Urinary System Wordsearch
1. _____bladder__ Stores urine before it is excreted
2. _____calyx____ The renal pelvis is divided into the major and the minor ___ (singular)
3. _____capsule__ Surrounds the glomerulus (also called "Bowman's ___ )
4. _____collecting_ Stores urine that has passed from the distal tubule before heading to bladder
5. _____capsule__ The outer area of the kidney, it forms a shell around the medulla.
6. _____cystitis___ An inflammation of the bladder, also known as a bladder infection
7. _____dialysis___ A procedure that cleans the blood of patients who do not have functioning kidneys
8. _____glomerulus_ A tangled cluster of blood capillaries, filtration starts here.
9. _____interlobar__ The renal artery gives rise to these arteries, which pass between the renal pyramids
10. ____kidneys___ Bean shaped organ that lies on either side of the vertebral column and filters the blood
11. ____medulla___ The inner region of the kidney, which contains the renal pyramids
12. ____micturation__ The act of urination
13. ____nephron____ The functional unit of the kidney.
14. ____pelvis______ A funnel shaped sac found within the renal sinus; renal ____
15. ____sinus______ The depression on the medial side of the kideny; renal ____
16. ____reabsorption_____ Occurs in the proximal tubule, water is returned to the blood
17. ____ureter_____ Tubes that lead from the kidney and deliver blood to the bladder
18. ____urethra____ This tube carries urine outside the body
19. ____transitional__ Type of epithelium that lines the bladder
20. ____renal_________ A word that means "pertaining to the kidneys"
Urinary System Resources
Google Slides | Student Handout Packet
Label and Color the Urinary System
Kidney Coloring showing Nephrons and Tubules
Urinary System Labeling (Slide version, Drag and Drop)