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The Urinary System
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urinary system : The organs that produce, store, and eliminate urine
kidneys : maintains water and salt in the blood
bladder : The muscular sac behind the pubic bone
urethra : The tube that connects the bladder to the genitals
ureter : The tube that carries urine from the kidney to the bladder
eight : The ureters are about _____ to ten inches long
nephrons : The kidney is made up of about one million units called _______
glomerulus : Each of the many nephrons are made up of a tiny filter, called a ______
kidney stones : ______ ______ can form when salt and other wastes collect inside the kidneys
kidney disease : It is the ninth leading cause of death in the United States
UTI : When the ureters become blocked and stops the flow of urine to the bladder
bacterial infections : When bacteria gets into the ureters and bladder
The Urinary System
Across:1. | ______ ______ can form when salt and other wastes collect inside the kidneys | 3. | The muscular sac behind the pubic bone | 6. | The tube that carries urine from the kidney to the bladder |
| 8. | The organs that produce, store, and eliminate urine | 9. | The tube that connects the bladder to the genitals | 11. | When bacteria gets into the ureters and bladder |
| | Down:1. | maintains water and salt in the blood | 2. | The kidney is made up of about one million units called _______ | 4. | Each of the many nephrons are made up of a tiny filter, called a ______ |
| 5. | It is the ninth leading cause of death in the United States | 7. | The ureters are about _____ to ten inches long | 10. | When the ureters become blocked and stops the flow of urine to the bladder |
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The Urinary System
Across:1. | ______ ______ can form when salt and other wastes collect inside the kidneys | 3. | The muscular sac behind the pubic bone | 6. | The tube that carries urine from the kidney to the bladder |
| 8. | The organs that produce, store, and eliminate urine | 9. | The tube that connects the bladder to the genitals | 11. | When bacteria gets into the ureters and bladder |
| | Down:1. | maintains water and salt in the blood | 2. | The kidney is made up of about one million units called _______ | 4. | Each of the many nephrons are made up of a tiny filter, called a ______ |
| 5. | It is the ninth leading cause of death in the United States | 7. | The ureters are about _____ to ten inches long | 10. | When the ureters become blocked and stops the flow of urine to the bladder |
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