skeletal system Crossword Puzzles

Respiratory System 2015-04-23

Respiratory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. lung diseases that block airflow and make it hard to breathe
  2. normal volume of displaced air withing inhalation and exhalation
  3. serous membrane of the lungs
  4. a box that holds the vocal chords
  5. failure of the lungs to perform properly
  6. inflammation of the bronchial tubes
  7. inhalation
  8. the smallest blood vessels for circulation
  9. respiratory minute volume, the total volume of gas per minute inspired or expired in liters per minute
  10. cavities within bone or tissue
  11. spasms in the bronchi of the lungs, causing difficulty in breathing
  12. a tool to measure the amount of inhaled and exhaled air
  13. sleep disorder where breathing stops and starts
Down
  1. exchange of gases of the external environment
  2. exhaling
  3. cells breaking down sugars for energy
  4. the amount of air left in the lungs after exhalation
  5. abdominal thrusts to dislodge a throat blockage
  6. inflammation of lung tissue
  7. a small cavity
  8. a seperator of the thorax and the abdomen
  9. infection inflaming the air sacs of the lungs
  10. the highest amount of air that can be exhaled after inhalation
  11. windpipe
  12. main passageway to the lungs

25 Clues: exhaling • windpipe • inhalation • a small cavity • inflammation of lung tissue • serous membrane of the lungs • main passageway to the lungs • cavities within bone or tissue • a box that holds the vocal chords • inflammation of the bronchial tubes • cells breaking down sugars for energy • failure of the lungs to perform properly • a seperator of the thorax and the abdomen • ...

Skeleton System 2015-02-09

Skeleton System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. fibrous membranes that join the cranial bones
  2. connective tissue that enables movement
  3. softening of the bone
  4. joint with no movement (cranial bones)
  5. is a procedure where inside of a joint is viewed with an instrument.
  6. examination of the joint with a lighted instrument
  7. surgically placed rods, plates and/screws to maintain alignment
  8. setting a fracture or broken bone
  9. spaces within connective tissue filled with synovial fluid (bursa – singular)
  10. finger, toe
  11. using weights, pulleys, elastics to maintain alignment
  12. arm
Down
  1. is a non-invasive radiographic procedure that details the affected area.
  2. is a lateral curvature of the spine.
  3. joint
  4. bone formation
  5. fracture, ,A compound fracture involves a break in the bone that protrudes through the skin
  6. movement
  7. is the surgical removal of a rib.
  8. pain in the joint.
  9. neck

21 Clues: arm • neck • joint • movement • finger, toe • bone formation • pain in the joint. • softening of the bone • is the surgical removal of a rib. • setting a fracture or broken bone • is a lateral curvature of the spine. • joint with no movement (cranial bones) • connective tissue that enables movement • fibrous membranes that join the cranial bones • ...

Respiratory System 2015-03-18

Respiratory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the act of taking air into the lungs and expelling waste gases from the lungs
  2. plant structure through which a plant "breathes"
  3. a flap if tissue that covers the windpipe to keep food and water from entering it
  4. the life process by which energy is released by cells
  5. the back of the throat; connects the mouth with the windpipe
  6. the breathing apparatus for fish and tadpoles
  7. tiny holes on the abdomen of insects through which they breathe
  8. that part of the throat that contains the voice box
  9. the muscle that contracts and relaxes thereby causing one to inhale and exhale
  10. scientific name for the windpipe
  11. the main organ of the respiratory system
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  1. vibrations of these result in sound or speech
  2. of theses result in sound or speech
  3. the most abundant gas in the air we breathe
  4. gas that is exhaled by mammals as part of respiration
  5. main branch of the respiratory tract leading into the lungs
  6. microscopic hair-like structures in the respiratory tract
  7. the tube that carries food from the mouth to the stomach
  8. tiny air sacs in the lungs where oxygen and carbonxdioxide are exchanged
  9. a sticky substance that lines the respiratory tract
  10. given off as a waste product by green plants; essential for our survival

21 Clues: scientific name for the windpipe • of theses result in sound or speech • the main organ of the respiratory system • the most abundant gas in the air we breathe • vibrations of these result in sound or speech • the breathing apparatus for fish and tadpoles • plant structure through which a plant "breathes" • that part of the throat that contains the voice box • ...

