cells Crossword Puzzles

#12 & 12A Tissues 2024-10-12

#12 & 12A Tissues crossword puzzle
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  1. Involuntary muscle tissue found in blood vessels and digestive organs, lacks striations.
  2. Nerve cells responsible for conducting impulses.
  3. The liquid part of blood that contains specialized cells and proteins.
  4. The most common tissue, found throughout the body, holding things together and providing support.
  5. Cube-shaped epithelial cells found in glands and kidney tubules.
  6. Support cells in nervous tissue that assist in cell function.
  7. Muscle found in the heart walls, with branched, striated cells that contract involuntarily.
  8. The hardest connective tissue, made primarily of calcium and phosphate.
  9. The movement of food through the esophagus caused by smooth muscle contractions.
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  1. Tissue responsible for movement, including skeletal, cardiac, and smooth types.
  2. Cells that change shape and allow the bladder to expand.
  3. Muscle attached to bones that controls voluntary movements, appears striated.
  4. Tall, slender cells that line the digestive tract, including the intestines.
  5. Tissue that provides support and structure to the body.
  6. A type of tissue with chondrocytes in lacunae that is strong and withstands pressure.
  7. Covers and lines much of the body and forms tightly packed sheets.
  8. Tissue that transmits electrical impulses throughout the body.
  9. A single layer of flat, thin cells lining organs and facilitating substance passage.

18 Clues: Nerve cells responsible for conducting impulses. • Tissue that provides support and structure to the body. • Cells that change shape and allow the bladder to expand. • Support cells in nervous tissue that assist in cell function. • Tissue that transmits electrical impulses throughout the body. • Cube-shaped epithelial cells found in glands and kidney tubules. • ...

Chasity Chapter 7-Biology 2017-01-17

Chasity Chapter 7-Biology crossword puzzle
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  1. Little organs
  2. Small organelles filled with enzymes
  3. All cells are surrounded by a thin flexible barrier called
  4. Is the portion of the cells outside the nucleus
  5. Cells that enclose their DNA in nuclei
  6. Located near the nucleus and help organize cell division
  7. Proteins in the rough er move next into an organelle called
  8. Basic units of life
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  1. Small particles of RNA and protein found throughout the cytoplasm in all cells
  2. Large membrane-enclosed structure that contains genetic material in the form of DNA
  3. Large,saclike,membrane-enclosed structures
  4. Internal organization by a network of protein filaments
  5. Fundamental concepts of biology
  6. Eukaryotic cells contain an internal membrane system knowns as
  7. Cells that do not enclose DNA in nuclei

15 Clues: Little organs • Basic units of life • Fundamental concepts of biology • Small organelles filled with enzymes • Cells that enclose their DNA in nuclei • Cells that do not enclose DNA in nuclei • Large,saclike,membrane-enclosed structures • Is the portion of the cells outside the nucleus • Internal organization by a network of protein filaments • ...

CELLULAR STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION 2019-12-10

CELLULAR STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION crossword puzzle
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  1. CELLS HAVE THREE MAIN REGIONS; NUCLEUS, PLASMA MEMBRANES AND _____.
  2. CELL THAT CARRIES OXYGEN IN THE BLOOD.
  3. DNA CONSTITUTES THE GENES, WHICH CARRY INSTRUCTIONS FOR BUILDING PROTEINS.
  4. acid WHAT IS THE BLUEPRINT THAT CONTAINS ALL THE INSTRUCTIONS NEEDED FOR BUILDING THE WHOLE BODY?
  5. ITS FUNCTION IS TO "DISARM" DANGEROUS FREE RADICALS.
  6. PROCESS OF DIVIDING A NUCLEUS INTO TWO DAUGHTER NUCLEI WITH EXACTLY THE SAME GENES AS THE "MOTHER" NUCLEUS.
  7. SITE OF AEROBIC RESPIRATION AND ATP SYNTHESIS, POWERHOUSE OF THE CELL.
  8. THE SEMITRANSPARENT FLUID THAT SUSPENDS THE OTHER ELEMENTS.
  9. IT GENERATES MICROTUBULES AND DIRECTS THE FORMATION OF THE MITOTIC SPINDLE DURING CELL DIVISION.
  10. THE NUCLEUS CONTAINS ONE OR MORE SMALL, DARK-STAINING, ESSENTIALLY ROUND BODIES CALLED _____.
  11. destruct A CELL THAT HAS LOST OR EJECTED ITS NUCLEUS IS DESTINED TO _____.
  12. ________ SOLUTIONS HAVE THE SAME SOLUTE AND WATER CONCENTRATIONS AS CELLS DO.
  13. SITES OF INTRACELLULAR DIGESTION. THE "STOMACH" OF THE CELL.
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  1. 'HEADQUARTERS' OR THE CONTROL CENTER FOR CELLS.
  2. CELLS EAT BY PHAGOCYTOSIS AND DRINK BY A FORM OF ENDOCYTOSIS CALLED ______.
  3. THE MECHANISM THAT CELLS USE TO ACTIVELY SECRETE HORMONES, MUCUS, AND OTHER CELL PRODUCTS OR TO EJECT CERTAIN CELLULAR WASTES.
  4. PLASMA MEMBRANE CONSISTS OF TWO _______(FAT)LAYERS ARRANGED "TAIL TO TAIL",WITH CHOLESTEROL AND FLOATING PROTEINS SCATTERED AMONG THEM.
  5. A LOLLIPOP-SHAPED PHOSPHOLIPIDS THAT ARE ATTRACTED TO WATER.
  6. _____ HAPPENS WHEN SUGAR GROUP ATTACHED IN SOME PHOSPHOLIPIDS.
  7. A SOLUTION THAT CONTAINS MORE SOLUTES, OR DISSOLVED SUBSTANCES, THAN THERE ARE INSIDE THE CELLS - THE BEGIN TO SHRINK.
  8. THEY PREVENT CELLS SUBJECTED TO MECHANICAL STRESS FROM BEING PULLED APART.
  9. A FUZZY, STICKY, SUGAR-RICH AREA OF CELL SURFACE CALLED _____.
  10. DIVISION OF CYTOPLASM, USUALLY BEGINS DURING LATE ANAPHASE AND COMPLETES DURING TELOPHASE.
  11. ________ IS THE NUCLEAR MEMBRANE THAT ENCLOSES A JELLYLIKE FLUID.
  12. ______ IS WHEN A CELL IS DIVIDING TO FORM TWO DAUGHTER CELLS, THE CHROMATIN THREADS COIL AND CONDENSE TO FORM DENSE,RODLIKE BODIES.
  13. USUALLY FOUND ON THE SURFACE OF CELLS ACTIVE IN ABSORPTION SUCH AS INTESTINAL AND KIDNEY TUBULES CELLS.
  14. CELLS OF REPRODUCTION.
  15. THE SITES OF PROTEIN SYNTHESIS.
  16. DIFFUSION OF WATER THROUGH A SPECIFIC CHANNEL PROTEIN.
  17. membrane THE FLEXIBLE _______ IS A FRAGILE, TRANSPARENT BARRIER THAT CONTAINS THE CELL CONTENTS.

30 Clues: CELLS OF REPRODUCTION. • THE SITES OF PROTEIN SYNTHESIS. • CELL THAT CARRIES OXYGEN IN THE BLOOD. • 'HEADQUARTERS' OR THE CONTROL CENTER FOR CELLS. • ITS FUNCTION IS TO "DISARM" DANGEROUS FREE RADICALS. • DIFFUSION OF WATER THROUGH A SPECIFIC CHANNEL PROTEIN. • THE SEMITRANSPARENT FLUID THAT SUSPENDS THE OTHER ELEMENTS. • ...

Cancer & Blood Dyscrasias 2025-04-01

Cancer & Blood Dyscrasias crossword puzzle
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  1. targeted therapy
  2. type of cancer that has uncontrolled production of WBCs in bone marrow
  3. Tumor cells are poorly differentiated, but the tissue of origin can usually be established
  4. antimitotic/mitosis inhibitors
  5. no regional lymph node metastasis
  6. description of cancer cells by chromosome number and appearance
  7. reduced WBC numbers and leaves patient prone to infections
  8. chronic blood cancer that affects the bone marrow, causing it to produce too many red blood cells. Fatal if untreated
  9. antimetabolite
  10. treatment regimen for patient's who are intolerant of cytotoxic therapy
  11. determines the exact location of the cancer and whether metastasis has occurred
  12. regional lymph nodes cannot be assessed
  13. type of prevention that greatly reduces cancer deaths but does not prevent cancer
  14. monoclonal antibodies therapy
  15. blood stem cells are prevented from maturing
  16. more closely resemble the tissue form which they arose
  17. type of myeloma that is smoldering
  18. the seven warning signs of cancer
  19. determines how similar the cancer cells look to the parent cells
  20. grade cannot be determined
  21. acute side effect of chemotherapy, high risk for clotting and bleeding
  22. alkylating agent
  23. antitumor antibiotic
  24. occurs when cancer cells move from the primary location and establish remote tumors
  25. internal radiation therapy
  26. the original group of cancer cells caused by carcinogenesis
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  1. type of malignant lymphoma
  2. condition of patient until the isotope has been completely eliminated
  3. barely resemble the mature tissue from which the cells arose
  4. radiation delivered from a source outside of the patient
  5. type of precautions that help prevent infection
  6. No evidence of primary tumor
  7. begins with loss of cellular regulation
  8. develops due to tumor lysis syndrome
  9. still retain some of the characteristics of normal cells but also have more malignant characteristics
  10. leukemia where the blood stem cells partially develop and is slow growing
  11. type of precautions that involves the use of an electric shaver
  12. inflammatory process of oral mucosa/GI tract
  13. environmental exposures and carcinogens
  14. type of prevention that includes the use of sunscreen, avoiding tobacco use, etc
  15. low fiber intake, high intake of red meat or animal fat, preservatives, preparation methods, additives
  16. this grade is considered a low grade of malignant change
  17. carcinoma in situ
  18. used to kill cancer cells and disrupt their cellular regulation
  19. increasing involvement of regional lymph nodes
  20. Increasing size and/or local extent of the primary tumor

46 Clues: antimetabolite • targeted therapy • alkylating agent • carcinoma in situ • antitumor antibiotic • type of malignant lymphoma • grade cannot be determined • internal radiation therapy • No evidence of primary tumor • monoclonal antibodies therapy • antimitotic/mitosis inhibitors • no regional lymph node metastasis • the seven warning signs of cancer • type of myeloma that is smoldering • ...

Transport system 2024-10-31

Transport system crossword puzzle
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  1. A waxy band of suberin
  2. living tissue in vascular plants that transports the soluble organic compounds
  3. Tissue found in the leaves of plants
  4. System of tissues that moves nutrients and water in a plant
  5. The movement of water molecules across a selectively permeable membrane from an area of lower solute concentration to an area of higher solute concentration
  6. Spongy substance that can be found in the endodermis
  7. Specialized area in the cell wall where the wall is thinner, allowing for communication and transport between neighboring cells
  8. A plant tissue that consists of living cells and can be used to store nutrients
  9. A diagram drawing that doesn't show individual cells
  10. A layer of tissue in the roots of plants, located inside the endodermis that plays a role in lateral root growth
  11. The outer layer of tissue in a plant
  12. Vascular tissue that conveys water and dissolved minerals
  13. Molecular attraction between unlike molecules
  14. A path water takes to move by going through non living cells
  15. a type of lateral meristem found in the vascular bundles
  16. A layer of tightly packed cells located just beneath the upper epidermis of a leaf
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  1. a type of lateral meristem found in the regions between the vascular bundles
  2. Cells that allow water to pass through
  3. A plant tissue made up of thick-walled dead cells that provide structural support
  4. A path water takes to move by going through living cells
  5. Molecular attraction between like molecules
  6. A process where water leaves the plant
  7. A pore found in the epidermis of a leaf
  8. A diagram drawing that shows individual cells
  9. An outer layer of a stem or root in a vascular plant, lying below the epidermis but outside of the vascular bundles
  10. A large strengthened vein along the midline of a leaf.
  11. Support tissue of living elongated cells with irregular cell walls
  12. Inner layer of cells in the cortex
  13. the measure of water's ability to move, influenced by solute concentration and pressure. It determines water movement within the plant
  14. A process where water vaporizes into gas
  15. A strong substance that is used as the walls of the xylem

31 Clues: A waxy band of suberin • Inner layer of cells in the cortex • Tissue found in the leaves of plants • The outer layer of tissue in a plant • Cells that allow water to pass through • A process where water leaves the plant • A pore found in the epidermis of a leaf • A process where water vaporizes into gas • Molecular attraction between like molecules • ...

Hema 2025-12-10

Hema crossword puzzle
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  1. – Excessive RBC production
  2. – Leukemia without circulating blasts
  3. – Biological catalysts
  4. – RBCs with slit-like central pallor
  5. – Abnormally small RBCs
  6. Smear – Microscopic exam of blood cells
  7. – Excess platelet count
  8. – Disease caused by Bartonella bacteria
  9. – Apparent RBC increase due to plasma loss
  10. – Abnormally large RBCs
  11. – Abnormally large RBC
  12. – Immature marrow tumor
  13. – Pale RBCs with low hemoglobin
  14. – Reduced eosinophils
  15. – Excess red blood cells
  16. – Increased basophils
  17. – Greenish myeloid tumor
  18. – Excess lymphocytes
  19. – Tumor of immature marrow cells
  20. – Iron granules in RBCs
  21. – Cancer of plasma cells
  22. – Low basophils
  23. – Reagent used in hemoglobin solubility tests
  24. Cell – Disorder with crescent-shaped RBCs
  25. – Lung disease with alveolar destruction
  26. – Lymphoma with Reed–Sternberg cells
  27. – Inherited anemia with marrow failure
  28. – Pertaining to tissue macrophages
  29. – Tick-borne protozoal RBC infection
  30. – RBC membrane disorder causing spherical cells
  31. – Essential component of hemoglobin
  32. Cell – Histamine-containing immune cell
  33. – Abnormal epithelial keratinization
  34. – White blood cell
  35. – Related to enzymes
  36. – Pertaining to histiocytes
  37. – Spiky, irregular RBCs
  38. – Disorders with excess histiocytes
  39. – Oxygen-carrying protein in RBCs
  40. – Shrunken, dense RBC
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  1. – Describing characteristics, not amounts
  2. – Excess marrow-derived cells
  3. – Elevated neutrophil count
  4. – Largest circulating leukocyte
  5. – Immune deficiency caused by HIV
  6. – Tick-borne infection of WBCs
  7. Marrow – Site of blood cell production
  8. – Adaptive immune system cell
  9. – Relating to measurable amounts
  10. – Technique separating proteins by charge
  11. – Cell energy-producing organelles
  12. – Excess eosinophils
  13. Cell – Histamine-releasing immune cell
  14. – Related to chemical staining of cells
  15. – Producing excess lymphocytes
  16. – Low neutrophil count
  17. – Iron overload disorder
  18. – Chemical study of cells
  19. – Cancer of lymphoid tissues
  20. – WBCs with cytoplasmic granules
  21. – Low RBCs or hemoglobin
  22. – Long-lasting or persistent condition
  23. – Sudden and severe in onset
  24. – Fibrous replacement of marrow
  25. – Staining enzyme in blood cells
  26. – Mosquito-borne parasitic disease
  27. – Immature red blood cells
  28. – Large phagocytic immune cell
  29. – Underdevelopment of tissue
  30. – Elevated monocytes
  31. – Atypical lymphocyte seen in viral illness
  32. – Identifying cells by surface markers
  33. Stage – Intermediate cutaneous lymphoma stage
  34. – Genetic hemoglobin-production disorder
  35. – Having identical gene alleles
  36. – Relating to cell study
  37. – Toxic secretion of animals
  38. – Having a structured, ordered pattern
  39. – Cancer of blood-forming tissues
  40. – Cancerous and invasive

80 Clues: – Low basophils • – White blood cell • – Excess eosinophils • – Excess lymphocytes • – Elevated monocytes • – Related to enzymes • – Reduced eosinophils • – Increased basophils • – Shrunken, dense RBC • – Biological catalysts • – Abnormally large RBC • – Low neutrophil count • – Abnormally small RBCs • – Excess platelet count • – Abnormally large RBCs • – Immature marrow tumor • ...

cell review 2021-06-11

cell review crossword puzzle
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  1. cells that do not have membrane-bound organelles are called __________ cells
  2. what makes protein in a cell other then the rough ER
  3. often referred to as the "power house" of the cell
  4. rigid wall outside the plasma membrane. it provides the cell with extra support
  5. all cells come from preexisting _______
  6. cells that contain organelles which are held together by ________
  7. sorts and sends the proteins made by ribosomes to the places its needed in the cell is the function of _______
  8. when plants and plant-like organisms make their energy(glucose)
  9. found inside the nucleus; ribosomes are made here
  10. what does the rough ER make
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  1. fluid filled organelles enclosed by a membrane are called _______
  2. directions on how to make proteins is called _______
  3. captures light and energy; and converts it in to chemical energy
  4. the smooth ER is ______ for the fats and proteins that the rough er makes
  5. largest organelle in the cell and it is the most inner compartment of the cell is called _______
  6. organelles that are filled with digestive enzymes to remove waste and invading bacteria
  7. cells are the basic unit of ________organisms
  8. cells that do have membrane-bound organelles are called ________ cells
  9. organelles that store things such as the foods in the plant cell
  10. green pigment found inside the chloroplast
  11. organisms need___ to survive AKA energy answer is shortened to make it smaller and a little easier
  12. keeping a healthy balance of nutrients and water within the cell is called _______
  13. clear gel like fluid found in the cell is called _______

23 Clues: what does the rough ER make • all cells come from preexisting _______ • green pigment found inside the chloroplast • cells are the basic unit of ________organisms • found inside the nucleus; ribosomes are made here • often referred to as the "power house" of the cell • directions on how to make proteins is called _______ • ...

Immune System 2022-04-04

Immune System crossword puzzle
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  1. disorders caused by bacteria and viruses.
  2. a disorder that disrupts normal metabolism.
  3. a type of B lymphocyte that forms part of the adaptive immune system.
  4. a type of white blood cell.
  5. a vessel or cavity in which a body fluid is stored.
  6. a protein released by animal cells, which also inhibiting virus replication.
  7. white blood cells that create antibodies.
  8. when a disease affects the world population.
  9. a medicine that inhibits growth of bacteria or microrganisms.
  10. type of cell that kills certain cells, including cancer cells and cells infected with a virus.
  11. a disease in which the immune system makes an inflammatory response to something harmless that has entered the body.
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  1. A disease in which the structure of the affected tissues worsens over time.
  2. a substance that is made in response to the detection of a foreign material in the body and that participates in a complement reaction.
  3. when someone is protected from disease by vaccination.
  4. type of white blood cell that acts as the mediator of immune function
  5. severe allergic reaction, when someone blood pressure drops so far down that not enough oxygen is getting to the cells.
  6. a widespread occurrence of a disease.
  7. proteins that are made in the response to infection.
  8. large blood cells that play a big part in protecting its vessel from foreign bacteria and microorganisms.
  9. a type of bacteria that can cause a disease.
  10. a disease caused by the uncontrollable division of abnormal cells in the affected body part.

21 Clues: a type of white blood cell. • a widespread occurrence of a disease. • disorders caused by bacteria and viruses. • white blood cells that create antibodies. • a disorder that disrupts normal metabolism. • when a disease affects the world population. • a type of bacteria that can cause a disease. • a vessel or cavity in which a body fluid is stored. • ...

