The Kidney

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K E Q E L E J F F B L E P Y P M L N B L U
A L A H N L H Q N F E X E N S U E V A N P
P O A E U U Y U P T A U P M K R E Y A F K
Q I I N N S D D W V C A U R U E A V W B R
A R U O M P R K Y F H S P N G N F N A U T
K E J P F A O O M E N U A M S A F O I G W
U T C D R C S O U N E L A W C L E I C U L
O R P C Q S T L K E P U N V S C R T A T H
W A L D F N A N D S H R O P G A E A E E B
R T N D V A T B G T R E P L B P N L O K A
E N Y H A M I F T R O M P I Q S T U E O S
N E H F B W C N L A N O L K G U A G L B B
A R S T L O P C U E I L X B W L R E U S A
L E E Q F B R V Y V S G X P S E T R N A H
A F P G L F E Q R T A G I K P W E O A G D
R F B D L G S K H I R M L M C Q R M W G Q
T E E T Y J S U X V O O W D D P I S K P L
E K D H K E U F I J U F Y C O I O O M Y A
R D I Q G K R D V E N O U V T F L Y P V D
Y T Q B O H E K V O D A M C A F E G W N B
B J M W R U I Q M D K H S R Y P Y M V L O

Clues

  • 3 cm long (4, 7, 2, 6)
  • Blood exits the glomerulus through this (8, 9)
  • Blood flows through into the glomerulus (8, 9)
  • Control of the water potential of body fluids including blood (14)
  • Cup shaped structure surrounding the glomerulus (7, 7)
  • Higher blood pressure than normal (11, 8)
  • Outer fibrous capsule for protection (membrane) (5, 7)
  • Pores on the walls of the capillaries which act to resist movement of the filtrate (9)
  • Supplies blood to kidney via aorta (5, 6)
  • Where capillaries form a knot (10)

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