Information System 2014-11-09

Information System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Relies on the use of wireless devices
  2. It is a row in the table that contains information such as name, address, phone number, etc
  3. Allows designers to dramatically reduce the time they spend at the drafting board.
  4. The most common type of enterprise-wide system
  5. Controls information and tells the other parts of the computer what to do to accomplish the work that the user wants and then executes it
  6. Handles graphics displayed in the monitor
  7. It is a device that enables computers to communicate with each other over a telephone line or a cable line
  8. It is a device that enables to input, process and deliver sound
  9. A collection of elements and procedures that interact to accomplish a goal.
  10. Conducting business activities electronically over computer networks
  11. Allows the computer to capture real-time images and send it over the Internet
  12. It helps the computer do useful things and contains sets of instruction codes that the computer understands
  13. Provide decision-makers with preselected types of information
  14. Translates the movement of a plastic stick into electronic information that a computer can process
  15. An amount of money that is computerized, stored, and used as cash for e-commerce transactions
  16. It is a device that has the ball on top or on the side which is use with finger to move the cursor position on the screen
  17. It is a device that can read text or illustrations printed on a paper and translate the information in a form the computer can use
  18. It is used to choose the columns in a table that you want returned by your query
  19. It is the main input device that is used to input textual information to the PC
  20. For every row in the first table, there is at most one row in the second
  21. It is used to filter the rows in a table that you want returned by your query
  22. An output device that allows users to hear sounds from the computer
  23. The first program that runs on your computer and acts as a intermediary between your system hardware and system software
  24. The backbone of office automation
  25. Plan, build, and implement systems that make use of computers that a company has or will acquire
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  1. These are programs that enable people to perform everyday task accurately and efficiently
  2. It is a programmable electronic device that can store, retrieve and process large amount of data
  3. Standard set of specifications for Internet applications that run on handheld, wireless devices
  4. A small model
  5. Stores information and conducts searches by using data in related tables
  6. It is a field used to identify individual tuples in a relation that cannot have null values
  7. A column of combination of columns used to establish and enforce a link between the data in two tables
  8. Covers the collection of details stored in database.
  9. The one that holds primary responsibility for systems development
  10. A collection of people, hardware, software, data, and procedures that interact to generate information to support the users of an organization
  11. It help managers organize and analyze the information when making decisions
  12. Owned and operated by a single company
  13. It is a column that contains categories of information
  14. An input device that allows users to move the cursor around the screen
  15. A storehouse for a collection of computerized data files
  16. The theory and development of computer systems able to perform tasks that normally require human intelligence
  17. Use of information and communications technology to improve the relationship between citizen and government
  18. Direct sale from business to consumer through electronic storefronts
  19. Identification of specific markets to target them with advertising messages
  20. A big-box like component of the PC that houses and organizes all important computer components
  21. This type of driver reads information from a very thin disk that is inside a flat and square plastic case
  22. Refers to all of the system’s physical devices.
  23. Single Web site that offers many products and services at one Internet location
  24. It consists of records and fields
  25. Type of printer that offers the best resolution and speed to handle both text and graphic printing

50 Clues: A small model • It consists of records and fields • The backbone of office automation • Relies on the use of wireless devices • Owned and operated by a single company • Handles graphics displayed in the monitor • The most common type of enterprise-wide system • Refers to all of the system’s physical devices. • Covers the collection of details stored in database. • ...

Respiratory system 2015-03-09

Respiratory system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Lack of the sense of smell
  2. narrowing of the trachea
  3. narrowing
  4. study of the lungs
  5. Inflammation of the nasal cavity
  6. Paralysis of the muscles controlling the larynx
  7. surgical repair
  8. cough
  9. pain
  10. breathing too slowly
  11. Inflammation of a bronchus
  12. Term that means insufficient breathing
  13. condition of receiving an insufficient amount of oxygen from inhaled air
  14. fungus
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  1. chest
  2. dilated bronchus
  3. commonly called the common cold
  4. carbon dioxide
  5. Nosebleed
  6. abnormal, difficult
  7. pertaining to the pharynx
  8. Suffix that means breathing
  9. Term that means without breathing
  10. A runny nose
  11. straight

25 Clues: pain • chest • cough • fungus • straight • narrowing • Nosebleed • A runny nose • carbon dioxide • surgical repair • dilated bronchus • study of the lungs • abnormal, difficult • breathing too slowly • narrowing of the trachea • pertaining to the pharynx • Lack of the sense of smell • Inflammation of a bronchus • Suffix that means breathing • commonly called the common cold • ...