WSCS 8th grade Anatomy 1 2019-09-18

WSCS 8th grade Anatomy 1 crossword puzzle
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  1. yellowish fluid which carries RBC,WBC and platelets
  2. group of cell performing a function together
  3. root word that means heart
  4. making something new of component parts
  5. single cell vessels where blood encounters cells and exchanges of gases happen
  6. groups of organs that function togetether
  7. organ that contains RBC ,WBC, platelets and plasma
  8. system that has to do with transport of blood
  9. theory that all living things are made up of cells, cell are teh basic unit of life, all cells come from pre-existing cells
  10. 8 types determined by proteins in the blood
  11. vessels that carry red (oxygen-rich) blood from the heart
  12. protein in red blood cells that turns red in the presence of oxygen
  13. only type of cell that can become any other type of cell
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  1. vessels that carry blue (carbon dioxide-rich) blood to the heart
  2. group of tissues performing a function together
  3. system that is involved in breaking down food
  4. cells in the blood that have to do with forming clots
  5. the movement of blood through vessels felt at certain points on the body
  6. 'brain' of the cell
  7. part of a plant cell that contain chlorophyll, makes plants green
  8. gelatinous substance that fills cells in which the organelles 'float'
  9. have a cell wall and chloroplasts in addition to the other basic cell parts
  10. mnemonic to help us remember how we know if something is living
  11. smallest unit of life
  12. gas carried by red blood to all cells

25 Clues: 'brain' of the cell • smallest unit of life • root word that means heart • gas carried by red blood to all cells • making something new of component parts • groups of organs that function togetether • 8 types determined by proteins in the blood • group of cell performing a function together • system that is involved in breaking down food • ...

Genetics Chapter Two Crossword 2012-10-10

Genetics Chapter Two Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. sac containing enzymes
  2. hollow structure that is part of the cytoskeleton
  3. joining of cells
  4. cells that reveal surprising relationships
  5. Cell that does not have a nucleus
  6. soild rods that are part of the cytoskeleton
  7. stage when cell is not dividing
  8. stage when chromosomes line up in the middle
  9. power house of the cell and makes ATP
  10. organelle that makes proteins
  11. stage when centromeres part
  12. small organs which are found inside eukaryotic cells and have a particular function
  13. contents that surrounds organelles
  14. type of cell that can become anything it wants
  15. chromosome tip
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  1. garbage disposal of the cell
  2. organelle where proteins and lipids are made
  3. first stage of mitosis
  4. control center of the cell
  5. when cells asses, transmit, and amplify incoming messages
  6. stage when spindles break down
  7. a macromolecule that is found is pasta and crackers
  8. Cell that contains organelles and has a nucleus
  9. division of nonsex cells
  10. stacks of membrane enclosed sacs
  11. outer membrane of the cell
  12. stage when daughter cells separate
  13. a macromolecule that insulates and stores energy
  14. a macromolecule that is present in cells and makes proteins
  15. type of cell has already become fixed to one duty
  16. cycle of events explaining the division of a cell
  17. a macromolecue with enzymes found in meat and fish
  18. a part of the cell cycle where a protein controls the process
  19. help guide white blood cells to the injured area
  20. cell death
  21. all proteins a cell can make

36 Clues: cell death • chromosome tip • joining of cells • sac containing enzymes • first stage of mitosis • division of nonsex cells • control center of the cell • outer membrane of the cell • stage when centromeres part • garbage disposal of the cell • all proteins a cell can make • organelle that makes proteins • stage when spindles break down • stage when cell is not dividing • ...

SNC2D Cell Structures Crossword 2015-03-25

SNC2D Cell Structures Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. storage structure, mainly for water, nutrients, wastes
  2. a kind of unicellular water organism
  3. a flexible exterior boundary of all cells
  4. male body cell that has a flagellum
  5. the fluid inside the nucleus
  6. the nucleus has hundreds of these to help with transport
  7. the site of photosynthesis
  8. used by the cell to break down nutrients or viruses
  9. thick, sturdy, inflexible coating of plant & fungal cells
  10. the main job of the endoplasmic reticulum system
  11. the bacteria, because they don't have a nucleus
  12. chromatin takes on this form when the cell divides
  13. a type of very high powered microscopes
  14. the thick gel-like fluid that holds all of the organelles
  15. 'recipes' of hereditary information found in DNA
  16. the cytoskeleton is made of this nutrient
  17. a group of similar cells all doing the same job
  18. the type of endoplasmic reticulum that doesn't have ribosomes
  19. a unit for measuring cells and organelles
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  1. completes the protein-making process; packaging & transport
  2. any cell with a true, membrane-bound nucleus
  3. makes energy for the cell
  4. because they're not made of cells, they're considered acellular
  5. pair of organelles found near the nucleus in animal cells
  6. the cell wall is made of this type of starch
  7. where ribosomes get made
  8. process where damaged cells spontaneously die off
  9. specialized organelle that contains pigments in plant cells
  10. a mixture of DNA and protein found in the nucleus
  11. female body cell that is visible without a microscope

30 Clues: where ribosomes get made • makes energy for the cell • the site of photosynthesis • the fluid inside the nucleus • male body cell that has a flagellum • a kind of unicellular water organism • a type of very high powered microscopes • a flexible exterior boundary of all cells • the cytoskeleton is made of this nutrient • a unit for measuring cells and organelles • ...

BMT terms 2016-05-10

BMT terms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Stem cell transplant from a donor
  2. Human leukocyte antigen.
  3. Due to small cell volume, these are often performed with cells from two donors.
  4. Side-effect that may occur after a bone marrow or stem cell transplant from a donor
  5. Chemotherapy given to kill cancer cells, also kills all healthy bone marrow and allows new stem cells to grow in the bone marrow
  6. An intensive drug treatment to kill cancer cells,that also destroys healthy cells in the marrow
  7. Test to determine if lymphoid or myeloid line have engrafted
  8. This is “planting more seeds” using primitive cells, and is less likely to cause GVHD
  9. Stem Cell Transplant
  10. Hematopoietic cell transplant
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  1. In this type of transplant, the donor is usually the patient’s child or parent
  2. Transplant between genetically identical twins
  3. Less toxic treatment allows older patients, or patients with significant co-morbidities to have a transplant.
  4. In this type of transplant the donor isn't related to patient
  5. The number ONE thing the NIH recommends transplant patients do before transplant
  6. Progression of disease
  7. Lymphocytes from the donor are infused into patient
  8. Two genetically distinct types of cells
  9. Patient donates for themselves
  10. Hematopoietic stem cell transplant
  11. Stem cells mobilized from marrow and collected through apheresis
  12. Treatment that replaces bone marrow that is either not working correctly or has been destroyed by chemotherapy &/or radiation
  13. Characterized by hepatomegaly, right upper quadrant pain, jaundice, and ascites, most often occurring in patients undergoing stem cell transplant. Previously called VOD

23 Clues: Stem Cell Transplant • Progression of disease • Human leukocyte antigen. • Hematopoietic cell transplant • Patient donates for themselves • Stem cell transplant from a donor • Hematopoietic stem cell transplant • Two genetically distinct types of cells • Transplant between genetically identical twins • Lymphocytes from the donor are infused into patient • ...

The Mystery of BMT Terms & Abbreviations 2016-04-21

The Mystery of BMT Terms & Abbreviations crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Hematopoietic cell transplant
  2. Two genetically distinct types of cells
  3. In this type of transplant the donor isn't related to patient
  4. Lymphocytes from the donor are infused into patient
  5. Human leukocyte antigen.
  6. The number ONE thing the NIH recommends transplant patients do before transplant
  7. Stem cell transplant from a donor
  8. Due to small cell volume, these are often performed with cells from two donors.
  9. In this type of transplant, the donor is usually the patient’s child or parent
  10. Characterized by hepatomegaly, right upper quadrant pain, jaundice, and ascites, most often occurring in patients undergoing stem cell transplant. Previously called VOD
  11. Progression of disease
  12. Treatment that replaces bone marrow that is either not working correctly or has been destroyed by chemotherapy &/or radiation
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  1. Stem Cell Transplant
  2. Hematopoietic stem cell transplant
  3. Stem cells mobilized from marrow and collected through apheresis
  4. Less toxic treatment allows older patients, or patients with significant co-morbidities to have a transplant.
  5. Chemotherapy given to kill cancer cells, also kills all healthy bone marrow and allows new stem cells to grow in the bone marrow
  6. Test to determine if lymphoid or myeloid line have engrafted
  7. Transplant between genetically identical twins
  8. This is “planting more seeds” using primitive cells, and is less likely to cause GVHD
  9. An intensive drug treatment to kill cancer cells,that also destroys healthy cells in the marrow
  10. Patient donates for themselves
  11. Side-effect that may occur after a bone marrow or stem cell transplant from a donor

23 Clues: Stem Cell Transplant • Progression of disease • Human leukocyte antigen. • Hematopoietic cell transplant • Patient donates for themselves • Stem cell transplant from a donor • Hematopoietic stem cell transplant • Two genetically distinct types of cells • Transplant between genetically identical twins • Lymphocytes from the donor are infused into patient • ...

lymphatic system 2023-10-27

lymphatic system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - create antibodies
  2. - organ primarily responsible for the production and maturation of immune cells
  3. - Specialized lymphatic vessels found in the small intestine
  4. - Protein-rich fluid that leaks from blood vessels into surrounding tissues
  5. - a lymphatic tissue where B and T cells carry out immune responses
  6. - part of the lymphatic vessel that ensures a one-way flow of lymph.
  7. -part of spongy bone that produces blood cells (hematopoiesis)
  8. - thin walled tubes that are structured like blood vessels that carry lymph to lymphatic ducts
  9. - are small lumps of tissue that contain white blood cells that fight against infection.
  10. - a large phagocytic cell that is found in a stationary form in the tissues or as a mobile white blood cell, especially at sites of infection.
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  1. - produced by lymph nodes that contain white blood cells
  2. - tiny vessels in the tissues of most organs that absorb Interstitial fluid and transport lymphatic fluid(lymph) to afferent lymphatic vessels
  3. - small organ inside the ribcage just above the stomach
  4. - Tiny, finger-like projections in the small intestine that absorb fats
  5. - combat intracellular pathogens
  6. - the condition in which an excessive amount of interstitial fluid accumulates in the tissue spaces.
  7. - two round fleshy masses in the back of your throat (pharynx)
  8. - it is usually a clear fluid that circulates in the lymphatic vessels, bathes the cells of the body, and consists of white blood cells and a liquid portion resembling blood plasma
  9. - White blood cells responsible for immune response
  10. - is the cancer of lymph tissue in lymph nodes

20 Clues: - create antibodies • - combat intracellular pathogens • - is the cancer of lymph tissue in lymph nodes • - White blood cells responsible for immune response • - small organ inside the ribcage just above the stomach • - produced by lymph nodes that contain white blood cells • - Specialized lymphatic vessels found in the small intestine • ...

Immune System 2023-09-26

Immune System crossword puzzle
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  1. Part of the lymphatic system found in the back of our mouth
  2. Immunity against antigens found in body fluids
  3. Stimulates the cells of the immune system to recruit immune cells to an area of infection
  4. This enzyme is found in saliva, tears, and nasal secretions and kills pathogens
  5. This chemical barrier acts as a protective barrier that blocks bacteria from sticking to cells
  6. Immune response the defends the body against viruses, fungi, and abnormal cancer cells
  7. The first line of defense in nonspecific immunity
  8. The lymphocytes that are responsible for destroying pathogens
  9. Any foreign substance that stimulates an immune response
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  1. Temporary protection that is transferred from another person or animal. Ex: mothers to their baby
  2. Activates both t cells and b cells to do their jobs
  3. Type of immunity that helps the body prevent disease and slow the progression of disease
  4. Immunity that occurs when the immune system is exposed to an infectious disease
  5. The second line of defense that increases blood flow to an infected area
  6. Organs and cells that keeps body fluids in check and defends the body against infections
  7. A chemical barrier that kills pathogens found in the food we eat
  8. b cells are produced here
  9. Immunity The most effective type of immune system response
  10. The defense system the body uses to fight off pathogens
  11. This is what we call the good bacteria on our skin
  12. A type of white blood cell that is produced in red bone marrow
  13. The lymphocytes that are responsible for making antibodies

22 Clues: b cells are produced here • Immunity against antigens found in body fluids • The first line of defense in nonspecific immunity • This is what we call the good bacteria on our skin • Activates both t cells and b cells to do their jobs • The defense system the body uses to fight off pathogens • Any foreign substance that stimulates an immune response • ...

Epithelial tissue 2022-09-30

Epithelial tissue crossword puzzle
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  1. it lacks blood vessels
  2. a flat cell (it is wider than it is high).
  3. vessel, or that is exposed to the body exterior.
  4. the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms
  5. the ground substance and fibers between cells in a connective tissue.
  6. the epithelium that lines the bladder cavity. Its apical cells change their shape as the bladder fills with urine.
  7. A passive process in which there is a net or greater movement of molecules or ions from a region of high concentration to a region of low concentration until equilibrium is reached.
  8. These short fibres cluster into a mesh-like network (reticulum = network) that covers and supports the structures bordering the connective tissue.
  9. the surface of a cell that faces the lumen, which is the inner cavity of an organ or
  10. inelastic fibres of great tensile strength made up of collagen protein.
  11. a group of cells of similar structure that perform a common function.
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  1. the main function of epithelial tissue.
  2. a cell that is as high as wide.
  3. the epithelium with a single layer of cuboidal cells.
  4. an epithelium with a single layer of cells.
  5. the basal surface of epithelial cells lies on it.
  6. the epithelium with a single layer of flat cells.
  7. this epithelium seems stratified but it's not.
  8. a cell that is taller than it is wide.
  9. fibres composed primarily of the protein elastin (rubber like protein) that allows them to function like rubber bands.
  10. an epithelium with more layers of cells.

21 Clues: it lacks blood vessels • a cell that is as high as wide. • a cell that is taller than it is wide. • the main function of epithelial tissue. • an epithelium with more layers of cells. • a flat cell (it is wider than it is high). • an epithelium with a single layer of cells. • this epithelium seems stratified but it's not. • vessel, or that is exposed to the body exterior. • ...

Epithelial tissue 2022-09-30

Epithelial tissue crossword puzzle
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  1. the basal surface of epithelial cells lies on it.
  2. These short fibres cluster into a mesh-like network (reticulum = network) that covers and supports the structures bordering the connective tissue.
  3. a group of cells of similar structure that perform a common function.
  4. the ground substance and fibers between cells in a connective tissue.
  5. the epithelium that lines the bladder cavity. Its apical cells change their shape as the bladder fills with urine.
  6. the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms
  7. an epithelium with more layers of cells.
  8. a cell that is as high as wide.
  9. A passive process in which there is a net or greater movement of molecules or ions from a region of high concentration to a region of low concentration until equilibrium is reached.
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  1. a flat cell (it is wider than it is high).
  2. an epithelium with a single layer of cells.
  3. this epithelium seems stratified but it's not.
  4. the epithelium with a single layer of cuboidal cells.
  5. the epithelium with a single layer of flat cells.
  6. the main function of epithelial tissue.
  7. fibres composed primarily of the protein elastin (rubber like protein) that allows them to function like rubber bands.
  8. the surface of a cell that faces the lumen, which is the inner cavity of an organ or blood vessel, or that is exposed to the body exterior.
  9. it lacks blood vessels
  10. inelastic fibres of great tensile strength made up of collagen protein.
  11. a cell that is taller than it is wide.

20 Clues: it lacks blood vessels • a cell that is as high as wide. • a cell that is taller than it is wide. • the main function of epithelial tissue. • an epithelium with more layers of cells. • a flat cell (it is wider than it is high). • an epithelium with a single layer of cells. • this epithelium seems stratified but it's not. • the basal surface of epithelial cells lies on it. • ...

Epithelial and Connective Tissue 2022-09-30

Epithelial and Connective Tissue crossword puzzle
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  1. the main function of epithelial tissue.
  2. it lacks blood vessels
  3. the epithelium with a single layer of cuboidal cells.
  4. the epithelium with a single layer of flat cells.
  5. fibres composed primarily of the protein elastin (rubber like protein) that allows them to function like rubber bands.
  6. this epithelium seems stratified but it's not.
  7. the ground substance and fibers between cells in a connective tissue.
  8. These short fibres cluster into a mesh-like network (reticulum = network) that covers and supports the structures bordering the connective tissue.
  9. a flat cell (it is wider than it is high).
  10. inelastic fibres of great tensile strength made up of collagen protein.
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  1. an epithelium with a single layer of cells.
  2. the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms
  3. the basal surface of epithelial cells lies on it.
  4. a group of cells of similar structure that perform a common function.
  5. the surface of a cell that faces the lumen, which is the inner cavity of an organ or blood vessel, or that is exposed to the body exterior.
  6. an epithelium with more layers of cells.
  7. a cell that is taller than it is wide.
  8. the epithelium that lines the bladder cavity. Its apical cells change their shape as the bladder fills with urine.
  9. a cell that is as high as wide.
  10. A passive process in which there is a net or greater movement of molecules or ions from a region of high concentration to a region of low concentration until equilibrium is reached.

20 Clues: it lacks blood vessels • a cell that is as high as wide. • a cell that is taller than it is wide. • the main function of epithelial tissue. • an epithelium with more layers of cells. • a flat cell (it is wider than it is high). • an epithelium with a single layer of cells. • this epithelium seems stratified but it's not. • the basal surface of epithelial cells lies on it. • ...

Cells:Structure and Function 2022-02-15

Cells:Structure and Function crossword puzzle
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  1. concluded all animals are composed of cells
  2. determined cells come only from other cells
  3. single-celled organism that has neither a distinct nucleus.
  4. a sphere that contains another sphere called a nucleolus
  5. concluded all plants are composed of cells
  6. Controls substances passing in and out
  7. described his observations as little boxes
  8. A theory which states that cells are the fundamental units of life
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  1. Elements that life originated from
  2. semifluid mixture containing cell compon.
  3. a cell component that performs specific functions in the cell.
  4. Basic Unit of life
  5. first person to observe living cells
  6. genetic information
  7. cells in which the genetic material is DNA in the form of chromosomes contained within a nucleus

15 Clues: Basic Unit of life • genetic information • Elements that life originated from • first person to observe living cells • Controls substances passing in and out • semifluid mixture containing cell compon. • concluded all plants are composed of cells • described his observations as little boxes • concluded all animals are composed of cells • ...

Cell Division 2023-02-02

Cell Division crossword puzzle
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  1. one cell creates another new cell
  2. chromosomes are pulled apart to opposite ends of the cell
  3. Nuclear membranes reform completing 2 new nuclei
  4. creates four cells with half the total number of chromosomes
  5. requires an egg and sperm cell to get the total number of chromosomes
  6. amoeba cells reproduce this way
  7. replicated chromosomes line up in the middle and attach to spindle fibers
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  1. starfish do this when they lose an arm
  2. Nuclear membrane disappears, centrioles appear
  3. creates two new identical cells
  4. yeast cells reproduce this way
  5. plant cells form this during cytokinesis
  6. cytoplasm divides and two new cells form
  7. egg and sperm cells with half the number of chromosomes
  8. cell grows and chromosomes are copied

15 Clues: yeast cells reproduce this way • creates two new identical cells • amoeba cells reproduce this way • one cell creates another new cell • cell grows and chromosomes are copied • starfish do this when they lose an arm • plant cells form this during cytokinesis • cytoplasm divides and two new cells form • Nuclear membrane disappears, centrioles appear • ...

Microscope 2021-11-16

Microscope crossword puzzle
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  1. The person who said cells are made from cells
  2. smallest piece of life
  3. ability to individual parts clearly
  4. The person who said plant are made of cells
  5. uses beam of electrons instead of light
  6. curved pieces of glass
  7. all living things are made of cells
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  1. uses only one lens
  2. Alight microscope that has more than one lens
  3. A tool that make objects look bigger
  4. ability to make things look larger
  5. 1st person to see bacteria that was alive
  6. One of the first people to observe cells
  7. The person who said animal are made of cells

14 Clues: uses only one lens • smallest piece of life • curved pieces of glass • ability to make things look larger • ability to individual parts clearly • all living things are made of cells • A tool that make objects look bigger • uses beam of electrons instead of light • One of the first people to observe cells • 1st person to see bacteria that was alive • ...

