Urinary Anatomy Crossword
Across 9. Sphincter with involuntary control 11. Outer region of the kidney 13. contain the calycees 14. middle area of the kidneys 15. Attaches adrenal gland to the kidney and anchors them to the body wall 16. Bladder Stores urine. 18. Transparent but strong membrane that prevents infections from reaching the kidney. 19. Duct that functions to drain the urinary bladder 20. smooth muscle of the bladder 21. Sphincter that can be voluntarily controlled 22. first division of the renal arteries 23. Inferior triangular region of the bladder 24. which provide capillary networks Down 1. carry urine to the ureter 2. Drains blood from the kidneys 3. made of transitional epithelial tissue 4. carry urine and merge to the major calyces 5. Delivers blood to the kidneys 6. Cleft that leads to the space within the kidney 7. Paired organs on the dorsal lumbar wall 8. carry blood vessels 10. Attaches kidney to body wall & protects it from trauma. 11. cone shaped structures that contain nephrons 12. Paired tubes that drain urine from the kidneys to the bladder. 17. curve over the medullary pyramids