Endocrine System 2014-11-29

Endocrine System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. secreted by an endocrine gland
  2. attributed to excessive production of cortisol
  3. Man's best friend
  4. inflammation of a gland
  5. abnormal protrusion of the eyeball
  6. state of excessive pituitary gland activity
  7. run together
  8. total of all chemical processes
  9. Has a trunk
  10. pertaining to the cortex
  11. excessive thirst
  12. condition resulting from deficiency of thyroxine
  13. sugar in the blood
  14. Large marsupial
  15. enlargement of the thyroid gland
Down
  1. excessive thyroid hormones
  2. condition affecting nerves causing muscle spasms
  3. enlargement of the extremities
  4. abnormal accumulation of acid products
  5. excessive calcium in the blood
  6. disease of adrenal gland
  7. Likes to chase mice
  8. Flying mammal
  9. narrow strip connecting two larger body parts
  10. condition resulting from uncontrolled diabetes

25 Clues: Has a trunk • run together • Flying mammal • Large marsupial • excessive thirst • Man's best friend • sugar in the blood • Likes to chase mice • inflammation of a gland • disease of adrenal gland • pertaining to the cortex • excessive thyroid hormones • secreted by an endocrine gland • enlargement of the extremities • excessive calcium in the blood • total of all chemical processes • ...

Global System 2015-04-30

Global System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A particular weather patterns or condition in a specific region.
  2. A layer of thick subsurface layer of soil that remain below freezing point throughout the whole year.
  3. Warming of the Earth’s surface
  4. Dependent upon the combining effect of temperature and salinity in the water.
  5. A layer of ice covering a vast land.
  6. The process of clearing trees.
  7. The land and non-living elements on Earth.
  8. A fuel gained from living matter.
  9. The gases surrounding the earth or another planet.
  10. Producing or using rays of light that cannot be seen and are longer than rays that produces red light.
  11. An electromagnetic wave over 60 meters in length.
  12. A chemical element that is colourless and odourless uncreative gas.
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  1. The process where green plants uses sunlight to create nutrients from carbon dioxide and water.
  2. The process where carbon is recycled through the soil, water, atmosphere and living organisms.
  3. The state of the atmosphere condition.
  4. All of the water on the Earth’s surface.
  5. The emission of energy in the form of rays or waves.
  6. A gas that is colourless, odourless and incombustible gas that is formed during respiration, combustion and organic decomposition.
  7. The changing of a liquid into a gas, often under the effect of heat.
  8. A natural resource or source of energy that does not become depleted by use.
  9. Water which is collected as droplets on a cold surface when humid air is in contact with it.
  10. Milder climate between two extremes.
  11. All the living things on Earth.
  12. Extensive warming that causes drought in parts of Australia
  13. A type of fuel that contains the carbon of preserved animals and plants that have died millions of years ago.
  14. The production or discharged of something for example gas.
  15. A community that includes all living things and their physical environment.
  16. A colourless and odourless flammable gas.

28 Clues: Warming of the Earth’s surface • The process of clearing trees. • All the living things on Earth. • A fuel gained from living matter. • A layer of ice covering a vast land. • Milder climate between two extremes. • The state of the atmosphere condition. • All of the water on the Earth’s surface. • A colourless and odourless flammable gas. • ...

Skeletl System 2015-09-24

Skeletl System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Femur
  2. L1 through L5
  3. knee bone
  4. base of the spine
  5. anterior cruciate ligament
  6. fracture or break caused by squeezing
  7. turnng inwards
  8. part of the forearm
  9. chest bone
  10. break in the ankle
  11. torn ligament
Down
  1. root for pain
  2. root for humerus
  3. "tie" or "binding"
  4. "purse"
  5. away from midline of the body
  6. Inner surface of medullary cavity
  7. another name for collarbone
  8. covers membrane of the bone
  9. root for neck
  10. extremities of the arm
  11. place where bones come together
  12. mocing around central axis
  13. over 200 in the body

24 Clues: Femur • "purse" • knee bone • chest bone • root for pain • L1 through L5 • root for neck • torn ligament • turnng inwards • root for humerus • base of the spine • "tie" or "binding" • break in the ankle • part of the forearm • over 200 in the body • extremities of the arm • anterior cruciate ligament • mocing around central axis • another name for collarbone • covers membrane of the bone • ...