Forensics Blood Unit 2024-03-12

Forensics Blood Unit crossword puzzle
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  1. carries blood towards the heart
  2. cancer in the plasma of the blood
  3. condition in which a person does not have enough red blood cells
  4. protein in red blood cells
  5. involved in the blood clotting process
  6. cancerous tumor
  7. an abnormal clump of cells
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  1. clump of platelets and blood proteins
  2. another term for red blood cells
  3. liquid part of blood that transports blood cells
  4. threadlike protein that supports the formation of blood clots
  5. another term for white blood cells
  6. carries blood away from the heart
  7. scientific study of blood
  8. refers to a non cancerous tumor

15 Clues: cancerous tumor • scientific study of blood • protein in red blood cells • an abnormal clump of cells • carries blood towards the heart • refers to a non cancerous tumor • another term for red blood cells • cancer in the plasma of the blood • carries blood away from the heart • another term for white blood cells • clump of platelets and blood proteins • ...

Meiosis 2024-03-21

Meiosis crossword puzzle
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  1. female cells are larger because they?
  2. how many cells are made after meiosis is done?
  3. chromosomes line up in the?
  4. when cells are about to separate:
  5. does the same steps twice from?
  6. How many chromosomes do the daughter cells have?
  7. what do both meiosis and mitosis do?
  8. what do chromosomes look like?
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  1. Final cells are called?
  2. Meiosis makes?
  3. how many chromosomes are in a parent cell?
  4. Step before Prophase:
  5. when cells are FULLY separated
  6. chromosomes split and are pulled to ________ sides of the cell
  7. truth or lie?: meiosis and mitosis are the same.

15 Clues: Meiosis makes? • Step before Prophase: • Final cells are called? • chromosomes line up in the? • when cells are FULLY separated • what do chromosomes look like? • does the same steps twice from? • when cells are about to separate: • what do both meiosis and mitosis do? • female cells are larger because they? • how many chromosomes are in a parent cell? • ...

Medical Terminology 2022-02-07

Medical Terminology crossword puzzle
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  1. Inflammation of a joint
  2. basic unit of living things
  3. absence of signs of disease
  4. supportive care for terminally ill patients.
  5. term derived from the name of a person or place
  6. resembling fat
  7. genetic material regulating body activity
  8. producing cells
  9. study of disease
  10. cells performing specific functions
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  1. enlargement of the liver
  2. without fever
  3. plural form of prognosis
  4. attached at the beginning of a word root
  5. The core of the word
  6. Black tumor
  7. abbreviation of white blood cells
  8. study of cells
  9. attached at the endo of a word root

19 Clues: Black tumor • without fever • resembling fat • study of cells • producing cells • study of disease • The core of the word • Inflammation of a joint • enlargement of the liver • plural form of prognosis • basic unit of living things • absence of signs of disease • abbreviation of white blood cells • attached at the endo of a word root • cells performing specific functions • ...

Get to Know Immunology Basics 2022-10-03

Get to Know Immunology Basics crossword puzzle
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  1. an immune response that does not involve antibodies but rather involves antigen presenting cells and T-cell lymphocytes
  2. a molecule that stimulates an immune response by activating leukocytes that fight disease
  3. genes
  4. transcription factor that helps activate the expression of many
  5. cell, a lymphocyte subtype that develops and matures in the bone marrow
  6. a cell wall component of gram negative bacteria
  7. these are secreted by plasma cells and that function as antibodies in the immune response by binding with specific antigen
  8. lymphocyte that matures in the thymus
  9. part of an innate immune response that kills infected cells kills by apoptosis
  10. a cytokine that is critical for immunity against viral infections and is commonly known as type II interferon
  11. subpopulation of T cells that suppress immune responses
  12. an immune cell that links the innate and adaptive arms of the immune system
  13. leukocytes with multi-lobed nuclei and cytoplasmic granules
  14. a medication regimen used to manage and treat human immunodeficiency virus
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  1. the end stage of disease in a HIV infection
  2. group of genes that code for proteins found on the surfaces of cells that help the immune system recognize foreign substances
  3. repeating molecular patterns on microbes that are recognized by PRRs on immune cells
  4. cell surface ligands for leukocyte integrins
  5. transcription factor expressed in Treg cells that is needed for their function
  6. a virus that attacks the body's immune system and if not treated can lead to AIDS
  7. a blood test marker for inflammation in the body
  8. Y-shaped protein used by the immune system to identify and neutralize foreign objects
  9. highly pro-inflammatory cytokine produced by macrophages and T cells
  10. reaction which occurs within an organism for the purpose of defending against foreign invaders
  11. involved in stimulating B cells to produce antibody against extracellular pathogens
  12. crystallized fragment of an antibody
  13. general designation of many of the different cytokines
  14. an immunoglobulin expressed on B cell surfaces
  15. receptors on immune cells and epithelial cells that recognize and bind to PAMPs on microbes
  16. short DNA sequences that serve as the binding sites and allow for somatic recombination
  17. a subtype of a thymus-derived lymphocyte that expresses the co-receptor protein CD4

31 Clues: genes • crystallized fragment of an antibody • lymphocyte that matures in the thymus • the end stage of disease in a HIV infection • cell surface ligands for leukocyte integrins • an immunoglobulin expressed on B cell surfaces • a cell wall component of gram negative bacteria • a blood test marker for inflammation in the body • ...

Immunology Crossword 2022-09-23

Immunology Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. pulp, this part of the spleen is where damaged red blood cells are removed from circulation
  2. acronym for tissue that includes tonsils and Peyer's patches
  3. this type of cell determines when the adaptive immune system needs to be activated
  4. the death of this granulocyte is what leads to pus in your pimples
  5. these types of leukocytes are also known as granulocytes
  6. this type of cell is an effector B cell that secretes antibodies
  7. acronym for amino acid sequence involved in signal transduction
  8. patches, lymphoid follicles in the small intestine that make B cells (which give rise to IgA)
  9. messenger proteins that bind receptors on effector cells to trigger an innate response
  10. type of microorganisms detected in human feces via nucleic acid sequences
  11. acronym for treatment for HIV infection involving multiple drugs
  12. the process of the coating by an antibody (which increases phagocytosis)
  13. acronym for the part of the antibody that contains the light chain and amino-terminal halks of the heavy chain di-sulfide bonded together
  14. this granulocyte protects us from helminth worms
  15. this type of immune response has long-lasting memory
  16. a secondary lymphoid organ responsible for the immune response to blood-borne pathogens
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  1. the part of an antigenic macromolecule that directly interacts with an antibody
  2. the process of making white blood cells
  3. the gland where T cells migrate to mature
  4. acronym for a type of receptor that recognizes PAMPs on pathogens
  5. acronym for a mechanism used by NK cells to induce apoptosis in infected cells
  6. arise from lymphoid precursor cells; can be large or small
  7. acronym for cell surface proteins that help cells stick to each other
  8. these cells live permanently in the bone marrow and are precursors for platelets
  9. this myeloid cell kills pathogens and recruits neutrophils by secreting cytokines
  10. secreted by plasma cells
  11. acronym for large lymphocyte that is also called a "cytotoxic" cell
  12. this type of cell lives in connective tissue and contains chemical mediators that help eject parasites from the gut or respiratory tract
  13. this type of immune response is our first line of defense
  14. acronym for a name of proteins in humans and MHC gene complex

30 Clues: secreted by plasma cells • the process of making white blood cells • the gland where T cells migrate to mature • this granulocyte protects us from helminth worms • this type of immune response has long-lasting memory • these types of leukocytes are also known as granulocytes • this type of immune response is our first line of defense • ...

Chapter 12 Vocab - Science 7 2019-05-03

Chapter 12 Vocab - Science 7 crossword puzzle
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  1. A thick, clear, gel-like fluid that contains all the organelles in a cell
  2. the regular sequence of growth and division that cells undergo
  3. An organism made up of one or many cells that have a nucleus, as well as other organelles
  4. A small body in a cell's cytoplasm that is specialized to perform a specific function
  5. A protective layer that acts as a barrier & controls what goes into and out of the cell
  6. An organelle that packages and distributes materials (warehouse of the cell)
  7. organelles that convert energy stored in food to energy the cell can use (powerhouses of the cell)
  8. A mass of abnormal cells that develops when the cells divide and grow uncontrollably
  9. the second stage of the cell cycle where the cell's nucleus divides into two nuclei and creates two new daughter cells
  10. The arrangement of parts in an organism
  11. Organelles that make proteins
  12. A disease in which some body cells grow and divide uncontrollable, damaging the body
  13. An organelle in some cells which contains DNA and is the control center of the cell
  14. A living thing that carries out its own life processes
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  1. A type of sac that stores food, water, wastes, or other materials in a cell
  2. A single-celled organism that does not have a nucleus or organelles with membranes
  3. The use of drugs to treat diseases such as cancer
  4. Green organelles found in plant cells that capture energy from the sun
  5. the activity of each part in an organism
  6. wall A rigid structure in plant cells that surrounds the cell membrane
  7. A widely accepted explanation of the relationship between cells and living things
  8. An organelle found near the nucleus that consists of a system of membranes that assists in the production and transportation of proteins
  9. the third stage of the cell cycle where the cytoplasm divides
  10. A group of organs that work together to perform body functions
  11. A group of similar cells that perform a common function
  12. A structure made of a collection of tissue that carries out a specialized function in an organism
  13. Organelles that contain digestive enzymes which break down materials in the cell

27 Clues: Organelles that make proteins • The arrangement of parts in an organism • the activity of each part in an organism • The use of drugs to treat diseases such as cancer • A living thing that carries out its own life processes • A group of similar cells that perform a common function • the third stage of the cell cycle where the cytoplasm divides • ...

Three Muscle Types 2019-11-12

Three Muscle Types crossword puzzle
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  1. Smooth muscle can contract gradually over long periods of time without ______.
  2. Type of muscle found only in the heart and has its own impulse system
  3. Skeletal muscle is also known as striped or ________.
  4. The _______ nervous system is in charge of smooth muscle.
  5. Cardiac muscles contain specialized cells called _______ cells.
  6. There are two different types of smooth muscle cells. Multi-unit and single unit, which is also known as _______.
  7. Smooth muscle distinctly does not have ______ (that both skeletal and cardiac muscle do have, and is also known as striations).
  8. Skeletal muscles make up +/_____ percent of the total body weight
  9. Skeletal muscles are long ____ nucleated fiber cells.
  10. In cardiac muscle, there is an abundance of _________.
  11. Smooth muscles only have one _____.
  12. What type of muscle fibers converge on the insertion or maximize the force of muscle contraction.
  13. Skeletal muscles have _______ striations.
  14. Smooth muscle cells are _______ than skeletal muscle.
  15. Skeletal muscles are attached to _______.
  16. This is the shape of smooth muscle cells.
  17. Cardiac muscles are located only in the _____.
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  1. There are _______ shapes of skeletal muscle.
  2. Multi-unit smooth muscles would be found in the walls of large ____
  3. Some texts classify parallel muscles that are slightly wider in their misled as parallel _______.
  4. Breathing is an example of a(n) ________ movement.
  5. Type of muscle controlled by the conscious mind
  6. Sartorius muscle and rectus abdominus muscle are examples of this type of muscle.
  7. Skeletal muscle has a large supply of _______ and blood vessels.
  8. Smooth muscles cells are found in the walls of what type of organs.
  9. Skeletal muscles have the ______ cells in the body.
  10. ______ disks are gap junctions staining darker which connect cells together and transmit impulses.
  11. Cardiac muscle has a ______ nuclei.
  12. Continual “waves” of contraction of the smooth muscle as food moves through the intestines is called _______.
  13. When cells form skeletal tissue, they can form in _____ ways with different types of attachments.
  14. Type of muscle that has many fibers per unit area.
  15. Orbicularis oris and Orbicularis Oculi muscles are example of this type of muscle.
  16. Type of muscle that carries out unconscious, internal movements of the body
  17. Cells banded together forming the tissue of the muscle is called the ____.

34 Clues: Cardiac muscle has a ______ nuclei. • Smooth muscles only have one _____. • Skeletal muscles have _______ striations. • Skeletal muscles are attached to _______. • This is the shape of smooth muscle cells. • There are _______ shapes of skeletal muscle. • Cardiac muscles are located only in the _____. • Type of muscle controlled by the conscious mind • ...

Innate Immune System 2025-04-06

Innate Immune System crossword puzzle
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  1. A substance that causes fever as part of an immune response
  2. Organelle that breaks down engulfed pathogens in phagocytes
  3. Immune cell that releases histamine during inflammation
  4. A large phagocytic cell that plays a role in innate immunity
  5. Chemical released by mast cells during inflammation
  6. An example of a parasite that can trigger innate responses
  7. A type of white blood cell that engulfs and digests pathogens
  8. The swelling, heat, and redness caused by immune activity
  9. Fluid secreted by skin that contains antimicrobial properties
  10. A protein that can break down microbial components
  11. Movement of immune cells toward chemical signals
  12. A type of white blood cell containing granules for defense
  13. Widening of blood vessels during inflammation
  14. A physical or chemical defence that prevents pathogen entry
  15. Beneficial microbes that help defend against harmful pathogens
  16. A disease-causing microorganism
  17. A condition where the immune system attacks the body’s own cells
  18. A substance that enhances phagocytosis by marking pathogens
  19. A white blood cell involved in allergic and inflammatory responses
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  1. A chemical that interferes with viral replication
  2. A group of proteins that helps destroy pathogens
  3. Molecules shared by many microbes that innate cells detect
  4. Non-animal organism that also displays innate immune responses
  5. An increase in body temperature in response to infection
  6. A sticky secretion that traps pathogens at body surfaces
  7. Swelling caused by fluid leakage during inflammation
  8. Another word for non-specific or innate immune response
  9. The body’s largest organ and a key physical barrier
  10. A protein released by NK cells that creates holes in target cells
  11. A structure on immune cells that detects signals or pathogens
  12. A molecule that can trigger an immune response
  13. A type of killer cell that destroys virus-infected cells
  14. Protein on immune cells that detects common pathogen features
  15. Any molecule or cell that the immune system recognises as foreign
  16. The specific part of an antigen recognized by immune cells
  17. A fast-responding phagocytic white blood cell
  18. Signalling protein released by immune cells to communicate
  19. The pH condition of the stomach that kills ingested microbes
  20. White blood cell that fights multicellular parasites

39 Clues: A disease-causing microorganism • Widening of blood vessels during inflammation • A fast-responding phagocytic white blood cell • A molecule that can trigger an immune response • A group of proteins that helps destroy pathogens • Movement of immune cells toward chemical signals • A chemical that interferes with viral replication • ...

D3 Functions of the Liver 2017-11-21

D3 Functions of the Liver crossword puzzle
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  1. Vitamin D
  2. Transports Oxygen Rich Blood to the Liver from the Heart
  3. Transports Nutrient Rich Blood from the stomach and Intestines to the Liver
  4. Liver Cells
  5. The small blood vessels in the liver from the hepatic portal vein
  6. Vitamin A
  7. Protein responsible for transporting any bilirubin produced outside of the liver
  8. A protein essential for clotting
  9. Protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen; Broken down in the kupffer cell into a globin chains and a heme group
  10. A symptom that results in the yellowing of skin and eyes due to the excess concentration of bilirubin, which can be caused by other diseases.
  11. a hormone that stimulates liver cells to take up glucose and store it as glycogen
  12. Broken down into amino acids, which are recycled
  13. Composed of soluble bilirubin, water, electrolytes, bicarbonate, cholesterol, phospholipids and salts
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  1. The thin passage that transports bile to the gall bladder
  2. Made by liver cells; Needed to make Vitamin d and steroid hormones.
  3. Macrophages that line the sinusoids in the liver; Engulfs red blood cells that swell due to age
  4. Transports blood from the liver to the heart after detoxication
  5. The small blood vessels in the liver from the hepatic artery
  6. White Blood Cells that engulf damaged, dead, and foreign cells in the blood stream
  7. Red Blood Cell
  8. Yellow pigment in bile
  9. a hormone that will break down glycogen, glycerol, amino acids and fatty acids in the liver, therefore releasing glucose to the blood stream
  10. Broken down into iron and bilirubin
  11. Recycles old red blood cells

24 Clues: Vitamin D • Vitamin A • Liver Cells • Red Blood Cell • Yellow pigment in bile • Recycles old red blood cells • A protein essential for clotting • Broken down into iron and bilirubin • Broken down into amino acids, which are recycled • Transports Oxygen Rich Blood to the Liver from the Heart • The thin passage that transports bile to the gall bladder • ...

Biology Cell Cycle Vocab 2018-11-02

Biology Cell Cycle Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. cell A cell that is not part of the germ line (i.e. does not give rise to
  2. and pulling them to opposite ends of the cell.
  3. A disease resulting from the uncontrolled growth and division of the cells of a multicellular organism.
  4. replication The synthesis of a new dna molecule that has the same nucleotide
  5. its dna and divides into identical cells.
  6. The phase of the eukaryotic cells cycle in which a single cell divides into two cells.
  7. begins to reform to create two separate but identical nuclei.
  8. as a preexisting dna molecule.
  9. The first phase of mitosis in which chromosomes condense becoming visible the nuclear membrane dissolves and the centrosomes move to opposite ends of the nucleus and spindle
  10. The phase of mitosis in which spindle fibers begin to shorten separating the sister
  11. cell An undifferentiated cell that can differentiate into one or more specialized cell
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  1. or divide to produce more undifferentiated cells.
  2. The phase of mitosis where chromosomes line up along an imaginary line (the metaphase plate) in the middle of the cell.
  3. The division of the cytoplasm into two separate cells during cellular
  4. fission A form of a sexual reproduction where a single-celled organism
  5. The longest phase of the cell cycle in which the cell grows performs its functions
  6. if it is going to divide replicates its dna.
  7. form.
  8. The phase of mitosis in which the genetic material has been separated and the nuclear
  9. cycle The process by which cells grow and divide to produce more cells.

20 Clues: form. • as a preexisting dna molecule. • its dna and divides into identical cells. • if it is going to divide replicates its dna. • and pulling them to opposite ends of the cell. • or divide to produce more undifferentiated cells. • begins to reform to create two separate but identical nuclei. • The division of the cytoplasm into two separate cells during cellular • ...

Science - Cells and microscopes 2015-05-19

Science - Cells and microscopes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. has different sized holes and is used to vary the intensity and size of the cone of light that is projected upward into the slide
  2. It is only found in plants and it is the site of photosynthesis
  3. When plants use sunlight to make nutrients from carbon dioxide or water
  4. Known as the "pantry"
  5. Describes the properties of cells
  6. It employs visible light to detect small objects
  7. Provides power or energy and is found in both plant and animal cells
  8. Found in every cell
  9. When cells commit suicide
  10. It is a "jelly like" fluid that holds the organelles in place
  11. Only found in plant cells and gives structure and shape
  12. something you look through
  13. The lower lens
  14. Exist at or from an earlier time
  15. a transparent piece of glass or plastic with at least one curved surface
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  1. Weird symbol
  2. 4X, 10X, 40X
  3. First person to make a microscope
  4. First man to discover cells
  5. Controls what goes in and out of a cell
  6. A cell that is found in men only
  7. One millionth of a meter
  8. These are cells designed to stimulate other cells in the body in order to communicate
  9. The flat platform where you place your slide
  10. Building blocks of life
  11. The opposite of animal cell
  12. When cells divide
  13. Carries oxygen, also removes carbon dioxide from your body, transporting it to the lungs for you to exhale
  14. The taking in of matter by a living cell by invagination of its membrane to form a vacuole

29 Clues: Weird symbol • 4X, 10X, 40X • The lower lens • When cells divide • Found in every cell • Known as the "pantry" • Building blocks of life • One millionth of a meter • When cells commit suicide • something you look through • First man to discover cells • The opposite of animal cell • A cell that is found in men only • Exist at or from an earlier time • First person to make a microscope • ...

