QAHS Water and Waste Word Scramble
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Definitions | Word/ Phrase |
Organ which controls water balance in the body. | Kidney |
Blood vessel which carries blood to the kidney. | Renal Artery |
Blood vessel which carries blood away from the kidney. | Renal Vein |
Organ which carries urine from the kidney to the bladder. | Ureter |
Organ which stores urine until it is released from the body. | Bladder |
Organ which carries urine from the bladder out of the body. | Urethra |
Small unit which makes up the kidney. | Nephron |
Network of capillaries which filters the blood to form filtrate. | Glomerulus |
Part of the nephron which collects the filtrate. | Bowman's Capsule |
Part of the nephron which carries filtrate. | Tubule |
Surrounds the nephron and collects the substances which have been reabsorbed from the filtrate | Capillary |
Collects the urine made in the nephron and transports it to the ureter. | Collecting Duct |
Part of the brain which monitors the water content of the blood. | Hypothalamus |
Organ which releases the hormone ADH. | Pituitary Gland |
ADH | Antidiuretic Hormone |
Substance which is completely reabsorbed from the filtrate in the tubule. | Glucose |
Substance which is never reabsorbed in the kidney. | Urea |
Substance from which urea is made. | Amino acids |
Organ where urea is made. | Liver |
Substances which may be partially reabsorbed in the kidney. | Water and Salts |
Process by which useful substances are reabsorbed in the Kidney. | Reabsorption |
Process carried out at the very start of the nephron. | Filtration |
Effect ADH has on the tubule. | Makes the tubule more permeable to water |
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