Global System 2015-04-27

Global System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An area on the surface and atmosphere of the planet occupied by living organisms
  2. A radio wave of wavelength above 1km
  3. A fuel obtained from living matter
  4. Able to be renewed.
  5. A thick subsurface layer of soil that remains below freezing point throughout the year, occurring mainly in polar regions
  6. The production and discharge or gases
  7. The process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize nutrients from carbon dioxide and water
  8. Combined processes which include photosynthesis, decomposition and respiration have carbon as a component
  9. It refers to the flow of ocean water caused by changes in density
  10. Electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength just greater than that of the red end of the visible light spectrum
  11. A biological "community of interacting organisms" and their physical environment
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  1. A rare and complex series of climatic changes affecting equatorial Pacific region
  2. A layer/ sheet of frozen water covering and extensive area of land for a long period of time
  3. The weather conditions in an area in general or over a long period.
  4. The clearing of trees, transforming a forest into cleared land.
  5. A unreactive colourless, odourless gas that forms about 78 per cent of the earth's atmosphere.
  6. The rigid outer part of the earth which consists of the crust and upper mantle
  7. A trapping of the sun's warmth in the planets lower atmosphere
  8. A colourless, odourless gas which is produced by burning carbon and organic compounds
  9. An area of gases surrounding planets
  10. The changing of liquid into a gas. e.g. water from the oceans and be evaporated
  11. The time relating to a period of "milder climate" between two glacial periods
  12. Water which collects as droplets on a cold surface when humid air comes into contact with the surface
  13. A natural fuel such as coal or gas which is formed from the remains of living organisms
  14. The state of the atmosphere at a particular place and time. e.g. heat, cloudiness, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc.
  15. All of the waters on the earth's surface, such as lakes and seas, and sometimes this includes water over the earth's surface, such as clouds
  16. The energy and heat which is radiated from all objects
  17. A colourless, odourless flammable gas which is the main part of natural gas

28 Clues: Able to be renewed. • A fuel obtained from living matter • A radio wave of wavelength above 1km • An area of gases surrounding planets • The production and discharge or gases • The energy and heat which is radiated from all objects • A trapping of the sun's warmth in the planets lower atmosphere • The clearing of trees, transforming a forest into cleared land. • ...

Global System 2015-04-27

Global System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A colourless, odourless gas which is produced by burning carbon and organic compounds
  2. Combined processes which include photosynthesis, decomposition and respiration have carbon as a component
  3. A layer/ sheet of frozen water covering and extensive area of land for a long period of time
  4. The clearing of trees, transforming a forest into cleared land.
  5. A trapping of the sun's warmth in the planets lower atmosphere
  6. All of the waters on the earth's surface, such as lakes and seas, and sometimes this includes water over the earth's surface, such as clouds
  7. A radio wave of wavelength above 1km
  8. A natural fuel such as coal or gas which is formed from the remains of living organisms
  9. Water which collects as droplets on a cold surface when humid air comes into contact with the surface
  10. It refers to the flow of ocean water caused by changes in density
  11. A biological "community of interacting organisms" and their physical environment
  12. An area on the surface and atmosphere of the planet occupied by living organisms
  13. A thick subsurface layer of soil that remains below freezing point throughout the year, occurring mainly in polar regions
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  1. Electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength just greater than that of the red end of the visible light spectrum
  2. The state of the atmosphere at a particular place and time. e.g. heat, cloudiness, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc.
  3. The process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize nutrients from carbon dioxide and water
  4. A colourless, odourless flammable gas which is the main part of natural gas
  5. The production and discharge or gases
  6. A rare and complex series of climatic changes affecting equatorial Pacific region
  7. The time relating to a period of "milder climate" between two glacial periods
  8. The weather conditions in an area in general or over a long period.
  9. The changing of liquid into a gas. e.g. water from the oceans and be evaporated
  10. The energy and heat which is radiated from all objects
  11. Able to be renewed.
  12. The rigid outer part of the earth which consists of the crust and upper mantle
  13. A unreactive colourless, odourless gas that forms about 78 per cent of the earth's atmosphere.
  14. An area of gases surrounding planets
  15. A fuel obtained from living matter

28 Clues: Able to be renewed. • A fuel obtained from living matter • A radio wave of wavelength above 1km • An area of gases surrounding planets • The production and discharge or gases • The energy and heat which is radiated from all objects • A trapping of the sun's warmth in the planets lower atmosphere • The clearing of trees, transforming a forest into cleared land. • ...