Bio Ch. 2 2021-10-04

Bio Ch. 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Surrounds the organelles and made up of salts, minerals, and organic molecules
  2. is not covered in ribosomes and is involved in the synthesis of lipids and breakdown of toxic substances
  3. Acts as a support system for organelles and maintains cell shape
  4. Degrades hydrogen peroxide
  5. covered in ribosomes and makes large amounts of proteins to be exported from the cell
  6. Used for temporary storage of wastes, nutrients, and water
  7. Who was the first person to observe living cells?
  8. Breaks down food particles, invading objects, or worn out cell parts
  9. Include: animals, plants, fungi, protists
  10. Converts energy stored in food into usable energy, "the powerhouse of the cell"
  11. Manages cell functions and stores DNA
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  1. The boundary between the cell and the external environment
  2. Who determined that cells come only from other cells?
  3. Include: bacteria
  4. Who concluded that all plants are composed of cells?
  5. Location of protein synthesis
  6. What is the longest cell?
  7. All living things are composed of one or more ____________.
  8. Only plant cells contain this organelle, it takes up majority of the plant cell
  9. Who observed a thin slice of cork and called the little boxes that made it up "cells"?
  10. In charge of photosynthesis
  11. distributes the proteins received from the Rough ER and distributes them to other organelles or out of the cell
  12. Plays a major roll in cell division (mitosis)
  13. Who concluded that all animals are composed of cells?
  14. Boundary around plant cell outside of the cell membrane that provides structure and support

25 Clues: Include: bacteria • What is the longest cell? • Degrades hydrogen peroxide • In charge of photosynthesis • Location of protein synthesis • Manages cell functions and stores DNA • Include: animals, plants, fungi, protists • Plays a major roll in cell division (mitosis) • Who was the first person to observe living cells? • Who concluded that all plants are composed of cells? • ...

Epithelial tissue 2022-09-30

Epithelial tissue crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a cell that is taller than it is wide.
  2. the epithelium with a single layer of flat cells.
  3. this epithelium seems stratified but it's not.
  4. These short fibres cluster into a mesh-like network (reticulum = network) that covers and supports the structures bordering the connective tissue.
  5. inelastic fibres of great tensile strength made up of collagen protein.
  6. the ground substance and fibers between cells in a connective tissue.
  7. the basal surface of epithelial cells lies on it.
  8. it lacks blood vessels
  9. the main function of epithelial tissue.
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  1. the epithelium with a single layer of cuboidal cells.
  2. the epithelium that lines the bladder cavity. Its apical cells change their shape as the bladder fills with urine.
  3. a group of cells of similar structure that perform a common function.
  4. A passive process in which there is a net or greater movement of molecules or ions from a region of high concentration to a region of low concentration until equilibrium is reached.
  5. fibres composed primarily of the protein elastin (rubber like protein) that allows them to function like rubber bands.
  6. a cell that is as high as wide.
  7. the surface of a cell that faces the lumen, which is the inner cavity of an organ or blood vessel, or that is exposed to the body exterior.
  8. an epithelium with more layers of cells.
  9. an epithelium with a single layer of cells.
  10. the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms
  11. a flat cell (it is wider than it is high).

20 Clues: it lacks blood vessels • a cell that is as high as wide. • a cell that is taller than it is wide. • the main function of epithelial tissue. • an epithelium with more layers of cells. • a flat cell (it is wider than it is high). • an epithelium with a single layer of cells. • this epithelium seems stratified but it's not. • the epithelium with a single layer of flat cells. • ...

Epithelial tissue 2022-09-30

Epithelial tissue crossword puzzle
Across
  1. inelastic fibres of great tensile strength made up of collagen protein.
  2. an epithelium with more layers of cells.
  3. this epithelium seems stratified but it's not.
  4. the surface of a cell that faces the lumen, which is the inner cavity of an organ or blood vessel, or that is exposed to the body exterior.
  5. the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms
  6. the epithelium with a single layer of cuboidal cells.
  7. a cell that is as high as wide.
  8. a flat cell (it is wider than it is high).
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  1. the basal surface of epithelial cells lies on it.
  2. the epithelium that lines the bladder cavity. Its apical cells change their shape as the bladder fills with urine.
  3. the main function of epithelial tissue.
  4. the epithelium with a single layer of flat cells.
  5. the ground substance and fibers between cells in a connective tissue.
  6. A passive process in which there is a net or greater movement of molecules or ions from a region of high concentration to a region of low concentration until equilibrium is reached.
  7. These short fibres cluster into a mesh-like network (reticulum = network) that covers and supports the structures bordering the connective tissue.
  8. fibres composed primarily of the protein elastin (rubber like protein) that allows them to function like rubber bands.
  9. it lacks blood vessels
  10. an epithelium with a single layer of cells.
  11. a cell that is taller than it is wide.
  12. a group of cells of similar structure that perform a common function.

20 Clues: it lacks blood vessels • a cell that is as high as wide. • a cell that is taller than it is wide. • the main function of epithelial tissue. • an epithelium with more layers of cells. • a flat cell (it is wider than it is high). • an epithelium with a single layer of cells. • this epithelium seems stratified but it's not. • the basal surface of epithelial cells lies on it. • ...

Epithelial tissue 2022-09-30

Epithelial tissue crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the main function of epithelial tissue.
  2. it lacks blood vessels
  3. the epithelium with a single layer of cuboidal cells.
  4. the epithelium with a single layer of flat cells.
  5. fibres composed primarily of the protein elastin (rubber like protein) that allows them to function like rubber bands.
  6. this epithelium seems stratified but it's not.
  7. the ground substance and fibers between cells in a connective tissue.
  8. These short fibres cluster into a mesh-like network (reticulum = network) that covers and supports the structures bordering the connective tissue.
  9. a flat cell (it is wider than it is high).
  10. inelastic fibres of great tensile strength made up of collagen protein.
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  1. an epithelium with a single layer of cells.
  2. the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms
  3. the basal surface of epithelial cells lies on it.
  4. a group of cells of similar structure that perform a common function.
  5. the surface of a cell that faces the lumen, which is the inner cavity of an organ or blood vessel, or that is exposed to the body exterior.
  6. an epithelium with more layers of cells.
  7. a cell that is taller than it is wide.
  8. the epithelium that lines the bladder cavity. Its apical cells change their shape as the bladder fills with urine.
  9. a cell that is as high as wide.
  10. A passive process in which there is a net or greater movement of molecules or ions from a region of high concentration to a region of low concentration until equilibrium is reached.

20 Clues: it lacks blood vessels • a cell that is as high as wide. • a cell that is taller than it is wide. • the main function of epithelial tissue. • an epithelium with more layers of cells. • a flat cell (it is wider than it is high). • an epithelium with a single layer of cells. • this epithelium seems stratified but it's not. • the basal surface of epithelial cells lies on it. • ...

Brain and Behavior Exam 2 2020-03-04

Brain and Behavior Exam 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Occurs when our senses detect a stimulus
  2. Tone quality or complexity of sound wave
  3. Layer of cells in brain development that the nervous system develops from
  4. Muscles that control the movement of the eyes
  5. Sharpness of vision
  6. Muscles that change lens shape
  7. ______ cells make contact from receptor to bipolar cells
  8. Rods and cones are _____
  9. Most common vision problem in young people
  10. Detect photons in low light
  11. Establishment of synaptic connections
  12. System that transmits sensations of pain and temperature to brain
  13. Bending of light
  14. The sense our brain makes of the stimulus
  15. Recessive hereditary disorder of phenylalanine metabolism
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  1. Intensity of sound wave
  2. Heat in chilis that makes it spicy
  3. 3 tiny bones in the ear
  4. Peripheral receptors that respond to painful stimuli
  5. Best acuity of vision is in this spot
  6. Chemical reactions from light causes cells to _____
  7. Combination of senses activated together, unusual
  8. Process of light being turned into neural signals
  9. ______ cells make contact from bipolar to ganglion cells
  10. Optic nerve crosses midline at optic ____
  11. Photopigment in rods
  12. ______ axons make up the optic nerve
  13. The optic chiasm turns into the optic ____
  14. Refining of cells into distinctive neurons/glial cells
  15. Creation of new neurons
  16. Detect color
  17. Neuronal cell death
  18. Many photoreceptors sending signals to one ganglion cell
  19. Number of compressions per second of sound wave
  20. Transparent outer layer of eye
  21. Lets more light into the eye with sympathetic division of autonomic system
  22. Light particles

37 Clues: Detect color • Light particles • Bending of light • Sharpness of vision • Neuronal cell death • Photopigment in rods • Intensity of sound wave • 3 tiny bones in the ear • Creation of new neurons • Rods and cones are _____ • Detect photons in low light • Muscles that change lens shape • Transparent outer layer of eye • Heat in chilis that makes it spicy • ...

GEN BIO 1 - CROSSWORD ACT. 2024-09-04

GEN BIO 1 - CROSSWORD ACT. crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ribosomes that found in the cytosol
  2. ER that doesn't have attached ribosomes, produces lipids
  3. is the semifluid matrix in the nucleus
  4. ribosomes that are attached to the outside of the endoplasmic reticulum or nuclear envelope
  5. organisms that belong to the same species and live in the same area
  6. prominent, usually oval structure in a eukaryotic cell, and is located in almost the center of the cell
  7. the smallest, basic, functional unit of life formed when different atoms and molecules combine and function together
  8. tissues that are composed of tightly packed cells that cover, line, and protect the body part
  9. contains enzymes and serve as metabolic assistance to organelles and specialize in synthesizing & breaking down lipids
  10. tissues that are made up of neurons that receive and conduct electrochemical signals and supporting cells (glial cells) that support, protect, and insulate neurons
  11. membrane-bound structures in eukaryotic cells
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  1. includes all the communities interacting with one another and with their environment
  2. organelle that is unique to plant and algae cells, and performs photosynthesis.
  3. storage of water, organic nutrients, variety of salts, sugar & some weak acids
  4. groups of cells that work together to perform a specialized function
  5. ER that has thousands of ribosomes attached to the outer surface, and produces proteins
  6. groups of tissues that work together to perform a specialized function
  7. organelles that use instructions from the nucleus, written in mRNA, to build proteins
  8. composed of highly specialized muscle cells that contract to produce movement
  9. tissues that are made up of cells and an extracellular matrix that connects, protects, and supports body parts

20 Clues: ribosomes that found in the cytosol • is the semifluid matrix in the nucleus • membrane-bound structures in eukaryotic cells • ER that doesn't have attached ribosomes, produces lipids • organisms that belong to the same species and live in the same area • groups of cells that work together to perform a specialized function • ...

Animal Characteristics and Sponges/cnidarians 2022-04-13

Animal Characteristics and Sponges/cnidarians crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 32 or more cells
  2. cells that have a nucleus
  3. fertilized egg
  4. the creation of egg and sperm
  5. cells that transport nutrients/sperm
  6. can move
  7. many cells that are specialized
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  1. becomes the skin and nervous tissue
  2. able to produce both egg and sperm cells
  3. the study of animals
  4. gets energy from outside sources
  5. sessile and tentacles go up
  6. motile and tentacles go down
  7. one side of blastula has been pushed in
  8. large opening at top of sponge
  9. becomes the digestive tract

16 Clues: can move • fertilized egg • 32 or more cells • the study of animals • cells that have a nucleus • sessile and tentacles go up • becomes the digestive tract • motile and tentacles go down • the creation of egg and sperm • large opening at top of sponge • many cells that are specialized • gets energy from outside sources • becomes the skin and nervous tissue • ...

Immune System 2020-03-15

Immune System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Hair-like structures that traps germs
  2. Disease causing agent.
  3. A white blood cell that triggers the immune system
  4. Proteins that bind to germs
  5. The place where white blood cells are produced in
  6. stimulates an immune response against an antigen
  7. a large white blood cell that attacks pathogen-infected cellsand cancer cells
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  1. Immunity Immunity that is present only after exposure and is highly specific.
  2. Your immune system's outer layer of protection
  3. white blood cells engulf foreign substances and body temperature rises.
  4. immunity Immunity that is present before exposure and effective from birth. Responds to a broad range of pathogens.
  5. A type of white blood cell that is filled with microscopic granules.
  6. A type of white blood cell that make antibodies to fight off infections.
  7. These cells engulf and destroy cells
  8. Cells that stimulate the production of antibodies

15 Clues: Disease causing agent. • Proteins that bind to germs • These cells engulf and destroy cells • Hair-like structures that traps germs • Your immune system's outer layer of protection • stimulates an immune response against an antigen • Cells that stimulate the production of antibodies • The place where white blood cells are produced in • ...

BHS 316 Week 3 - Discussion: Exam Review 2024-01-23

BHS 316 Week 3 - Discussion: Exam Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. These cells create a "bridge" in between the adaptive and innate immune response
  2. A compound in the blood that is the heaviest
  3. Travels in one direction, returning to the blood
  4. A type of cell that has both innate and adaptive characteristics
  5. Detect invaders such as PAMPs and DAMPs causing macrophages to activate
  6. These proteins help NK cells by alerting other cells that there is an attack
  7. Contains WBCs and platelets when looking at blood in a tube
  8. Identify and tag pathogens
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  1. A type of cell that is able to specialize into a specific cell
  2. These cells can mature into dendritic cells or macrophages
  3. These cells produce the effect of immunological memory
  4. These cells are on "dead cell" clean up duty as well as "look out" duty
  5. Can be released to kill pathogens
  6. All cells originate here
  7. Considered presentation molecules

15 Clues: All cells originate here • Identify and tag pathogens • Can be released to kill pathogens • Considered presentation molecules • A compound in the blood that is the heaviest • Travels in one direction, returning to the blood • These cells produce the effect of immunological memory • These cells can mature into dendritic cells or macrophages • ...

Lymphatic System 2023-04-29

Lymphatic System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Type of white blood cell from bone marrow that makes antibodies.
  2. The study of immunity
  3. Type of white blood cell that removes foreign particles by ingesting them.
  4. General term for white blood cells.
  5. Foreign substance that causes an immune response.
  6. Type of white blood cells from bone marrow that directly fights the foreign substance and produces cytokines.
  7. Creates t-cells and b-cells
  8. The general way the body defends itself against harmful, foreign substances.
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  1. Blood protein made as an immune response.
  2. B-cells and T-cells are considered the main types of _______.
  3. Small gland where T-cells mature.
  4. A substance created to stimulate immunity against a particular disease or pathogen.
  5. Histamine among other chemicals is released when cells are damaged.
  6. Medicine that kills or inhibits a foreign substance that triggered an immune response.
  7. An organ that secretes chemicals for the body to use.

15 Clues: The study of immunity • Creates t-cells and b-cells • Small gland where T-cells mature. • General term for white blood cells. • Blood protein made as an immune response. • Foreign substance that causes an immune response. • An organ that secretes chemicals for the body to use. • B-cells and T-cells are considered the main types of _______. • ...

Sponges Crossword 2022-10-28

Sponges Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The release of gametes or eggs into the water.
  2. A marked change in form during embryological development.
  3. An organism that lives attached to the bottom or to a surface.
  4. Free-swimming larva with flagellated cells in the front half of the larva and non-flagellated cells in the other half of the larva.
  5. An animal that lacks a backbone.
  6. The resistant fibers of sponges.
  7. Having no symmetry.
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  1. Animals that feed on particles suspended in the water.
  2. Flagellated food-trapping cells of sponges.
  3. Any of the small calcareous or siliceous bodies embedded among the cell walls of sponges.
  4. Suspension feeders that actively filter food particles.
  5. Pore bearing.
  6. Cells that secrete spicules and spongin. Also known as amebocytes.
  7. A large opening in many sponges.
  8. The tube-like cells of sponges that each form a pore.

15 Clues: Pore bearing. • Having no symmetry. • A large opening in many sponges. • An animal that lacks a backbone. • The resistant fibers of sponges. • Flagellated food-trapping cells of sponges. • The release of gametes or eggs into the water. • The tube-like cells of sponges that each form a pore. • Animals that feed on particles suspended in the water. • ...

Unit 3 Crossword 2025-04-11

Unit 3 Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Oblong lymphoid aggregates of the gut located chiefly in the wall of the terminal and small intestine.
  2. Patches of lymphatic tissue containing B and T cells that underlie the surface of most mucosal surfaces in the body.
  3. Molecules on the surfaces of many types of microbes that are not present on host cells that mark the microbes as foreign.
  4. neutrophils, eosinophils, and basophils.
  5. Butterfly-shaped organ near the tip of the sternum that is the site of T-cell maturation.
  6. ability of the body to recognize and react with multiple foreign substances
  7. immunity that arises naturally in an organism via previous experience with the antigen.
  8. A collection of monocytes and macrophages scattered throughout the extracellular spaces that function to engulf and degrade foreign molecules.
  9. Enzymes secreted by cytotoxic T cells that damage proteins of target cells.
  10. infection spreads to several sites and tissue
  11. any cell, particle, or chemical that induces a specific immune response by B cells or T cells and can stimulate resistance to an infection or a toxin
  12. pus formers:pneumococci, streptococci, staphylococci, and neisseriae.
  13. period from the initial contact with an infectious agent to the appearance of the first symptom
  14. originating or produced within an organism or one of its parts
  15. Immunity acquired through direct stimulation of the immune system by antigen.
  16. microbes gain a more stable foothold at the portal of entry
  17. Proteins released by cytotoxic T cells that produce pores in target cells
  18. Regulatory chemical released by cells of the immune system that serves as signal between different cells.
  19. microbe passes host defense
  20. Bacterial toxins that are potent stimuli for T cells and can be a factor in diseases such as toxic shock
  21. first line and second line of defense
  22. progresses and persistent infection
  23. A specific chemical product of microbes, plants, and some animals that is poisonous to other organisms.
  24. hazardous, outmoded process of deliberately introducing smallpox material scraped from a victim into the nonimmune subject in the hope of inducing resistance
  25. serum protein components that act in a definite sequence when set in motion either by an antigen-antibody complex or by factors of the alternative (properdin) pathway
  26. white blood cells capable of engulfing other cells and particles.
  27. An extracellular enzyme chiefly for hydrolysis of nutrient macromolecules that are otherwise impervious to the cell membrane.
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  1. Originating outside the body.
  2. An infection that produces no noticeable symptoms even though the microbe is active in the host tissue.
  3. plasmalike fluid carried by lymphatic cirrculation
  4. Patches of lymphatic tissue containing B and T cells that underlie the surface of many skin surfaces in the body.
  5. antigen that is present in some but not all members of the same species.
  6. relative capacity of a pathogen to invade and harm host cells
  7. observed by others
  8. large amount of white blood cells
  9. microbes found on/in normal human
  10. more than one microbe infection
  11. process by which the various types of blood cells are formed, such as in the bone marrow.
  12. precise molecular group of an antigen that defines its specificity and triggers the immune response.
  13. incomplete or partial antigen
  14. third line of defense
  15. disease communication, the natural host or habitat of a pathogen.
  16. swelling, redness post trauma
  17. comes on rapidly with severe, but short effects
  18. chemical class of proteins to which antibodies belong
  19. injection of whole microbes (killed or attenuated), toxoids, or parts of microbes as a prevention or cure for disease.
  20. A toxin (usually protein) that is secreted and acts upon a specific cellular target.
  21. evidence of disease sense by patient
  22. state of being inactive
  23. leukocyte (white blood cell) having globular, nonlobed nuclei and lacking prominent cytoplasmic granules.
  24. enzyme found in sweat, tears, and saliva that breaks down bacterial peptidoglycan.

51 Clues: observed by others • third line of defense • state of being inactive • microbe passes host defense • Originating outside the body. • incomplete or partial antigen • swelling, redness post trauma • more than one microbe infection • large amount of white blood cells • microbes found on/in normal human • progresses and persistent infection • evidence of disease sense by patient • ...

Microscopes, Cells & Organelles 2015-01-03

Microscopes, Cells & Organelles crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Cells shape often reflects their job; they change to do specific jobs in the organism.
  2. Used to focus the image only under low power only.
  3. Makes usable cell energy called ATP.
  4. Used to focus the image under high power.
  5. Takes in and breaks down the waste or trash in a cell.
  6. Holds and protects DNA in eukaryotic cells.
  7. A cell that has a nucleus & membrane bound organelles.
  8. Collects, modifies & repackages proteins in a cell and prepares them to be shipped out.
  9. Short hairs on a cell’s surface, used for movement.
  10. Absorbs sunlight and uses its energy to make sugar.
  11. A tool used to magnify a small organism.
  12. Controls what enters and leaves the cell (found around all cells).
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  1. Rigid structure found outside of the cell membrane in plant cells.
  2. Transport channels for material to move through the cell.
  3. Changes the amount of light shining on the specimen to see more detail.
  4. Little spikes on the outside of bacteria cells; helps them stick to surfaces.
  5. A structure in a cell that has a specialized task.
  6. Storage structure in both plant and animal cells.
  7. A cell that does not have a nucleus or membrane bound organelles.
  8. Used to magnify your image (attached to the revolving nosepiece).
  9. Site of proteins production, found in all cells.
  10. An extra protective layer found outside of a bacteria’s cell wall. It allows the bacteria to survive in harsh conditions.
  11. Long whip-like tails that cells use for movement.

