels surrounding proximal and distal tubules and loop of Henle (21)
- most proximal part of the collecting duct system (17)
- convergence of the capillaries of the glomerulus (18)
- cup-like sack at the beginning of the tubular component of a nephron (15)
- connect nephrons to a minor calyx or renal pelvis (15)
- afferent and efferent arterioles enter Bowman's capsule (13)
- basic structural and functional unit of the kidney (7)
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