Muscluar System 2015-10-02

Muscluar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Combining form meaning muscle.
  2. unit Neuron and the skeletal muscle fibers innervated by that motor neuron's axonal terminals.
  3. Largest and most superficial of the three gluteal muscles. It makes up a large portion of the shape and appearance of the hips.
  4. A muscle whose contraction pulls down the part of the body to which it is attached.
  5. The ability of a muscle fiber to respond rapidly to a stimulating agent.
  6. Junction Junction between nerve and muscle
  7. Forearm movement that turns palm to face either posteriorly or downward
  8. As one muscle contracts, the other relaxes.
  9. Combining form meaning muscle.
  10. Muscle whose action is normally controlled by an individual's will.
  11. A muscle that contracts without conscious control and found in walls of internal organs such as stomach and intestine and bladder and blood vessels
  12. Chemical messenger, a neurotransmitter, released by nerve cells in many parts of the peripheral nervous system.
  13. Debt extra oxygen that must be used in the oxidative energy processes after a period of strenuous exercise to reconvert lactic acid to glucose and decomposed ATP and creatine phosphate to their original states.
  14. Muscles can be stretched to their normal resting length and beyond to a limited degree.
  15. Motion that pulls a structure or part toward the midline of the body
  16. A straightening movement that increases the angle between body parts
  17. Bending movement that decreases the angle between a segment and its proximal segment.
  18. Tone The internal state of muscle-fiber tension within individual muscles and muscle groups.
  19. Combining form meaning flesh.
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  1. Movement Muscle that provides the major force to complete the movement.
  2. Broad, thick, radiating muscle, situated on the outer surface of the pelvis.
  3. maintains constriction of a natural body passage or orifice and which relaxes as required by normal physiological functioning.
  4. The activation of tension-generating sites within muscle fibers
  5. Cell membrane that encloses each muscle cell.
  6. Fixed attachment, while the insertion moves with contraction.
  7. The ability of a muscle to rebound toward its original length after a contraction.
  8. Pulls the thigh medially.
  9. A sheet of pearly-white fibrous tissue that takes the place of a tendon in sheetlike muscles having a wide area of attachment.
  10. Departures from the standard position of the body, the anatomical position.
  11. Forearm that turns palms to face anteriorly or upward
  12. A muscle whose contraction causes the raising of a part of the body.
  13. Motion that pulls a structure or part away from the midline of the body.
  14. A flexible but inelastic cord of strong fibrous collagen tissue attaching a muscle to a bone.
  15. Attachment site that does move when the muscle contracts.
  16. Fifth tendon and is part of the extensor digitorum longus.
  17. Smallest, between the anterior and inferior gluteal lines, and behind, from the margin of the greater sciatic notch.
  18. Attachment, while the insertion moves with contraction.
  19. Adduct the thigh and it is innervated by the obturator nerve.

38 Clues: Pulls the thigh medially. • Combining form meaning flesh. • Combining form meaning muscle. • Combining form meaning muscle. • Junction Junction between nerve and muscle • As one muscle contracts, the other relaxes. • Cell membrane that encloses each muscle cell. • Forearm that turns palms to face anteriorly or upward • ...

Muscluar System 2015-10-02

Muscluar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Smallest, between the anterior and inferior gluteal lines, and behind, from the margin of the greater sciatic notch.
  2. Motion that pulls a structure or part away from the midline of the body.
  3. Motion that pulls a structure or part toward the midline of the body
  4. Attachment, while the insertion moves with contraction.
  5. Forearm that turns palms to face anteriorly or upward
  6. Attachment site that does move when the muscle contracts.
  7. Cell membrane that encloses each muscle cell.
  8. Muscle whose action is normally controlled by an individual's will.
  9. Junction Junction between nerve and muscle
  10. Chemical messenger, a neurotransmitter, released by nerve cells in many parts of the peripheral nervous system.
  11. maintains constriction of a natural body passage or orifice and which relaxes as required by normal physiological functioning.
  12. A muscle that contracts without conscious control and found in walls of internal organs such as stomach and intestine and bladder and blood vessels
  13. Bending movement that decreases the angle between a segment and its proximal segment.
  14. Combining form meaning muscle.
  15. Forearm movement that turns palm to face either posteriorly or downward
  16. Fifth tendon and is part of the extensor digitorum longus.
  17. A flexible but inelastic cord of strong fibrous collagen tissue attaching a muscle to a bone.
Down
  1. Debt extra oxygen that must be used in the oxidative energy processes after a period of strenuous exercise to reconvert lactic acid to glucose and decomposed ATP and creatine phosphate to their original states.
  2. A straightening movement that increases the angle between body parts
  3. Broad, thick, radiating muscle, situated on the outer surface of the pelvis.
  4. unit Neuron and the skeletal muscle fibers innervated by that motor neuron's axonal terminals.
  5. Largest and most superficial of the three gluteal muscles. It makes up a large portion of the shape and appearance of the hips.
  6. Tone The internal state of muscle-fiber tension within individual muscles and muscle groups.
  7. A sheet of pearly-white fibrous tissue that takes the place of a tendon in sheetlike muscles having a wide area of attachment.
  8. The activation of tension-generating sites within muscle fibers
  9. Muscles can be stretched to their normal resting length and beyond to a limited degree.
  10. Movement Muscle that provides the major force to complete the movement.
  11. A muscle whose contraction pulls down the part of the body to which it is attached.
  12. Adduct the thigh and it is innervated by the obturator nerve.
  13. A muscle whose contraction causes the raising of a part of the body.
  14. Fixed attachment, while the insertion moves with contraction.
  15. The ability of a muscle fiber to respond rapidly to a stimulating agent.
  16. The ability of a muscle to rebound toward its original length after a contraction.
  17. Combining form meaning muscle.
  18. As one muscle contracts, the other relaxes.
  19. Pulls the thigh medially.
  20. Departures from the standard position of the body, the anatomical position.
  21. Combining form meaning flesh.