23 Clues: Makes usable cell energy called ATP. • A tool used to magnify a small organism. • Used to focus the image under high power. • Holds and protects DNA in eukaryotic cells. • Site of proteins production, found in all cells. • Storage structure in both plant and animal cells. • Long whip-like tails that cells use for movement. • ...

D3 Functions of the Liver 2017-11-21

D3 Functions of the Liver crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Vitamin D
  2. Transports Oxygen Rich Blood to the Liver from the Heart
  3. Transports Nutrient Rich Blood from the stomach and Intestines to the Liver
  4. Liver Cells
  5. The small blood vessels in the liver from the hepatic portal vein
  6. Vitamin A
  7. Protein responsible for transporting any bilirubin produced outside of the liver
  8. A protein essential for clotting
  9. Protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen; Broken down in the kupffer cell into a globin chains and a heme group
  10. A symptom that results in the yellowing of skin and eyes due to the excess concentration of bilirubin, which can be caused by other diseases.
  11. a hormone that stimulates liver cells to take up glucose and store it as glycogen
  12. Broken down into amino acids, which are recycled
  13. Composed of soluble bilirubin, water, electrolytes, bicarbonate, cholesterol, phospholipids and salts
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  1. The thin passage that transports bile to the gall bladder
  2. Made by liver cells; Needed to make Vitamin d and steroid hormones.
  3. Macrophages that line the sinusoids in the liver; Engulfs red blood cells that swell due to age
  4. Transports blood from the liver to the heart after detoxication
  5. The small blood vessels in the liver from the hepatic artery
  6. White Blood Cells that engulf damaged, dead, and foreign cells in the blood stream
  7. Red Blood Cell
  8. Yellow pigment in bile
  9. a hormone that will break down glycogen, glycerol, amino acids and fatty acids in the liver, therefore releasing glucose to the blood stream
  10. Broken down into iron and bilirubin
  11. Recycles old red blood cells

24 Clues: Vitamin D • Vitamin A • Liver Cells • Red Blood Cell • Yellow pigment in bile • Recycles old red blood cells • A protein essential for clotting • Broken down into iron and bilirubin • Broken down into amino acids, which are recycled • Transports Oxygen Rich Blood to the Liver from the Heart • The thin passage that transports bile to the gall bladder • ...

lymphatic system 2023-10-31

lymphatic system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - create antibodies
  2. - organ primarily responsible for the production and maturation of immune cells
  3. - Specialized lymphatic vessels found in the small intestine
  4. - Protein-rich fluid that leaks from blood vessels into surrounding tissues
  5. - a lymphatic tissue where B and T cells carry out immune responses
  6. - part of the lymphatic vessel that ensures a one-way flow of lymph.
  7. -part of spongy bone that produces blood cells (hematopoiesis)
  8. - thin walled tubes that are structured like blood vessels that carry lymph to lymphatic ducts
  9. - are small lumps of tissue that contain white blood cells that fight against infection.
  10. - a large phagocytic cell that is found in a stationary form in the tissues or as a mobile white blood cell, especially at sites of infection.
Down
  1. - produced by lymph nodes that contain white blood cells
  2. - tiny vessels in the tissues of most organs that absorb Interstitial fluid and transport lymphatic fluid(lymph) to afferent lymphatic vessels
  3. - small organ inside the ribcage just above the stomach
  4. - Tiny, finger-like projections in the small intestine that absorb fats
  5. - combat intracellular pathogens
  6. - the condition in which an excessive amount of interstitial fluid accumulates in the tissue spaces.
  7. - two round fleshy masses in the back of your throat (pharynx)
  8. - it is usually a clear fluid that circulates in the lymphatic vessels, bathes the cells of the body, and consists of white blood cells and a liquid portion resembling blood plasma
  9. - White blood cells responsible for immune response
  10. - is the cancer of lymph tissue in lymph nodes

20 Clues: - create antibodies • - combat intracellular pathogens • - is the cancer of lymph tissue in lymph nodes • - White blood cells responsible for immune response • - small organ inside the ribcage just above the stomach • - produced by lymph nodes that contain white blood cells • - Specialized lymphatic vessels found in the small intestine • ...

cardiovascular system 2024-04-15

cardiovascular system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a protein found in the body involved in forming blood clots
  2. clotting factors do an "activation cascade" and eventually activate fibrin which reinforce the platelet plug
  3. 2nd most numerous white blood cell, large nucleus that takes up most of the cell
  4. series of reactions that stops the bleeding when a blood vessel breaks
  5. rarest white blood cell
  6. carries deoxygenated blood back to the heart from the body cells
  7. non-cellular, bloods liquid matrix
  8. carries oxygenated blood away from the heart and to the body cells
  9. small colorless fragments in our blood that form clots and stop/prevent more bleeding
  10. a type of protein fiber found abundantly throughout the body
  11. circulate blood throughout the body
  12. bound platelets activate more platelets which activate more platelets
  13. 45 percent of blood volume (red blood cells)
  14. most numerous white blood cells (50-70%), multi lobed nucleus
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  1. a molecule made up of amino acids
  2. provides blood supply throughout the body
  3. uses enzymes to digest parasitic worms, two lobed nucleus
  4. tiny blood vessels that connect arteries and veins at the body cells
  5. job is to help clot damaged blood (called hemostasis)
  6. glycoprotein crucial to primary hemostasis through platelet and subendothelial collagen adhesion, and the intrinsic coagulation cascade, through factor VIII stabilization
  7. purpose: decreases blood loss
  8. a pump made of cardiovascular muscle that pumps blood to the body cells
  9. transports, fights infection, and clots blood
  10. largest leukocyte, 3-8% of white blood cells
  11. white blood cells (lifespan 1-3 days)

25 Clues: rarest white blood cell • purpose: decreases blood loss • a molecule made up of amino acids • non-cellular, bloods liquid matrix • circulate blood throughout the body • white blood cells (lifespan 1-3 days) • provides blood supply throughout the body • largest leukocyte, 3-8% of white blood cells • 45 percent of blood volume (red blood cells) • ...

Unit 2 review. 2024-02-13

Unit 2 review. crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Longer, hair-like structures, used for adhering to substances
  2. cells that contains DNA.
  3. makes proteins
  4. organisms whose cells lack a nucleus and other organelles
  5. reticulum smooth makes hormones and controls calcium release. Rough is covered in ribosomes and makes proteins
  6. the body's raw materials, cells from which all other cells with specialized functions are generated
  7. holds chlorophyll and where photosynthesis takes place.
  8. an organelle that is surrounded by a membrane.
  9. organisms whose cells contain a nucleus and other membrane-bound organelles
  10. Used to absorb excess water (stretch and swell) and expel water (contract and release)
Down
  1. Tail-like structure,used for movement
  2. acts as a barrier to protect the cell and a “doorway” letting substances in or out of the cell.
  3. subcellular structure that has one or more specific jobs to perform in the cell
  4. contains digestive enzymes that dissolve cellular waste. Acts like a garbage disposal system.
  5. rigid structure that surrounds the cell membrane. Only found in pant cells
  6. thin tissue that surrounds and contains an organelle.
  7. Used to absorb excess sunlight
  8. helps the cell keep its shape and hold organelles in place
  9. where cellular respiration takes place. Releases energy from glucose for the cell.
  10. membrane-bound structure inside
  11. Used for movement and feeding (capturing prey)
  12. packages substances for transport inside or out of the cell. Acts like a mail delivery system.
  13. Hair-like structures, used for movement
  14. stores food, water and waste.

24 Clues: makes proteins • cells that contains DNA. • stores food, water and waste. • Used to absorb excess sunlight • membrane-bound structure inside • Tail-like structure,used for movement • Hair-like structures, used for movement • Used for movement and feeding (capturing prey) • an organelle that is surrounded by a membrane. • thin tissue that surrounds and contains an organelle. • ...

Cell Structure and Function 2025-10-14

Cell Structure and Function crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Unwound, loose, tangled thread of DNA
  2. Organelle responsible for converting light energy into chemical energy
  3. Cells that contain nuclei and membrane-bound organelles
  4. Largest structure in a plant cell that stores fluids and helps maintain shape
  5. Organelle that manages all activities and contains genetic material
  6. Folds that increase the surface area of mitochondria
  7. The outer layer that surrounds all cells
  8. A complex and flexible framework to give the cell shape
  9. Makes membrane lipids, detoxifies harmful substances, and lacks ribosomes
  10. Tiny structures found in cells that do specific jobs
  11. The theory of the origin of Eukaryotic cells from Prokaryotic Cells
  12. Thinnest strands to help the cell keep its shape and move
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  1. Cells that lack a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles
  2. Organelle responsible for creating energy in the cell
  3. A specialized microtubule that helps with cell division
  4. Creates proteins for the cells
  5. Cytoplasm of a chloroplast
  6. Fluid filled storage sac to maintain homeostasis and structure
  7. Type of structure made of a hydrophilic head and a hydrophobic tail
  8. The double membrane that surrounds the nucleus
  9. The inner fluid of a mitochondrion
  10. Organelle responsible for modifying & packaging proteins for transport
  11. Organelle responsible for waste disposal and defense
  12. Makes ribosomes, found inside the nucleus
  13. Tiny holes that control what enters and leaves the nucleus
  14. A highly condensed, compact form of DNA, necessary for cell division
  15. Type of protein that acts as a molecular marker for other cells
  16. A jelly-like substance inside the cell
  17. Thicker strand to help with support and transportation

29 Clues: Cytoplasm of a chloroplast • Creates proteins for the cells • The inner fluid of a mitochondrion • Unwound, loose, tangled thread of DNA • A jelly-like substance inside the cell • The outer layer that surrounds all cells • Makes ribosomes, found inside the nucleus • The double membrane that surrounds the nucleus • Organelle responsible for waste disposal and defense • ...

Hematology 2025-12-09

Hematology crossword puzzle
Across
  1. – Skin discoloration sign.
  2. – Excess basophils in blood.
  3. Cell – Cell that produces antibodies.
  4. – Thickened blood flow.
  5. Vera – Excess production of red cells.
  6. – Enlargement of organs.
  7. – Elevated body temperature.
  8. Cell – Cell formed from bone marrow precursors.
  9. Stage – Thickened skin lesion stage.
  10. – Cancer of blood-forming tissues.
  11. Sternberg Cell – Large abnormal cell in Hodgkin disease.
  12. Marrow – Main site of blood cell formation.
  13. Cell – Cell not functioning normally.
  14. Cell – Cell involved in immune response.
  15. Lymphocyte – Enlarged reactive lymphocyte.
  16. Fungoides – Skin-based T cell cancer.
  17. Leukemia – Slow buildup of abnormal white cells.
  18. – High number of lymphocytes.
  19. Stage – Early red skin stage in skin lymphoma.
  20. – Increased monocytes.
  21. – Protein used for immune defense.
  22. Stage – Late phase of cancer growth.
  23. – Excess eosinophils in blood.
Down
  1. – Low neutrophil count.
  2. Cell – Undeveloped blood cell.
  3. Leukemia – Rapid rise of immature blood cells.
  4. Cell – Immature developing blood cell.
  5. – Organ involved in blood filtration.
  6. – Cancer of plasma cells in bone marrow.
  7. – Increased cellular content in marrow.
  8. Cell – Lymphocyte with hair-like projections.
  9. Disease – Condition with abnormal cell storage.
  10. Throat – Common sign of viral infection.
  11. Formation – Stacked red cells due to high protein.
  12. – Bone marrow replaced by fibrous tissue.
  13. Node – Small organ of immune response.
  14. Jones Protein – Light chain protein found in myeloma.
  15. – Increased white cell count.
  16. – Cancer of lymphoid tissues.
  17. – Decreased white cell count.
  18. – Green tumor of myeloid cells.
  19. – Tissue macrophage cell.
  20. – Tumor of immature myeloid cells.
  21. Cell – Original cell that produces blood cells.
  22. – Pain in joints.

45 Clues: – Pain in joints. • – Increased monocytes. • – Low neutrophil count. • – Thickened blood flow. • – Enlargement of organs. • – Tissue macrophage cell. • – Skin discoloration sign. • – Excess basophils in blood. • – Elevated body temperature. • – Increased white cell count. • – Cancer of lymphoid tissues. • – High number of lymphocytes. • – Decreased white cell count. • ...

Tables 2022-03-21

Tables crossword puzzle
Across
  1. automatically resize cells to accommodate data size
  2. one grouping within a chart table used for storing information or data
  3. collection of cells
  4. largest to smallest
  5. perform calculations and logical comparisons
Down
  1. cells that give the data meaning
  2. horizontal group of cells
  3. least to greatest
  4. verticle group of cells
  5. a set of facts or figures systematically displayed
  6. combine multiple cells into one
  7. create multiple cells from one
  8. organizes your data

13 Clues: least to greatest • collection of cells • largest to smallest • organizes your data • verticle group of cells • horizontal group of cells • create multiple cells from one • combine multiple cells into one • cells that give the data meaning • perform calculations and logical comparisons • a set of facts or figures systematically displayed • ...

Module 1 - cell biology. 2017-12-30

Module 1 - cell biology. crossword puzzle
Across
  1. transport substances are absorbed against a concentration gradient from an area of lower to a higher area of concentration.
  2. cells specialised for contraction.
  3. hair cells specialised for absorbing water and minerals.
  4. bacteria cells are these type of cells.
  5. provides a really big surface area in the small intestine.
  6. spreading out of particles from the area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration.
  7. the movement of water molecules across a partially permeable membrane from a region of higher water concentration to a region of lower water concentration.
Down
  1. cells specialised for rapid signalling.
  2. fishes gas exchange happens here.
  3. contains genetic information.
  4. animal and plant cells are this type of cell.
  5. specialised to maximise diffusion.
  6. cells specialised for reproduction.
  7. gas exchange happens in this part of the organ system.
  8. these cells can cure many diseases,people are against it and it can produce identical plants.

15 Clues: contains genetic information. • fishes gas exchange happens here. • specialised to maximise diffusion. • cells specialised for contraction. • cells specialised for reproduction. • cells specialised for rapid signalling. • bacteria cells are these type of cells. • animal and plant cells are this type of cell. • gas exchange happens in this part of the organ system. • ...

FINAL CHOICE BOARD 2021-12-22

FINAL CHOICE BOARD crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Box like cells that line ducts and produce secretions.
  2. conduction of electoral impulses from one region of the body to another
  3. Contractile tissue dominated by skeletal muscle
  4. A collection of specialized cells
  5. Long cells specialized for absorption also found in digestive tract
  6. is striated but each cardiac muscle cell is much smaller than a skeletal muscle fiber
  7. provides a structural framework for the body
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  1. Contains few cells with dense band of collagen fibers
  2. protects underlying tissues in areas subjected to abrasion like the skin
  3. Covers body surfaces, lines cavities and ducts, and allows for storage and secretion
  4. The cells are thin and flat
  5. Type of connective tissue where cells fill with oil
  6. is found in the walls of blood vessels
  7. tissue characterized by the presence of cells capable of contraction
  8. multiple layers of epithelial cells which can contract and expand

15 Clues: The cells are thin and flat • A collection of specialized cells • is found in the walls of blood vessels • provides a structural framework for the body • Contractile tissue dominated by skeletal muscle • Type of connective tissue where cells fill with oil • Contains few cells with dense band of collagen fibers • Box like cells that line ducts and produce secretions. • ...

Lymphatic System 2023-04-29

Lymphatic System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Type of white blood cell from bone marrow that makes antibodies.
  2. The study of immunity
  3. Type of white blood cell that removes foreign particles by ingesting them.
  4. General term for white blood cells.
  5. Foreign substance that causes an immune response.
  6. Type of white blood cells from bone marrow that directly fights the foreign substance and produces cytokines.
  7. Creates t-cells and b-cells
  8. The general way the body defends itself against harmful, foreign substances.
Down
  1. Blood protein made as an immune response.
  2. B-cells and T-cells are considered the main types of _______.
  3. Small gland where T-cells mature.
  4. A substance created to stimulate immunity against a particular disease or pathogen.
  5. Histamine among other chemicals is released when cells are damaged.
  6. Medicine that kills or inhibits a foreign substance that triggered an immune response.
  7. An organ that secretes chemicals for the body to use.

15 Clues: The study of immunity • Creates t-cells and b-cells • Small gland where T-cells mature. • General term for white blood cells. • Blood protein made as an immune response. • Foreign substance that causes an immune response. • An organ that secretes chemicals for the body to use. • B-cells and T-cells are considered the main types of _______. • ...

parts of the cell 2022-10-20

parts of the cell crossword puzzle
Across
  1. strands in the nucleus
  2. contains chemicals to break down large food
  3. rigid outer layer of nonliving material
  4. controls center
  5. all living things are composed of cells
  6. breaks down food particles
  7. very thin outer layer
  8. Plant cells are eukaryotic cells present in green plants
Down
  1. Animal cells are typical of the eukaryotic cell, enclosed by a plasma membrane
  2. produces proteins
  3. a tinny cell structure
  4. carrys protians to one cell to another
  5. a threadlike structure in the cell nucleus
  6. receives protians from the endoplasmic
  7. captures sunlight and uses it to produce foods in plant cells
  8. food,water,waste
  9. the area between the cell membrane

17 Clues: controls center • food,water,waste • produces proteins • very thin outer layer • strands in the nucleus • a tinny cell structure • breaks down food particles • the area between the cell membrane • carrys protians to one cell to another • receives protians from the endoplasmic • rigid outer layer of nonliving material • all living things are composed of cells • ...

Mitosis - CP 2021-03-01

Mitosis - CP crossword puzzle
Across
  1. appear during prophase, spindle fibers are connected to these
  2. cells that divide uncontrollably form these masses
  3. one reason cells divide
  4. splitting of one cell into two
  5. cleavage furrow forms
  6. includes interphase and mitosis
  7. dna is chromatin during this phase
  8. nucleus disappears and chromosomes become visible
  9. separation of the cytoplasm
  10. prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase
Down
  1. forms in plant cells during telophase/cytokinesis, later will form cell wall
  2. number of chromosomes in human body cells
  3. chromatids are separated and move to opposite poles of the cell
  4. chromatids are held together here
  5. fibers that attach chromatids to centrioles
  6. daughter cells at the end of mitosis compared to the initial parent cell
  7. synthesized during S phase
  8. chromosomes line up along the equator of the cell
  9. these replicate during the S phase
  10. DNA is in this form during cytokinesis and G1
  11. one reason cells divide
  12. sister chromosomes formed during S phase
  13. one reason cells divide

23 Clues: cleavage furrow forms • one reason cells divide • one reason cells divide • one reason cells divide • synthesized during S phase • separation of the cytoplasm • splitting of one cell into two • includes interphase and mitosis • chromatids are held together here • these replicate during the S phase • dna is chromatin during this phase • sister chromosomes formed during S phase • ...

Cassandra's Science Crossword 2020-04-26

Cassandra's Science Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Results in the production of proteins (at ribosomes)
  2. Has no nucleus or organelles
  3. Results in the production of RNA and DNA (in the nucleus)
  4. This ships and sorts cell products
  5. Powerhouse of the cell and found in plant and animal cells
  6. The rigid outer layer of cells
  7. The fundamental units of life
  8. The diffusion of water
  9. A location within the nucleus
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  1. This holds cells together into a tissue
  2. The import into the cell
  3. This cell has membrane enclosed organelles
  4. Requires energy and moves substances across a cell membrane
  5. This is a network of protein fibers and it provides reinforcement and mechanical support
  6. Membrane enclosed systems that perform specific functions
  7. This requires no energy and moves substances across a cell membrane
  8. Export from the cell
  9. These build proteins
  10. Where most of the cells DNA is located
  11. These are intercellular sacs

20 Clues: Export from the cell • These build proteins • The diffusion of water • The import into the cell • Has no nucleus or organelles • These are intercellular sacs • The fundamental units of life • A location within the nucleus • The rigid outer layer of cells • This ships and sorts cell products • Where most of the cells DNA is located • This holds cells together into a tissue • ...

