The Urinary System Word Search
The Urinary System, as a word search. 12 words drawn from the parts and systems of the human body sit hidden in a 15×15 letter grid, running in every direction. Drag across a word to claim it, and clear the board to finish.
Words to find: KIDNEYS, BLADDER, URETERS, URETHRA, NEPHRON, CORTEX, MEDULLA, PELVIS, GLOMERULUS, FILTRATION, REABSORPTION, SECRETION.
Found words stay highlighted, so the grid gets easier to read as you go and the final few tend to fall quickly.
The Urinary System word list, defined
- KIDNEYS /ˈkɪdniz/ · noun
- Either of a pair of organs in the body that filter waste products from the blood and regulate the balance of fluids. Related: renal glands, nephridia, excretory organs, kidney beans.
- BLADDER /ˈblædər/ · noun
- A flexible sac in the body, most commonly the urinary bladder, that stores fluid before it is expelled; also, an inflatable bag or container made of rubber or similar material. Related: sac, vesica, bag, cyst.
- URETHRA /ˈjuːrɪθrə/ · noun
- The tube that carries urine from the bladder out of the body in both males and females, but in males it also carries semen. Related: urethral canal, urinary canal, water pipe, duct.
- NEPHRON /ˈnɛfrɒn/ · noun
- A small unit of structure in a kidney that filters waste from the blood. It is the functional unit of the kidney, responsible for the reabsorption of water and the excretion of waste products. Related: unit, structure, filter, excretory.
- CORTEX /ˈkɔːr.tɛks/ · noun
- The outer layer of an organ or structure, especially the deeply folded grey matter covering the cerebrum of the brain, responsible for higher functions such as thought, language, memory, and perception. Related: outer layer, grey matter, mantle, covering.
- MEDULLA /ˈmɛdʒələ/ · noun
- The innermost part of the brain, including the pons and the cerebellum, or the innermost part of a root or stem of a plant. In anatomy, the medulla oblongata is the lowest part of the brainstem. Related: brainstem, pons, cerebellum, hypophysis.
- PELVIS /ˈpɛlvɪs/ · noun
- The bony structure forming the base of the spine and the socket of the hip joint, consisting of the ilium, ischium, and pubis bones. In anatomy, the pelvis is also the lower part of the trunk of the body, extending from the base of the spine to the thighs. Related: hips, pelvic girdle, sacrum, coccyx.
- GLOMERULUS /ˈɡlɒmərələs/ · noun
- A small cluster of blood vessels in the kidney that filters waste from the blood. In the brain, a glomerulus is a small group of nerve cells. Related: cluster, group, aggregate, collection.
- FILTRATION /fɪlˈtreɪʃən/ · noun
- The process of passing a liquid or gas through a filter in order to remove suspended particles or impurities. More broadly, the action or process of filtering something, including the selective exclusion of information or people. Related: straining, sieving, sifting, purification.
- REABSORPTION /riːˈæbsɔrpʃən/ · noun
- The process of taking something back in or absorbing it again, especially a substance that has been excreted or removed from the body. In biology, the reabsorption of nutrients and water in the kidneys. Related: absorption, reuptake, recapture, reincorporation.
- SECRETION /sɛkˈrɛʃən/ · noun
- The process or act of secreting, or a substance secreted by an organ or gland. A substance produced and discharged by an organ or gland. Related: excretion, discharge, emission, effusion.
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