38 Clues: Pulls the thigh medially. • Combining form meaning flesh. • Combining form meaning muscle. • Combining form meaning muscle. • Junction Junction between nerve and muscle • As one muscle contracts, the other relaxes. • Cell membrane that encloses each muscle cell. • Forearm that turns palms to face anteriorly or upward • ...

Nervous System 2015-05-26

Nervous System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the thin layer of tissue forming the natural outer covering
  2. a region of tissue, or a molecule in a cell membrane, that responds specifically to a particular neurotransmitter
  3. a junction between two nerve cells, consisting of a minute gap across which impulses pass by diffusion of a neurotransmitter.
  4. nerve cell that transmits sensory information
  5. the part of the brain at the back of the skull in vertebrates. Its function is to coordinate and regulate muscular activity.
  6. is responsible for the integration of complex sensory and neural functions and the initiation and coordination of voluntary activity in the body
  7. a faculty by which the body perceives an external stimulus
  8. the long threadlike part of a nerve cell along which impulses are conducted from the cell body to other cells.
  9. a short branched extension of a nerve cell, along which impulses received from other cells at synapses are transmitted to the cell body
  10. a specialized cell transmitting nerve impulses; a nerve cell.
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  1. conducted or conducting outward or away from something
  2. a neuron that transmits impulses between other neurons, especially as part of a reflex arc
  3. the inner region of an organ or tissue, especially when it is distinguishable from the outer region or cortex
  4. the sensation of flavor perceived in the mouth and throat on contact with a substance
  5. the nervous system outside the brain and spinal cord
  6. a nerve cell forming part of a pathway along which impulses pass from the brain or spinal cord to a muscle or gland
  7. any agent, act, or influence which produces functional or trophic reaction in a receptor
  8. the nucleus-containing central part of a neuron exclusive of its axons and dendrites that is the major structural element of the gray matter of the brain and spinal cord
  9. the complex of nerve tissues that controls the activities of the body. In vertebrates it comprises the brain and spinal cord
  10. an action that is performed as a response to a stimulus and without conscious thought

20 Clues: nerve cell that transmits sensory information • the nervous system outside the brain and spinal cord • conducted or conducting outward or away from something • a faculty by which the body perceives an external stimulus • the thin layer of tissue forming the natural outer covering • a specialized cell transmitting nerve impulses; a nerve cell. • ...

Nervous System 2015-05-26

Nervous System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the largest part of the human brain
  2. evokes the response in an organism
  3. allows humans to distinguish foods
  4. create neural circuits
  5. one of two types of protoplasmic protrusions that extrude from the cell body of a neuron,
  6. provide for taste, smell, sight, hearing, and balance
  7. connect CNS to limbs and organs
  8. conducts electrical impulses away from the neuron's cell body
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  1. consists of brain and spinal cord
  2. part of the brain stem that regulates HR and breathing
  3. carry an electrical signal to a muscle
  4. automatic action that your body does in response to something
  5. transfer electric activity from one cell to another
  6. receives information from the sensory systems, the spinal cord, and other parts of the brain
  7. responsible for converting external stimuli from the organism's environment into internal electrical impulses
  8. recognize and respond to a specific ligand
  9. carry information from periphery to central nervous system
  10. produces all the proteins for the dendrites, axons and synaptic terminals
  11. transmit the electrical impulses generated by the stimuli to other nerves
  12. consists of dermis and epidermis

20 Clues: create neural circuits • connect CNS to limbs and organs • consists of dermis and epidermis • consists of brain and spinal cord • evokes the response in an organism • allows humans to distinguish foods • the largest part of the human brain • carry an electrical signal to a muscle • recognize and respond to a specific ligand • ...