Organelles & Photosynthesis 2020-05-27

Organelles & Photosynthesis crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Very simple cells that don't have a nucleus
  2. organelles in plants that help convert energy
  3. stacks of thylakoids create a _____.
  4. facilitated diffusion of water
  5. cellular transport that requires energy is called ___ transport
  6. protection that is present in all cells
  7. the cell's cleanup organelle
  8. tells proteins where to go
  9. adenosine triphosphate
  10. organelle that transports molecules
  11. electron carrier in photosynthesis
Down
  1. ATP is created when H+ ions go through the ATP ______.
  2. cellular transport that does NOT require energy is called _____ transport
  3. organelle in both plant and animal cells that support the cell
  4. C6H12O6; a sugar produced by photosynthesis
  5. powerhouse of the cell
  6. Organelle that stores DNA in eukaryotic cells
  7. stores water/food/etc. for the cell
  8. protection present in plant and prokaryotic cells
  9. produces proteins based on instructions from DNA
  10. the light independent reaction is also called the ____ cycle.

21 Clues: powerhouse of the cell • adenosine triphosphate • tells proteins where to go • the cell's cleanup organelle • facilitated diffusion of water • electron carrier in photosynthesis • stores water/food/etc. for the cell • organelle that transports molecules • stacks of thylakoids create a _____. • protection that is present in all cells • Very simple cells that don't have a nucleus • ...

Test 2 Review 2021-04-22

Test 2 Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Antigen presenting cell
  2. When a person is sexually mature
  3. Decreases urine volume by saving water
  4. The inner lining of the uterus
  5. Which adaptive immune cells are trained in the thymus gland
  6. This hormone increases the metabolic rate
  7. The target of aldosterone
  8. This hormone lowers blood glucose levels
  9. Secretion of this hormone is affected by light
  10. This hormone is secreted by the heart
  11. The male gamete
  12. Active B cells
Down
  1. The female gonads
  2. Defense proteins that interfere with virus growth
  3. Promotes growth of body tissues
  4. This hormone is also called a glucocorticoid
  5. cells that eat / swallow other cells
  6. Increases blood calcium levels
  7. An increased body temperature that can stop pathogen growth
  8. The gland that secretes testosterone
  9. Increases heart rate and blood pressure
  10. An innate defense that acts like a wall
  11. The protein B cells secrete

23 Clues: Active B cells • The male gamete • The female gonads • Antigen presenting cell • The target of aldosterone • The protein B cells secrete • Increases blood calcium levels • The inner lining of the uterus • Promotes growth of body tissues • When a person is sexually mature • cells that eat / swallow other cells • The gland that secretes testosterone • ...

Chapter 6 Key Concepts 2021-11-24

Chapter 6 Key Concepts crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Performs one or more specific tasks within the cell
  2. Cleans your lungs of trapped mucus.
  3. Through the use of multiple lenses, it is possible to magnify objects
  4. Subcellular components can be separated
  5. regulate cellular growth
  6. Organisms that have a clearly defined nucleus
  7. All cells are connected by this
  8. intercellular connection between two cells
  9. are limited to one or only a few per cell
  10. involved in cell division
  11. passes through enjoined cells
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  1. Electron beams with wavelike qualities are used to magnify objects
  2. Junctions between cells that provide strong adhesion
  3. prevents the passage of molecules
  4. Organisms that lack a distinct nucleus
  5. bind to the cell-surface receptor proteins
  6. the movement of cytoplasm in a cell
  7. This allows contractions of muscles.
  8. A structure that maintains the shape and organization of cells
  9. lies outside the membrane

20 Clues: regulate cellular growth • lies outside the membrane • involved in cell division • passes through enjoined cells • All cells are connected by this • prevents the passage of molecules • the movement of cytoplasm in a cell • Cleans your lungs of trapped mucus. • This allows contractions of muscles. • Organisms that lack a distinct nucleus • Subcellular components can be separated • ...

Unit 5 Test 2021-11-18

Unit 5 Test crossword puzzle
Across
  1. cell changes from 1 type to another
  2. DNA replication
  3. cell is in most of the time
  4. give rise to the entire body of the organism
  5. error in cell division
  6. 2 new cells are created
  7. identifying dna
  8. clumps of cancer cells
  9. spindle fibers pull chromosomes apart
  10. ability to receive,process,and transmit signals
  11. cell division
  12. programmed cell death
  13. spreading a disease from 1 organ to another
  14. abnormal cells that normally stay together
  15. growth
Down
  1. end of a chromosome
  2. nucleus disappears
  3. found in adult bone marrow
  4. cells that rapidly divide
  5. divides genetic material
  6. 2 new nuclei form
  7. middle of chromosomes
  8. point where stop & go signals control the cycle
  9. holds genetic information
  10. two identical chromatids
  11. another word for nucleus
  12. getting ready for Mitosis
  13. genes
  14. chromosomes connect to spindle fibers
  15. cancer cells that break from the tumor

30 Clues: genes • growth • cell division • DNA replication • identifying dna • 2 new nuclei form • nucleus disappears • end of a chromosome • middle of chromosomes • programmed cell death • error in cell division • clumps of cancer cells • 2 new cells are created • divides genetic material • two identical chromatids • another word for nucleus • cells that rapidly divide • holds genetic information • ...

Chapter 21: The Blood 2016-08-17

Chapter 21: The Blood crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Plasma consists of 95% ______, 7% proteins, and 1.5% other solutes.
  2. Where blood cells are produced
  3. Original Stem cells that differentiate into Myeloid or Lymphoid stem cells.
  4. "Self-identity markers."
  5. The pH of blood is 7.5-7.45 making it slightly ____________.
  6. "Platelets."
  7. Process of blood cell formation.
  8. Sequence of events to avoid bleeding when a vessel is damaged.
  9. Stationary clot in an undamaged blood vessel.
Down
  1. Helps avoid inappropriate/unneeded clots.
  2. When platelets become sticky, it's called platelet ___________.
  3. Blood clotting.
  4. The gathering of platelets that stick together is called platelet ____________.
  5. Accumulation of fatty substances on arterial walls.
  6. A WBC that directly attacks microbes.
  7. Threads of a blood clot.
  8. "Red Blood Cells."
  9. "Big eater" macrophages.
  10. WBC's that are first responders to an infection.
  11. Gives RBC's it's red color and carries Oxygen.
  12. "White Blood Cells."
  13. Actual clot itself.

22 Clues: "Platelets." • Blood clotting. • "Red Blood Cells." • Actual clot itself. • "White Blood Cells." • Threads of a blood clot. • "Self-identity markers." • "Big eater" macrophages. • Where blood cells are produced • Process of blood cell formation. • A WBC that directly attacks microbes. • Helps avoid inappropriate/unneeded clots. • Stationary clot in an undamaged blood vessel. • ...

Circulatory System 2023-11-27

Circulatory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. malignant disease of the bone marrow or lymph tissue
  2. also called platelets, play in role in blood clotting
  3. fatty plaques deposited on the walls of arteries
  4. white blood cells
  5. foreign substance circulating in the bloodstream
  6. cells that have a lifespan of 3-9 days
  7. veins that are dilated and swollen
  8. smallest branches of arteries
  9. connect arterioles with venules
  10. blood cells that have a lifespan of 120 days
  11. hardening or thickening of the arterial walls
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  1. red blood cells
  2. ballooning out of an artery wall
  3. high blood pressure
  4. heart muscles do not beat adequately to supply the blood needs of the body
  5. inflammation of a vein
  6. infarction medical term for heart attack
  7. carries oxygen and carbon dioxide
  8. made up of water, proteins, nutrients, electrolytes, gases, metabolic wastes, hormones, enzymes
  9. inadequate number of red blood cells
  10. carry blood back to the heart
  11. carry blood away from the heart

22 Clues: red blood cells • white blood cells • high blood pressure • inflammation of a vein • carry blood back to the heart • smallest branches of arteries • connect arterioles with venules • carry blood away from the heart • ballooning out of an artery wall • carries oxygen and carbon dioxide • veins that are dilated and swollen • inadequate number of red blood cells • ...

Blood voc. 2024-02-02

Blood voc. crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Nametag on the cell surface
  2. This blood clot happens when you mix the wrong blood types can lead to death
  3. Blood type that can receive all blood types
  4. White blood cells that start as a macromolecule
  5. The percent of blood to plasma
  6. Red blood cells
  7. Attacks parasites
  8. Platelets
  9. Inflammatory response/ blows up
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  1. Eats dead cells
  2. Hormone that stimulates red blood cell production
  3. A white blood cell without a grainy cytoplasm
  4. Blood type that can receive A and O
  5. This blood clot happens to forms scabs to prevent bleeding out
  6. Immunoprotein that circulates the body protecting you
  7. A white blood cell with a grainy cytoplasm
  8. White blood cells
  9. Types of white blood cells that is 60% of it and it neutralizes
  10. It determines in the blood is negative or positive
  11. Blood type that can receive B and O
  12. Blood type that can receive only O

21 Clues: Platelets • Eats dead cells • Red blood cells • White blood cells • Attacks parasites • Nametag on the cell surface • The percent of blood to plasma • Inflammatory response/ blows up • Blood type that can receive only O • Blood type that can receive A and O • Blood type that can receive B and O • A white blood cell with a grainy cytoplasm • Blood type that can receive all blood types • ...

BHS 316 Exam 1 2022-07-05

BHS 316 Exam 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. b cell that has never been activated
  2. system viruses fear the most
  3. matures into macrophage
  4. Type of T cell considered a cytokine factory
  5. important protein in lectin-activation pathway
  6. cell that causes anaphylactic shock
  7. fluid that drains from cells and blood
  8. receptors that "encourage not to kill"
  9. BCR binds to this
  10. chemical that can recruit other WBCs
  11. name of C3bBb molecule
Down
  1. organ responsible for most complement proteins
  2. high-rate of mutation
  3. to tag or prepare an invader for phagocytosis
  4. state of normal macrophages
  5. integrins binding partner
  6. short-lived WBC "foot soldier"
  7. formed from C5b and other complement proteins
  8. B cells make when activated
  9. B cells clustered together
  10. B and T Cells that have "experience"
  11. receptor that recognizes danger signal
  12. location where T cells mature
  13. can cross placenta
  14. most abundant antibody class in body
  15. antibody-dependent complement activation

26 Clues: BCR binds to this • can cross placenta • high-rate of mutation • name of C3bBb molecule • matures into macrophage • integrins binding partner • B cells clustered together • state of normal macrophages • B cells make when activated • system viruses fear the most • location where T cells mature • short-lived WBC "foot soldier" • cell that causes anaphylactic shock • ...

BHS 316 Exam 1 2022-07-05

BHS 316 Exam 1 crossword puzzle
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  1. b cell that has never been activated
  2. system viruses fear the most
  3. matures into macrophage
  4. Type of T cell considered a cytokine factory
  5. important protein in lectin-activation pathway
  6. cell that causes anaphylactic shock
  7. fluid that drains from cells and blood
  8. receptors that "encourage not to kill"
  9. BCR binds to this
  10. chemical that can recruit other WBCs
  11. name of C3bBb molecule
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  1. organ responsible for most complement proteins
  2. high-rate of mutation
  3. to tag or prepare an invader for phagocytosis
  4. state of normal macrophages
  5. integrins binding partner
  6. short-lived WBC "foot soldier"
  7. formed from C5b and other complement proteins
  8. B cells make when activated
  9. B cells clustered together
  10. B and T Cells that have "experience"
  11. receptor that recognizes danger signal
  12. location where T cells mature
  13. can cross placenta
  14. most abundant antibody class in body
  15. antibody-dependent complement activation

26 Clues: BCR binds to this • can cross placenta • high-rate of mutation • name of C3bBb molecule • matures into macrophage • integrins binding partner • B cells clustered together • state of normal macrophages • B cells make when activated • system viruses fear the most • location where T cells mature • short-lived WBC "foot soldier" • cell that causes anaphylactic shock • ...

Blood Anatomy Crossword Puzzle 2023-04-04

Blood Anatomy Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. Red blood cells
  2. Are located in the blood and tissue and perform phagocytosis
  3. The formation of platelets
  4. Horomone that stimulates red blood cell production
  5. When blood is dark red and low in oxygen
  6. Responsible for allergic responses
  7. The formation of all blood cells
  8. Protien that does not belong in the body
  9. Machine used to seperate blood by spinning it
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  1. Profesional trained to draw blood
  2. First WBC on the site of infection
  3. Protien the body produces to fight off foreign materials
  4. The formation of white blood cells
  5. Fights off parasites in your body
  6. Platelets
  7. Houses an iron molecule
  8. Responsible for your main immune responses, are catagorized into three cell types.
  9. Protien in red blood cells that allows blood to carry oxygen and carbon dioxide
  10. White blood cells
  11. A lack of oxygen carrying capacity in the blood

20 Clues: Platelets • Red blood cells • White blood cells • Houses an iron molecule • The formation of platelets • The formation of all blood cells • Profesional trained to draw blood • Fights off parasites in your body • First WBC on the site of infection • The formation of white blood cells • Responsible for allergic responses • When blood is dark red and low in oxygen • ...

cells and cell parts crossword 2024-02-22

cells and cell parts crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. cell with a nucleus and membrane bound organelles
  2. "powerhouse" of the cell
  3. found in only animal cells
  4. an entire living thing that carries all the basic life functions
  5. helps cell maintain cell shape
  6. surrounds the outside of all cells
  7. made of cellulose in plants
  8. heads that contain glycerol and phosphate and are hydrophillic
  9. function in moving cells
  10. contain digestive enzymes
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  1. found in all cells
  2. cell with no nucleus or membrane bound organelles
  3. found only in producers
  4. building block of all matter
  5. a group of atoms bonded together
  6. connected to the nuclear envelope
  7. made of special proteins and dna
  8. controls the normal activities of the cell
  9. inside of the nucleus
  10. looks like a stack of pancakes
  11. a group of similar cells organized to do a specific job
  12. fluid filled sacks for storage

22 Clues: found in all cells • inside of the nucleus • found only in producers • "powerhouse" of the cell • function in moving cells • contain digestive enzymes • found in only animal cells • made of cellulose in plants • building block of all matter • looks like a stack of pancakes • helps cell maintain cell shape • fluid filled sacks for storage • a group of atoms bonded together • ...

Unit 2 ap bio 2024-06-06

Unit 2 ap bio crossword puzzle
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  1. Plant and animal cells
  2. attracted to water
  3. a measure of water's potential to do work (2 words)
  4. the gelatinous liquid that fills the inside of a cell
  5. The movement of water across a semipermeable membrane
  6. where ribosomes are found (3 words)
  7. Organelle responsible for maintaining cell shape
  8. membrane The outer boundary of the cell
  9. organelle responsible for degrading and recycling cellular waste
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  1. Organelle responsible for lipid synthesis and detoxification in liver cells (3 words)
  2. The theory that mitochondria and chloroplasts were once free-living bacteria (2 words)
  3. found surrounding the plasma membrane of plant cells (2 words)
  4. the basic unit of life
  5. the brain of the cell
  6. reppelled by water
  7. responsible for energy production
  8. responsible for processing, packaging, and secreting proteins (2 words)
  9. The site of photosynthesis in plant cells
  10. organelle responsible for protein synthesis
  11. Bacteria cells

20 Clues: Bacteria cells • attracted to water • reppelled by water • the brain of the cell • Plant and animal cells • the basic unit of life • responsible for energy production • where ribosomes are found (3 words) • membrane The outer boundary of the cell • The site of photosynthesis in plant cells • organelle responsible for protein synthesis • ...

Chapter 2 Review 2023-09-18

Chapter 2 Review crossword puzzle
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  1. a bond formed when charged atoms get near each other and form a bond
  2. a form of reproduction in which cloned cells are made
  3. a group of the same organisms living in an area at the same time
  4. no charge, nucleus
  5. cells that lack a nucleus
  6. substances on the left
  7. bond formed in polar molecules when hydrogens are attracted to nearby negative atoms
  8. substances on the right
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  1. a measure of life on earth
  2. cells that contain a nucleus
  3. a chemical bond formed when electrons are shared
  4. substances made of more than two elements
  5. has mass and takes up space
  6. the region of earth containing life
  7. plants and algae cells
  8. an important compound filled with hydrogen bonds
  9. a collection of cells performing a function
  10. positive charge nucleus
  11. six elements of life
  12. negative charge around the nucleus

20 Clues: no charge, nucleus • six elements of life • plants and algae cells • substances on the left • positive charge nucleus • substances on the right • cells that lack a nucleus • a measure of life on earth • has mass and takes up space • cells that contain a nucleus • negative charge around the nucleus • the region of earth containing life • substances made of more than two elements • ...

Cells and Cell Structure 2022-11-01

Cells and Cell Structure crossword puzzle
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  1. Location of photosynthesis.
  2. Part of the nucleus that forms ribosomes.
  3. Function to create energy (power house)
  4. Filaments that provide support and anchor organelles in a cell.
  5. Single-celled organisms whose cells lack a nucleus.
  6. Idea that some organelles were once free bacteria absorbed by the cells.
  7. Control center of the cell.
  8. The plasma membrane is made up of ________________ and proteins.
  9. Short, hair-like fibers that move substances outside cells.
  10. Movement of molecules that requires energy.
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  1. Organelle with digestive enzymes to help eliminate waste.
  2. Membrane bound storage sacs.
  3. Water is attracted to the ______________ head of a phospholipid.
  4. Scientist who first used the term "cell".
  5. Special proteins that catalyze production of substances.
  6. No attached ribosomes and helps build molecules like carbohydrates.
  7. Process of molecules moving to balance concentration.
  8. Packaging and shipping part of the cell.
  9. Smallest living unit
  10. Scientist who theorized "all cells come from cells".

20 Clues: Smallest living unit • Location of photosynthesis. • Control center of the cell. • Membrane bound storage sacs. • Function to create energy (power house) • Packaging and shipping part of the cell. • Part of the nucleus that forms ribosomes. • Scientist who first used the term "cell". • Movement of molecules that requires energy. • ...

Building Blocks of Life 2023-09-26

Building Blocks of Life crossword puzzle
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  1. The part of the cell where photosynthesis takes place.
  2. The process that makes new cells.
  3. The information or blue print of a cell.
  4. Animals and plants that live in one place.
  5. One part of a cell that allows water and food to pass in and out.
  6. Instrument used to see the first cell.
  7. Communities of living things interacting with non-living things.
  8. Most common element found in your body.
  9. Building blocks that are smaller than atoms.
  10. The smallest unit of life.
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  1. Cellular conversion of the sun's energy.
  2. The parts of cells.
  3. Carrier of Bubonic Plague in Europe in the 17th century.
  4. Type of membrane surrounding cells.
  5. There are 60 - 90 ______ cells in an adult human body.
  6. The control center of a cell.
  7. Another name for Earth.
  8. When cells begin to divide uncontrolled.
  9. Part of a cell called the "power house."
  10. One type of Carbohydrate.

20 Clues: The parts of cells. • Another name for Earth. • One type of Carbohydrate. • The smallest unit of life. • The control center of a cell. • The process that makes new cells. • Type of membrane surrounding cells. • Instrument used to see the first cell. • Most common element found in your body. • Cellular conversion of the sun's energy. • The information or blue print of a cell. • ...