Nervous System 2015-05-22

Nervous System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. neuron nerve cells that transmit sensory information
  2. the nucleus-containing central part of a neuron
  3. a junction between two nerve cells
  4. a nerve cell forming part of a pathway along which impulses pass from the brain or spinal cord to a muscle or gland
  5. the thin layer of tissue forming the natural outer covering of the body of a person or an animal
  6. the nervous system that controls the activities of the body, 2 parts are the brain and spinal cord
  7. the principal and most anterior part of the brain in vertebrates
  8. a specialized cell transmitting nerve impulses
Down
  1. an action that is performed as a response to a stimulus and without conscious thought
  2. a faculty by which the body perceives an external stimulus
  3. an organ or cell able to respond to light, heat, or other external stimulus and transmit a signal to a sensory nerve
  4. the nervous system outside the brain and spinal cord
  5. a short branched extension of a nerve cell
  6. the inner region of an organ or tissue, especially when it is distinguishable from the outer region or cortex
  7. the long threadlike part of a nerve cell along which impulses are conducted from the cell body to other cells
  8. a thing or event that evokes a specific functional reaction in an organ or tissue
  9. the part of the brain at the back of the skull in vertebrates
  10. the sensation of flavor perceived in the mouth and throat on contact with a substance
  11. this means to carry information away from the CNS
  12. neuron a neuron that transmits impulses between other neurons

20 Clues: a junction between two nerve cells • a short branched extension of a nerve cell • a specialized cell transmitting nerve impulses • the nucleus-containing central part of a neuron • this means to carry information away from the CNS • neuron nerve cells that transmit sensory information • the nervous system outside the brain and spinal cord • ...

Respiratory System 2015-07-25

Respiratory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. loss of voice
  2. intermittent involuntary contractions of the diaphragm
  3. expulsion of air to clear the respiratory tract
  4. rapid shallow breathing
  5. another name for nostrils
  6. exchange of gases between blood and tissues
  7. laboured or difficult breathing
  8. primary organ of respiration
  9. inflammation of the bronchial mucosa
  10. exhalation
  11. nerve that carries impulses to the diaphragm
  12. absence of normal breathing
  13. site of gas exchange in the lungs
  14. mechanical action of inhaling and exhaling
  15. allergic rhinitis
  16. air filled cavity in the skull
Down
  1. chronic inflammatory disorder
  2. connects larynx to bronchi
  3. exchanges with carbon dioxide
  4. exchange of gases between lungs and blood
  5. fast breathing
  6. sense of smell
  7. ridges in the upper portion of the nasal cavity
  8. inflammation of the pharynx
  9. inflammation of the sinuses
  10. voice box
  11. structure that closes the trachea during swallowing
  12. main muscle of respiration
  13. lung infection
  14. slow breathing
  15. involuntary expulsion of air through the nose and mouth
  16. throat
  17. nasal hairs that trap particles
  18. deep inhalation, opening mouth wide
  19. nose bleed
  20. grooved passageway

36 Clues: throat • voice box • exhalation • nose bleed • loss of voice • fast breathing • sense of smell • lung infection • slow breathing • allergic rhinitis • grooved passageway • rapid shallow breathing • another name for nostrils • connects larynx to bronchi • main muscle of respiration • inflammation of the pharynx • inflammation of the sinuses • absence of normal breathing • primary organ of respiration • ...

nervous system 2015-08-10

nervous system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 31 pairs
  2. controls the sense of smell
  3. eleventh cranial nerve
  4. composed of the brain, spinal cord and nerves
  5. sensory nerves
  6. number of cranial nerves
  7. study of the nerves
  8. affects skin of the lower lip and chin
  9. seventh cranial nerve, chief motor nerve of the face
  10. brain and spine also known as central nervous system
  11. largest cranial nerve,chief sensory nerve of the face
  12. primary structural unit of the nervous system
  13. nerve that controls sense of sight
  14. nerves that carry impulses from the senses to the brain
  15. one of three branches of the 5th cranial nerve
  16. nerve impulses to knee,calf,toes,and heel
Down
  1. seventh cranial never,chief motor nerve of the face
  2. responsible for control and coordination of muscle movement
  3. affects the back of the scalp
  4. auricular muscle behind the ear
  5. nerves that control our involuntary muscles
  6. also known as motor nerves
  7. controls sense of hearing
  8. affects the little finger side of the arm
  9. sensory motor nerve of the fingers
  10. affects the muscle of the mouth
  11. automatic do not have to be learned

27 Clues: 31 pairs • sensory nerves • study of the nerves • eleventh cranial nerve • number of cranial nerves • controls sense of hearing • also known as motor nerves • controls the sense of smell • affects the back of the scalp • auricular muscle behind the ear • affects the muscle of the mouth • nerve that controls sense of sight • sensory motor nerve of the fingers • ...