Cell Theory and Organelles 2023-09-29

Cell Theory and Organelles crossword puzzle
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  1. powerhouse of cell
  2. has a nucleus
  3. store water, food, and waste
  4. jell-like substance
  5. more than one cells
  6. contains digestive enzymes
  7. shorter hair like and more numerous on cells
  8. no nucleus
  9. cell like products that are used inside the cells like special lipids called steriods
  10. looks like a stack of pancakes, storage or transport out of cell
  11. allows things in and out of cell
  12. "protein factories" protein synthesis
  13. one cell
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  1. consists of two different pieces, hollow membrane tubes
  2. found in plants, photosynthesis
  3. controls the whole cell
  4. found in plant cells next to cell membrane
  5. has ribosomes on surface
  6. membrane surrounding nucleus
  7. inside the nucleus, makes mRNA
  8. helps hold the shape of the cell found in the cytoplasm
  9. like a tail and fewer on cells
  10. forms spindle fibers, paired structures near nucleus
  11. circular peice of genetic material

24 Clues: one cell • no nucleus • has a nucleus • powerhouse of cell • jell-like substance • more than one cells • controls the whole cell • has ribosomes on surface • contains digestive enzymes • store water, food, and waste • membrane surrounding nucleus • inside the nucleus, makes mRNA • like a tail and fewer on cells • found in plants, photosynthesis • allows things in and out of cell • ...

Biology Concept 1 Vocabulary 2025-10-16

Biology Concept 1 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. ER Makes proteins and hugs the nucleus
  2. Protects the DNA
  3. In animal cells only and made of microtubules
  4. In plant cells only and where photosynthesis happens
  5. In animal cells only and breaks down dead stuff
  6. Moves fluid across cell's surface
  7. Holds everything in place
  8. Wall In plant cells only and protects and maintains shape
  9. Apparatus Transport proteins around the cell
  10. Moves entire cell
  11. Makes RNA and is located inside of the nucleus
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  1. Makes proteins and is located on Rough ER
  2. Vacuole In plant cells only and a storage center
  3. Composed of one cell
  4. Stores water, nutrients, waste, etc.
  5. Composed of many cells
  6. ER Attached to the rough ER and makes lipids
  7. Membrane Controls what goes in and out of the cell
  8. Specialized structures within the cell that work together to help the cell function
  9. Powerhouse of the cell
  10. Gives the cell shape

21 Clues: Protects the DNA • Moves entire cell • Composed of one cell • Gives the cell shape • Composed of many cells • Powerhouse of the cell • Holds everything in place • Moves fluid across cell's surface • Stores water, nutrients, waste, etc. • Makes proteins and is located on Rough ER • In animal cells only and made of microtubules • Makes RNA and is located inside of the nucleus • ...

Hematology 2022-10-04

Hematology crossword puzzle
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  1. little white specs in the cytoplasm
  2. liquid turning from liquid to solid, usually blood
  3. bone marrow producing red blood cells faster than normal
  4. process of the body stopping bleeding
  5. platelets, help with clotting
  6. blood lacking proper amount of blood cells
  7. white blood cells
  8. when the blood has too much fat in it
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  1. stops clotting
  2. red blood cells
  3. excessive fat in the blood
  4. absence of white blood cells within the blood
  5. blood bursting fourth as cause by a broken vessel
  6. an absence of all types of cells in the blood
  7. presence of bacteria in the blood

15 Clues: stops clotting • red blood cells • white blood cells • excessive fat in the blood • platelets, help with clotting • presence of bacteria in the blood • little white specs in the cytoplasm • process of the body stopping bleeding • when the blood has too much fat in it • blood lacking proper amount of blood cells • absence of white blood cells within the blood • ...

Get to Know Immunology Basics 2022-10-03

Get to Know Immunology Basics crossword puzzle
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  1. a blood test marker for inflammation in the body
  2. group of genes that code for proteins found on the surfaces of cells that help the immune system recognize foreign substances
  3. these are secreted by plasma cells and that function as antibodies in the immune response by binding with specific antigen
  4. lymphocyte that matures in the thymus
  5. transcription factor expressed in Treg cells that is needed for their function
  6. cell surface ligands for leukocyte integrins
  7. crystallized fragment of an antibody
  8. reaction which occurs within an organism for the purpose of defending against foreign invaders
  9. highly pro-inflammatory cytokine produced by macrophages and T cells
  10. a molecule that stimulates an immune response by activating leukocytes that fight disease
  11. a lymphocyte subtype that develops and matures in the bone marrow
  12. the end stage of disease in a HIV infection
  13. genes
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  1. repeating molecular patterns on microbes that are recognized by PRRs on immune cells
  2. a subtype of a thymus-derived lymphocyte that expresses the co-receptor protein CD4
  3. part of an innate immune response that kills infected cells kills by apoptosis
  4. general designation of many of the different cytokines
  5. subpopulation of T cells that suppress immune responses
  6. a cytokine that is critical for immunity against viral infections and is commonly known as type II interferon
  7. a virus that attacks the body's immune system and if not treated can lead to AIDS
  8. leukocytes with multi-lobed nuclei and cytoplasmic granules
  9. an immunoglobulin expressed on B cell surfaces
  10. involved in stimulating B cells to produce antibody against extracellular pathogens
  11. Y-shaped protein used by the immune system to identify and neutralize foreign objects
  12. an immune response that does not involve antibodies but rather involves antigen presenting cells and T-cell lymphocytes
  13. a cell wall component of gram negative bacteria
  14. an immune cell that links the innate and adaptive arms of the immune system
  15. a medication regimen used to manage and treat human immunodeficiency virus
  16. receptors on immune cells and epithelial cells that recognize and bind to PAMPs on microbes
  17. short DNA sequences that serve as the binding sites and allow for somatic recombination
  18. transcription factor that helps activate the expression of many

31 Clues: genes • crystallized fragment of an antibody • lymphocyte that matures in the thymus • the end stage of disease in a HIV infection • cell surface ligands for leukocyte integrins • an immunoglobulin expressed on B cell surfaces • a cell wall component of gram negative bacteria • a blood test marker for inflammation in the body • ...

Get to Know Immunology Basics 2022-10-03

Get to Know Immunology Basics crossword puzzle
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  1. an immune response that does not involve antibodies but rather involves antigen presenting cells and T-cell lymphocytes
  2. crystallized fragment of an antibody
  3. involved in stimulating B cells to produce antibody against extracellular pathogens
  4. Y-shaped protein used by the immune system to identify and neutralize foreign objects
  5. leukocytes with multi-lobed nuclei and cytoplasmic granules
  6. the end stage of disease in a HIV infection
  7. a lymphocyte subtype that develops and matures in the bone marrow
  8. highly pro-inflammatory cytokine produced by macrophages and T cells
  9. a subtype of a thymus-derived lymphocyte that expresses the co-receptor protein CD4
  10. repeating molecular patterns on microbes that are recognized by PRRs on immune cells
  11. an immunoglobulin expressed on B cell surfaces
  12. short DNA sequences that serve as the binding sites and allow for somatic recombination
  13. reaction which occurs within an organism for the purpose of defending against foreign invaders
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  1. group of genes that code for proteins found on the surfaces of cells that help the immune system recognize foreign substances
  2. transcription factor that helps activate the expression of many pro-inflammatory genes
  3. transcription factor expressed in Treg cells that is needed for their function
  4. a cytokine that is critical for immunity against viral infections and is commonly known as type II interferon
  5. an immune cell that links the innate and adaptive arms of the immune system
  6. lymphocyte that matures in the thymus
  7. part of an innate immune response that kills infected cells kills by apoptosis
  8. a medication regimen used to manage and treat human immunodeficiency virus
  9. cell surface ligands for leukocyte integrins
  10. subpopulation of T cells that suppress immune responses
  11. a virus that attacks the body's immune system and if not treated can lead to AIDS
  12. a blood test marker for inflammation in the body
  13. a cell wall component of gram negative bacteria
  14. a molecule that stimulates an immune response by activating leukocytes that fight disease
  15. receptors on immune cells and epithelial cells that recognize and bind to PAMPs on microbes
  16. these are secreted by plasma cells and that function as antibodies in the immune response by binding with specific antigen
  17. general designation of many of the different cytokines

30 Clues: crystallized fragment of an antibody • lymphocyte that matures in the thymus • the end stage of disease in a HIV infection • cell surface ligands for leukocyte integrins • an immunoglobulin expressed on B cell surfaces • a cell wall component of gram negative bacteria • a blood test marker for inflammation in the body • ...

bio318new 2021-04-07

bio318new crossword puzzle
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  1. These types of antigens are produced by microbes that reproduce inside a body’s cells
  2. These types of cells can be found in the epidermis and mucous membranes, where they function in phagocytosis
  3. The leukocytes are involved in adaptive immune response
  4. This attribute of adaptive immunity involves activation by specific antigens
  5. A molecule that triggers a specific immune response
  6. These organs house numerous white blood cells, including B and T lymphocytes, which recognize and attach foreign molecules (two words)
  7. These types of vaccines include live viruses that have reduced virulence
  8. This attribute of adaptive immunity involves proliferation of many, nearly identical cells which collectively respond to the invader
  9. Once a B cells has identified it’s specific epitope, it will begin to divide and become a ______ cell, producing antibodies
  10. Resistance to pathogens conferred by non-specific defenses, including barriers, chemicals, cells, and processes is referred to as ________ immunity
  11. The three-dimensional shape of a region of an antigen that is recognized by the immune system
  12. This type of inflammation develops quickly and is typically beneficial
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  1. These types of antigens include toxins, and other components of microbial cell walls, membranes, flagella, or pili, and are found outside of cells.
  2. Fever is induced by many different types of stimulus, all referred to as ________.
  3. in the mucous membranes, these types of cells secrete mucous, which acts to trap pathogens
  4. One of the functions of antibodies, this one involves the stimulation of phagocytosis
  5. In phagocytosis, the stage which involves movement of the phagocyte toward a foreign microbe by way of detection of chemicals stimulus
  6. These types of vaccines include modified toxins
  7. a chemical defense of the skin, specifically an enzyme that destroys cells walls of bacteria
  8. the normal microbiome helps to defend against pathogens in numerous ways. These all are referred to as microbial ________.
  9. The ability to recognize and mount a defense against distinct invaders and their products is referred to as this type of immunity.
  10. a fancy name for white blood cells.
  11. This type of serological test uses an enzyme which catalyzes a reaction that is visible, and only occurs if the correct antigen is present
  12. These types of immunizations result in the generation of antibodies within the host, and the development of memory cells

24 Clues: a fancy name for white blood cells. • These types of vaccines include modified toxins • A molecule that triggers a specific immune response • The leukocytes are involved in adaptive immune response • This type of inflammation develops quickly and is typically beneficial • These types of vaccines include live viruses that have reduced virulence • ...

Ap Biology vocabulary crossword puzzle 2023-12-06

Ap Biology vocabulary crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. - asexual reproduction by a separation of the body into two new bodies.
  2. - A molecule that binds to another (usually larger) molecule.
  3. - the death of cells which occurs as a normal and controlled part of an organism's growth or development.
  4. - protein enzyme controls cell cycle; active when connected to cyclin
  5. - cells separate from the tumor and travel to other parts of the body
  6. membrane receptors - these are proteins that are found on the surface of cells and span the plasma membrane
  7. - A case where outputs from a system are subsequently fed back into it, minimizing or reducing the effect of subsequent iterations.
  8. - it catalyze the reaction producing cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) from adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
  9. cells- - this cell has a receptor that can bind to the ligand
  10. - a gene which in certain circumstances can transform a cell into a tumor cell.
  11. - a plasma membrane invagination at the cell division site.
  12. Transduction - the process in which binding of an extracellular messenger to the cell surface receptor.
  13. containing two complete sets of chromosomes, one from each parent.
  14. - the cytoplasmic division of a cell at the end of mitosis or meiosis, bringing about the separation into two daughter cells.
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  1. - crowded cells normally stop dividing; cell-surface protein binds to adjoining cells to inhibit growth
  2. - small molecules and ions that relay signals received by cell-surface receptors to effector protein.
  3. - the signaling molecules (hormones) are secreted by specialized endocrine cells
  4. - enzymes that regulate the biological activity of protein by phosphorylation of specific amino acids with ATP as the source of phosphate
  5. - cells must be attached to another cell or ECM (extracellular matrix) to divide
  6. - carried out when the typical signal output level of a sensor is considered to be too low.
  7. - specific cyclin-Cdk complex which allows cells to pass G2 and go to the M phase
  8. - adding a phosphate group to a molecule
  9. - receptor proteins found in inside of the cell typically in the cytoplasm or nucleus
  10. - cancerous and can spread cancer cells throughout one's body through the blood or lymphatic system
  11. - an intracellular second messenger to a wide variety of hormones and neurotransmitters

25 Clues: - adding a phosphate group to a molecule • - a plasma membrane invagination at the cell division site. • - A molecule that binds to another (usually larger) molecule. • cells- - this cell has a receptor that can bind to the ligand • containing two complete sets of chromosomes, one from each parent. • ...

OMRF Heroes of the Immune System 2025-10-29

OMRF Heroes of the Immune System crossword puzzle
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  1. These immune cells make antibodies (2 words)
  2. Scientist who studies how hormones affect dendritic cells
  3. Place where scientists do experiments
  4. These immune cells “tag” invaders for attack (nickname)
  5. A disease where the immune system attacks the body
  6. The system in your body that fights infection
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  1. Scientist studying how T cells develop during infection
  2. Scientist who studies how B cells behave in multiple sclerosis
  3. The state where OMRF is located
  4. These cells destroy infected or damaged cells (2 words)
  5. Nickname for T cells, which kill infected cells
  6. The nonprofit research institute in Oklahoma City
  7. Scientist at OMRF who studies lupus and macrophages

13 Clues: The state where OMRF is located • Place where scientists do experiments • These immune cells make antibodies (2 words) • The system in your body that fights infection • Nickname for T cells, which kill infected cells • The nonprofit research institute in Oklahoma City • A disease where the immune system attacks the body • ...

FINAL CHOICE BOARD 2021-12-22

FINAL CHOICE BOARD crossword puzzle
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  1. Contains few cells with dense band of collagen fibers
  2. Contractile tissue dominated by skeletal muscle
  3. is striated but each cardiac muscle cell is much smaller than a skeletal muscle fiber
  4. conduction of electoral impulses from one region of the body to another
  5. The cells are thin and flat
  6. Type of connective tissue where cells fill with oil
  7. Long cells specialized for absorption also found in digestive tract
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  1. protects underlying tissues in areas subjected to abrasion like the skin
  2. multiple layers of epithelial cells which can contract and expand
  3. Box like cells that line ducts and produce secretions.
  4. is found in the walls of blood vessels
  5. provides a structural framework for the body
  6. Covers body surfaces, lines cavities and ducts, and allows for storage and secretion
  7. tissue characterized by the presence of cells capable of contraction
  8. A collection of specialized cells

15 Clues: The cells are thin and flat • A collection of specialized cells • is found in the walls of blood vessels • provides a structural framework for the body • Contractile tissue dominated by skeletal muscle • Type of connective tissue where cells fill with oil • Contains few cells with dense band of collagen fibers • Box like cells that line ducts and produce secretions. • ...

Lymphatic System 2023-04-29

Lymphatic System crossword puzzle
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  1. Type of white blood cell from bone marrow that makes antibodies.
  2. The study of immunity
  3. Type of white blood cell that removes foreign particles by ingesting them.
  4. General term for white blood cells.
  5. Foreign substance that causes an immune response.
  6. Type of white blood cells from bone marrow that directly fights the foreign substance and produces cytokines.
  7. Creates t-cells and b-cells
  8. The general way the body defends itself against harmful, foreign substances.
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  1. Blood protein made as an immune response.
  2. B-cells and T-cells are considered the main types of _______.
  3. Small gland where T-cells mature.
  4. A substance created to stimulate immunity against a particular disease or pathogen.
  5. Histamine among other chemicals is released when cells are damaged.
  6. Medicine that kills or inhibits a foreign substance that triggered an immune response.
  7. An organ that secretes chemicals for the body to use.

15 Clues: The study of immunity • Creates t-cells and b-cells • Small gland where T-cells mature. • General term for white blood cells. • Blood protein made as an immune response. • Foreign substance that causes an immune response. • An organ that secretes chemicals for the body to use. • B-cells and T-cells are considered the main types of _______. • ...

Unit 3 Biomed 2024-10-01

Unit 3 Biomed crossword puzzle
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  1. the process that created Dolly the sheep
  2. first transgenic organism
  3. the NIH uses transgenic animals for this type of research
  4. an example of these cells are blood stem cells..they can become any blood cell, but only blood cells
  5. this is granted when a transgenic animal is created
  6. an example of this is where medicine is produced/purified from animal milk
  7. the inner mass of the blastocyst are ______ cells, they can become almost any cell
  8. when the nucleus is removed from the unfertilized egg, it becomes an ______ oocyte
  9. controversial stem cells
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  1. the pig heart transplanted into a human is this
  2. species that carry genes from another species
  3. these pluripotent stem cells have been created from adult cells and do not cause immune rejection
  4. most common transgenic animal
  5. these cells can become any cell, including the placenta
  6. this animal carries a human cancer gene

15 Clues: controversial stem cells • first transgenic organism • most common transgenic animal • this animal carries a human cancer gene • the process that created Dolly the sheep • species that carry genes from another species • the pig heart transplanted into a human is this • this is granted when a transgenic animal is created • ...

Xx_crossword_puzzle_xX 2023-03-07

Xx_crossword_puzzle_xX crossword puzzle
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  1. Wrapped up DNA shaped like an X
  2. Chromosomes move to the opposite sides of the cell
  3. Chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell
  4. Half of a chromosome
  5. Clusters of organized DNA
  6. Cells begin to split. Nucleus reappears
  7. When the cell divides into 2 new sister cells
  8. Information for your cells that is in your chromosomes
  9. Segment of DNA code for a specific trait
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  1. Chromosomes become visible and the nucleus disappears
  2. Sperm or egg cell
  3. body cells / skin cells
  4. is when the cell divides into 4 new cells different from the last
  5. Division of the cytoplasm. 2 cells are made
  6. Part of the cell cycle where the cell spends most of its time

15 Clues: Sperm or egg cell • Half of a chromosome • body cells / skin cells • Clusters of organized DNA • Wrapped up DNA shaped like an X • Cells begin to split. Nucleus reappears • Segment of DNA code for a specific trait • Division of the cytoplasm. 2 cells are made • Chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell • When the cell divides into 2 new sister cells • ...

Cell Organelle Quiz 2013-04-17

Cell Organelle Quiz crossword puzzle
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  1. Surrounds folds in mitochondria.
  2. Short, oar-like structures used for movement.
  3. Site of protein manufacture.
  4. Vesicles containing enzymes.
  5. "Cell eating".
  6. Keeps cells contents separate from external environment.
  7. Power-house of the cell.
  8. The components of a cells, excluding the nucleus.
  9. Long whip-like structures used for movement.
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  1. Inner folded membrane of mitochondria.
  2. Ribosomes are made here.
  3. Aids in cell division.
  4. Plant power-station.
  5. Cells have rough and smooth ---.
  6. Centrioles and flagella are made of these.
  7. Energy-producing substance.
  8. Provides shape and structure to the cell.
  9. "cell drinking".
  10. Large fluid-filled space found in plant cells.
  11. Substance produced by ribosomes.
  12. Structure in a cell with a particular function.
  13. Strong substance found in cell walls.
  14. Organelle which contains instructions for cell function.
  15. Gives plant cells a firm regular shape.
  16. Packaging and processing station.

25 Clues: "Cell eating". • "cell drinking". • Plant power-station. • Aids in cell division. • Ribosomes are made here. • Power-house of the cell. • Energy-producing substance. • Site of protein manufacture. • Vesicles containing enzymes. • Cells have rough and smooth ---. • Surrounds folds in mitochondria. • Substance produced by ribosomes. • Packaging and processing station. • ...

Health Vocab 2013-03-14

Health Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the "control center of the body"
  2. muscles in your heart
  3. the organ that breaks down food using acid
  4. cells that help fight off infection
  5. the organ that removes nutrition from food
  6. a joint that can move back and forth
  7. the organ that pumps blood around body
  8. cells that carry O2 though the body
  9. blood vessels that take blood away from the heart
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  1. nodes that carry large amounts of white blood cells
  2. a joint that can move in all directions
  3. hard organs that help the body keep its shape
  4. tiny blood vessels
  5. blood vessel that takes blood back to the lungs
  6. the organ that removes moisture from food
  7. voluntary muscles
  8. a cord of cells that are key to communication through the body
  9. cells that send messages throughout the body
  10. the organ that Oxygenates the blood
  11. the largest bone in your body

20 Clues: voluntary muscles • tiny blood vessels • muscles in your heart • the largest bone in your body • the "control center of the body" • cells that help fight off infection • cells that carry O2 though the body • the organ that Oxygenates the blood • a joint that can move back and forth • the organ that pumps blood around body • a joint that can move in all directions • ...

Cancer Medical Terminology 2014-09-03

Cancer Medical Terminology crossword puzzle
Across
  1. process of determination of the extent of the distribution of neoplasm
  2. to increase in number through reproduction
  3. a cancer arising from glandular epithelial cells
  4. extremely toxic or pathogenic
  5. use of a light-sensitive drug wiht a laser beam to destroy cells
  6. a new growth, either a benign or malignant tumor
  7. treatment using chemical agents
  8. pertaining to a malignant neoplasm
  9. to penetrate and invade a tissue or cell
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  1. treatment using radiation
  2. radioactive agent used in diagnostic imaging
  3. a malignant and invasive epithelial tumor
  4. cancer arising in bone-forming cells
  5. tumor that invades surrounding tissues and metastasizes to distant organs
  6. in cancerpathology, a classification of the rate of growth of cancer cells
  7. cancer derived from skeletal muscle
  8. denoting the nonmalignant character of a neoplasm or illness
  9. cancer-producing agent
  10. spread of disease from one part of the body to another
  11. destructive to cells

20 Clues: destructive to cells • cancer-producing agent • treatment using radiation • extremely toxic or pathogenic • treatment using chemical agents • pertaining to a malignant neoplasm • cancer derived from skeletal muscle • cancer arising in bone-forming cells • to penetrate and invade a tissue or cell • a malignant and invasive epithelial tumor • ...

Tahmin Alfoyez - 2021 Bio Final Project 2021-06-06

Tahmin Alfoyez - 2021 Bio Final Project crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the process by which plants make glucose
  2. the molecule has C-C and C-H bonds
  3. Proteins that regulate the rate of chemical reactions
  4. the total mass of organisms in a given area
  5. the action of breathing
  6. A characteristic or condition
  7. an animal that eats other animals
  8. the smallest unit of life
  9. grassy areas that are home to many different species of plants and animals
  10. the molecule does not have C-C and C-H bonds
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  1. an animal that feeds on plants
  2. energy that moves from one place to another
  3. The process of stem cells becoming different cells
  4. the chemical element of atomic number 6
  5. the amount of matter in an object
  6. Some cells can change into other kinds of cells
  7. the chemical element of atomic number 8
  8. the basic unit of a chemical element
  9. Made with cells
  10. a group of atoms bonded together by chemical bonds

20 Clues: Made with cells • the action of breathing • the smallest unit of life • A characteristic or condition • an animal that feeds on plants • the amount of matter in an object • an animal that eats other animals • the molecule has C-C and C-H bonds • the basic unit of a chemical element • the chemical element of atomic number 6 • the chemical element of atomic number 8 • ...

durgashree 2021-08-03

durgashree crossword puzzle
Across
  1. is where the air is brought into the lungs and removed from it
  2. is our body is made out of
  3. defends the body against infection and disease
  4. need food
  5. controls substances entering or leaving the cells
  6. is a muscular bag and produces acid
  7. are found in the nucleus of cells
  8. contains water and food materials
  9. are used to break large insoluble food particles
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  1. are passed down from parents to their children
  2. it carries nutrients that our cells need
  3. is a red pigment
  4. is completed in the small intestine
  5. helps to keep our bones healthy and strong
  6. controls all activities in the cells
  7. contract and relax to help us move
  8. is used to make objects look bigger
  9. to support our body
  10. is needed to break down digested food to release energy to do work
  11. is an important tissue in our body

20 Clues: need food • is a red pigment • to support our body • is our body is made out of • are found in the nucleus of cells • contains water and food materials • contract and relax to help us move • is an important tissue in our body • is completed in the small intestine • is used to make objects look bigger • is a muscular bag and produces acid • controls all activities in the cells • ...

Blood Vocab 2024-02-05

Blood Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. blood type with an a antigen
  2. white blood cells without a grainy surface
  3. white blood cells with a grainy surface
  4. blood clotting that prevents from bleeding out
  5. blood type with a and b antigens
  6. blood type with no antigens
  7. white blood cell
  8. hormone that stimulates rbc production
  9. platelets
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  1. a type of blood cell that eats dead cells
  2. blood type with b antigens
  3. the white blood cell in charge of the inflammatory response
  4. a type of white blood cell that neutralizes
  5. a type of white blood cell that attacks parasites
  6. immunoprotein that circulates the body protecting it from invaders
  7. name tag on cell surface
  8. the clumping of blood cells in an antigen-antibody response
  9. the percent of cells and plasma in blood
  10. red blood cell
  11. a type of white blood cell that engulfs foreign objects

20 Clues: platelets • red blood cell • white blood cell • name tag on cell surface • blood type with b antigens • blood type with no antigens • blood type with an a antigen • blood type with a and b antigens • hormone that stimulates rbc production • white blood cells with a grainy surface • the percent of cells and plasma in blood • a type of blood cell that eats dead cells • ...

Domains of Life 2024-04-12

Domains of Life crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Most specific of the 8 levels of taxonomy
  2. Domain that has 1 cell, prokaryotic, found everywhere and can make you sick
  3. Humans are in this domain
  4. Scientist to first put living things in groups
  5. Level one down from domain
  6. prokaryotes have this many cells
  7. Eukaryotes have these special structures in cells to do work
  8. Domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species are called __________ levels
  9. Least specific of the 8 levels of taxonomy
  10. genetic material in cells
  11. level one down from class
  12. Level one down from kingdom
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  1. Salmonella and E. Coli are in this domain
  2. Level one down from phylum
  3. Eukaryotic cells have one of these to hold DNA
  4. Goo inside all cells
  5. level one down from family
  6. level one down from order
  7. Domain that includes plants, animals and fungi
  8. Extremophiles like Hadarchaeota are in this domain
  9. Domain that has 1 cell, prokaryotic, extremophiles
  10. structure found outside the cell membrane in bacteria, archaea, and plants
  11. prokaryotes have ____ nucleus

23 Clues: Goo inside all cells • Humans are in this domain • level one down from order • genetic material in cells • level one down from class • Level one down from phylum • level one down from family • Level one down from domain • Level one down from kingdom • prokaryotes have ____ nucleus • prokaryotes have this many cells • Salmonella and E. Coli are in this domain • ...

Chapter19OncologyAH311Sp23Puzzle 2023-04-19

Chapter19OncologyAH311Sp23Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. preprogrammed cell death
  2. most frequent site of fatal cancer in men and women
  3. benign tumor of cartilage
  4. malignant tumor of smooth muscle
  5. cancer of immature liver cells
  6. malignant bone tumor
  7. cancer of bone marrow
  8. tumor with many different cell types
  9. abbreviation for international staging system
  10. radiation therapy from a distance
  11. largest group of cancerous tumors (from epithelium)
  12. alleviating symptoms but not curing disease
  13. use subfreezing temperature to destroy tissue
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  1. cancer of light-sensitive cells back of eye in kids
  2. ill health with wasting of muscles and emaciation
  3. transplant of your own tissue or cells
  4. malignant tumors from connective tissue
  5. dedifferentiated non-specialized disorderly cells
  6. destroy tissue with burning
  7. local therapy with radioactive seeds within tumor
  8. tumor marker for ovarian cancer
  9. cells are abnormal but not clearly cancerous yet
  10. tumor is encapsulated, slow growth, no metastasis
  11. transplant of unrelated donor tissue into someone

24 Clues: malignant bone tumor • cancer of bone marrow • preprogrammed cell death • benign tumor of cartilage • destroy tissue with burning • cancer of immature liver cells • tumor marker for ovarian cancer • malignant tumor of smooth muscle • radiation therapy from a distance • tumor with many different cell types • transplant of your own tissue or cells • ...

Module 2 - Lesson 5.1 Daily Assignment 2: Immune System Terms Crossword 2025-05-07

Module 2 - Lesson 5.1 Daily Assignment 2: Immune System Terms Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Lymphocyte that produces antibodies
  2. Chemical messenger that regulates immune responses
  3. Condition where the immune system attacks the body
  4. immunity Immunity produced by the body’s own immune response
  5. Microorganism that causes disease
  6. A large phagocytic cell that engulfs pathogens
  7. Process of engulfing and destroying pathogens
  8. Body’s response to injury or infection
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  1. Lymphocyte involved in cell-mediated immunity
  2. A preparation that stimulates an immune response
  3. cell Long-lived cell that remembers previous pathogens
  4. Protein that interferes with viral replication
  5. Protein produced by B-cells to neutralize pathogens
  6. immunity Temporary immunity from transferred antibodies
  7. cells (Natural Killer cells) Lymphocytes that destroy virus-infected cells
  8. cell Activated B-cell that secretes antibodies
  9. Group of proteins that enhance immune response
  10. A substance that triggers an immune response
  11. Chemical released by mast cells during inflammation
  12. The body’s ability to resist infections

20 Clues: Microorganism that causes disease • Lymphocyte that produces antibodies • Body’s response to injury or infection • The body’s ability to resist infections • A substance that triggers an immune response • Lymphocyte involved in cell-mediated immunity • Process of engulfing and destroying pathogens • Protein that interferes with viral replication • ...

Blood Anatomy Crossword Puzzle 2023-04-04

Blood Anatomy Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Protien in red blood cells that allows blood to carry oxygen and carbon dioxide
  2. Responsible for allergic responses
  3. The formation of all blood cells
  4. Red blood cells
  5. Responsible for your main immune responses, are catagorized into three cell types.
  6. Fights off parasites in your body
  7. The formation of white blood cells
  8. Protien the body produces to fight off foreign materials
  9. The formation of platelets
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  1. Profesional trained to draw blood
  2. Platelets
  3. Horomone that stimulates red blood cell production
  4. Protien that does not belong in the body
  5. Are located in the blood and tissue and perform phagocytosis
  6. A lack of oxygen carrying capacity in the blood
  7. First WBC on the site of infection
  8. White blood cells
  9. Houses an iron molecule
  10. When blood is dark red and low in oxygen
  11. Machine used to seperate blood by spinning it

20 Clues: Platelets • Red blood cells • White blood cells • Houses an iron molecule • The formation of platelets • The formation of all blood cells • Profesional trained to draw blood • Fights off parasites in your body • Responsible for allergic responses • First WBC on the site of infection • The formation of white blood cells • Protien that does not belong in the body • ...

Cell Vocab 2022-12-12

Cell Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. scientist who saw box like structures
  2. organisms that make their own food
  3. basic building blocks of matter
  4. shrinking of cell membrane
  5. site of protein synthesis
  6. movement of molecules from high to low concentration
  7. scientist who discovered the nucleus
  8. branching diagram that shows the proposed phylogeny
  9. branch of bio that deals with classifying living organisms
  10. group of cells that preform same function
  11. most general classification level
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  1. watery material inside cells
  2. taking in of solid particles
  3. diffusion of water
  4. storage area in cell for water, food and waste
  5. rigid structure outside cell membrane
  6. most specific classification level
  7. simple cells
  8. evolution history of a species
  9. taking in of liquid molecule
  10. cell division in animal cells
  11. DNA bound with proteins
  12. contains enzymes that digest waste
  13. group of tissues that work together to preform specific function
  14. control center

25 Clues: simple cells • control center • diffusion of water • DNA bound with proteins • site of protein synthesis • shrinking of cell membrane • watery material inside cells • taking in of solid particles • taking in of liquid molecule • cell division in animal cells • evolution history of a species • basic building blocks of matter • most general classification level • ...

Muscular System Test Review Colton Tice 2024-12-02

Muscular System Test Review Colton Tice crossword puzzle
Across
  1. single muscle cell
  2. pacemaker cells
  3. where a nerve and muscle fiber come together
  4. also known as the heart muscle
  5. connect cells and allow them to contract
  6. fibers are organized into bundles called a
  7. gap between the neuron and motor end plate
  8. part of the fiber that contains actin and myosin
  9. heart muscle cells
  10. thick/dark filament
  11. a muscle that is not under conscious control
  12. A muscle under conscious control
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  1. enzyme that breaks down ACH
  2. an example of a voluntary muscle
  3. another name for skeletal muscle
  4. found in the walls of hollow organs
  5. where neurotransmitters are stored
  6. the plasma membrane of muscle cells
  7. a collection of collagen fibers attached to a bone
  8. each muscle is surrounded by a membrane called the
  9. where thick and thin filaments overlap
  10. these cells contain mitochondria
  11. thin/light filament
  12. boundary between the sarcomeres
  13. energy source of muscle contractions

25 Clues: pacemaker cells • single muscle cell • heart muscle cells • thin/light filament • thick/dark filament • enzyme that breaks down ACH • also known as the heart muscle • boundary between the sarcomeres • an example of a voluntary muscle • another name for skeletal muscle • these cells contain mitochondria • A muscle under conscious control • where neurotransmitters are stored • ...

RBC Anomalies 2025-12-08

RBC Anomalies crossword puzzle
Across
  1. refers to erythrocytes with normal amount of hemoglobin
  2. elongated or slit-like area of central pallor
  3. Pocket book roll
  4. ovalocytes
  5. Condition where in the red cells appear pale
  6. cells with bull’s eye appearance
  7. red cells vary in size
  8. RBC with few irregularly spaced projections of varying length
  9. MCV less than 80 fl
  10. abnormal aggregation of HbS
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  1. Spectrin Deficiency
  2. abnormal maturation squeezing and fragmentation during splenic passage
  3. G6P def. resulting to accumulation of Heinz bodies
  4. red cells exhibit variation in shape
  5. mcv > 100 FL
  6. erythrocytes wherein the central light area of the cell is larger and paler
  7. cells which have an increased hb content and central light area is smaller
  8. red cell are stained with various shades of blue with tinges of pink
  9. Cell fragmentation due to trauma
  10. cell with irregularly spaced blunt processes

20 Clues: ovalocytes • mcv > 100 FL • Pocket book roll • Spectrin Deficiency • MCV less than 80 fl • red cells vary in size • abnormal aggregation of HbS • Cell fragmentation due to trauma • cells with bull’s eye appearance • red cells exhibit variation in shape • Condition where in the red cells appear pale • cell with irregularly spaced blunt processes • ...

McLinn Biology Ch. 7.1 & 7.2 View of Cell vocab 2016-03-14

McLinn Biology Ch. 7.1 & 7.2 View of Cell vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. light-absorbing pigment in plants and some protists that is required for photosynthesis; absorbs most wavelengths of light except for green.
  2. clear, gelatinous fluid in eukaryotic cells that suspends the cell's organelles and is the site of numerous chemical reactions.
  3. organelle in eukarotic cells with a series of highly folded membranes surrounded in cytoplasm; site of cellular chemical reactions; can either be rough (with ribosomes) or smooth (without ribosomes).
  4. unicellular or multicellular organisms, such as yeast, plants, and animals, composed of eukaryotic cells, which contain a true nucleus and membrane-bound organelles.
  5. feature of the plasma membrane that maintains homeostasis within a cell by allowing some molecules into the cell while keeping others out.
  6. basic unit of all organisms; all living things are composed of cells.
  7. stuctural model of the plasma membrane where molecules are free to move sideways within a bilayer.
  8. thin,solid protein fibers that provide structural support for eukaryotic cells.
  9. proteins that span the plasma membrane creating a selectively permeable membrane that regulates which molecules enter and leave a cell.
  10. short, numerous, hairlike projections composed of pairs of microtubules; frequently move in a wavelik motion; aid in feeding and locomotion.
  11. organelles that contain digestive enzymes; digest excess or worn out organelle, food particles, and engulfed viruses or bacteria.
  12. eukaryotic membrane-bound organelles that transform energy stored in food molecules into ATP, has a highly folded inner membrane that produces energy-storing molecules,
  13. nonmembrane-bound organelles in the nucleus where enzymes and other proteins are assembled.
  14. serves as boundary between the cell and its environment; allows materials such as water and nutrients to enter and waste products to leave.
  15. chlorophyll-containing cell organelles found in the cells of green plants and some protists; captures light energy from the sun, which is converted to chemical energy in food molecules.
  16. group of plant organelles that are used for storage of starches, lipids, or pigments.
  17. unicellular organisms, such as bacteria, composed of prokaryotic cells; Prokaryotuc cells lack membrane-bound structures.
  18. firm,fairly rigid structure located just outside the plasma membrane of plants, fungi, most bacteria, and some protists; provides support and protection.
  19. long, hairlike projections composed of pairs of microtubules; found on some cell surfaces; they help propel cells and organisms by a whiplike motion.
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  1. organelle in eukaryotic cell nucleus that produces ribosomes.
  2. instrument that uses visible light to magnify objects in steps; can magnify an object up to 1,500 times its original size.
  3. cellular framework found within the cytoplasm composed of microtubules and microfilaments
  4. instruent that uses a beam of electrons instead of natural light to magnify structures up to 500,000 times its actual size; allows scientists to view structures within a cell.
  5. membrane-bound fluid-filled space in the cytoplasm of plant cells used for the temporary storage of materials.
  6. lipids within an attached phosphate group; plasma membranes are composed of phospholipid bilayer with embedded proteins.
  7. in eukaryotic cells, the central membrane-bound organelle that manages cellular functions and contains DNA.
  8. organelle in eukaryotic cells with astste, of flattened tubular membranes; modifies proteins and sends them to their appropriate destinations.
  9. thin, hollow cylinders made of protein that provide structural support for eukaryotic cells.
  10. organism's regulation of its internal environment to maintain conditions suitable for survival; a characteristic of all living things; process of maintaining equilibrium in an organism's internal environment.
  11. long, tangled strands of DNA found in the eukayotic cell nucleus during interphase.
  12. the theory that all organisms are composed of cells,the cell is the basic unit of organization of organisms, and all cells come from pre-existing cells.
  13. membrane-bound structures within eukaryotic cells.

32 Clues: membrane-bound structures within eukaryotic cells. • organelle in eukaryotic cell nucleus that produces ribosomes. • basic unit of all organisms; all living things are composed of cells. • thin,solid protein fibers that provide structural support for eukaryotic cells. • long, tangled strands of DNA found in the eukayotic cell nucleus during interphase. • ...

Stem Cell Crossword 2022-12-07

Stem Cell Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A screening of a person testing to see if they are eligalbe for certain treatments
  2. A cell that has no specific structure or function
  3. The basic unit of all living things
  4. Cells that are able to self-renew by dividing and developing
  5. performed elsewhere outside of the living organism it is hoped to be used on
  6. A medicine or procedure prescribed more for the psychological benefit to the patient than for any true effect.
  7. The surrounding fluid of Nuclei within the cell
  8. A disease that is caused by the occurrence of un-controlled mitosis
  9. The cell that is result of Meiosis division
  10. performed within the living organism it is hoped to be used on
  11. The material of which plants and animals are made
  12. A cell that has a specific structure and or function
  13. A type of cell division that results in four daughter cells
  14. Stem cells that are obtained from early-stage left over embryos
  15. A stem cell that has developed to the stage where it can be committed to forming a particular type of new blood cell
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  1. cells that are lineage-restricted
  2. A cell that possesses functions for tissue renewal and repair of certain tissues within the body
  3. A type of cell division that results in two daughter cells
  4. An affliction against bodily autonomy
  5. Any cell other that a reproductive cell
  6. at first natural cells that are altered to perform pluripotent actions
  7. The result of to gamete cells
  8. The cell of which all other cells originate
  9. a zygote that has begun developing

24 Clues: The result of to gamete cells • cells that are lineage-restricted • a zygote that has begun developing • The basic unit of all living things • An affliction against bodily autonomy • Any cell other that a reproductive cell • The cell that is result of Meiosis division • The cell of which all other cells originate • The surrounding fluid of Nuclei within the cell • ...