Reproductive System 2015-10-25

Reproductive System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. –partum or –tocia
  2. -cide
  3. –salpinx
  4. –lytic
  5. –rrhea
  6. ante-
  7. intra-
  8. –cele
  9. endo-
  10. contra-
  11. nulli-
  12. –para
  13. -oma
  14. –gram
Down
  1. –ia
  2. -itis
  3. in-
  4. hyper-
  5. ultra-
  6. –oid
  7. bi-
  8. dys-
  9. -arche
  10. –plasia
  11. –algia
  12. –gravida or -cyesis
  13. pseudo-
  14. neo-
  15. primi-
  16. –genesis

30 Clues: –ia • in- • bi- • –oid • dys- • neo- • -oma • -itis • -cide • ante- • –cele • endo- • –para • –gram • hyper- • ultra- • –lytic • –rrhea • -arche • –algia • intra- • nulli- • primi- • –plasia • pseudo- • contra- • –salpinx • –genesis • –partum or –tocia • –gravida or -cyesis

Reproductive System 2015-10-25

Reproductive System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. –partum or –tocia
  2. -cide
  3. ante-
  4. hyper-
  5. –salpinx
  6. dys-
  7. –algia
  8. ultra-
  9. –cele
  10. in-
  11. neo-
  12. –ia
  13. –gram
  14. bi-
Down
  1. endo-
  2. pseudo-
  3. -itis
  4. -oma
  5. nulli-
  6. -arche
  7. –rrhea
  8. –lytic
  9. contra-
  10. –oid
  11. –gravida or -cyesis
  12. –para
  13. –plasia
  14. primi-
  15. intra-

29 Clues: in- • –ia • bi- • -oma • –oid • dys- • neo- • endo- • -itis • -cide • ante- • –cele • –para • –gram • nulli- • -arche • –rrhea • –lytic • hyper- • –algia • ultra- • primi- • intra- • pseudo- • contra- • –plasia • –salpinx • –partum or –tocia • –gravida or -cyesis

Muscular System 2014-09-21

Muscular System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Paralyzes and relaxes muscles
  2. Have enough O2
  3. Not enough O2
  4. Decrease muscle use
  5. Fiber fully contracts or doesn't at all
  6. Like string cheese
  7. potential Acetylcholine attaches to receptors on muscle and electric current is formed
  8. The fusion of many rapid nerve impulses into one smooth contraction
  9. The two types of protein in muscles are Myosin and Actin
  10. They are excitable, are elastic,contract,and extend.
  11. Make up muscle fibers
  12. Genetic causes degeneration of muscles
  13. Also called muscle cell
  14. Energy+P+APP ->
  15. Uncontrolled contraction
  16. Occurs mostly where muscles are weak
  17. More moveable end of muscle
  18. Less movable end of muscle
Down
  1. The kind of muscle skeletal muscle is
  2. Spasm of diaphragm
  3. Maintains homeostasis by movement, maintain posture and body temperature
  4. Used in South America from a plant that blocks Acetylcholine receptors on muscles
  5. Increase the number of Actin and Myosin filaments which increase muscle size
  6. Muscle that runs through cheek
  7. Muscles become stiff several hours after death
  8. Shiny layer on outside of muscle
  9. Muscle that straightens a limb when it contracts, increasing angle between bones
  10. Caused by overuse, dehydration, or K/Ca/Mg are too low
  11. Muscle that bends a limb when it contracts, reducing angle between bones
  12. Functional unit of muscle cells, make up Myofibrils
  13. Muscle in the inner thigh

31 Clues: Not enough O2 • Have enough O2 • Energy+P+APP -> • Spasm of diaphragm • Like string cheese • Decrease muscle use • Make up muscle fibers • Also called muscle cell • Uncontrolled contraction • Muscle in the inner thigh • Less movable end of muscle • More moveable end of muscle • Paralyzes and relaxes muscles • Muscle that runs through cheek • Shiny layer on outside of muscle • ...

Cardiovascular System 2014-10-29

Cardiovascular System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. within the tissues
  2. within
  3. tumor
  4. blood or lymph vessel
  5. abnormal hardening
  6. abnormal narrowing of an opening
  7. bleeding
  8. artery
  9. fast, rapid
  10. upon
  11. clot
  12. blood vessel
  13. disease
  14. vein
  15. cells
  16. blood, blood condition
Down
  1. surrounding
  2. capillary
  3. red
  4. heart
  5. near the body surface
  6. surgical repair
  7. enlargement
  8. specialist
  9. blood
  10. aorta
  11. slow
  12. plaque, fatty substance
  13. deficiency
  14. white

30 Clues: red • upon • clot • slow • vein • tumor • heart • blood • aorta • cells • white • within • artery • disease • bleeding • capillary • specialist • deficiency • surrounding • enlargement • fast, rapid • blood vessel • surgical repair • within the tissues • abnormal hardening • blood or lymph vessel • near the body surface • blood, blood condition • plaque, fatty substance • abnormal narrowing of an opening

Immune System 2015-12-13

Immune System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Released by cytotoxic T
  2. Body's immune system mistakenly attacks itself
  3. Made by your third line of defense in response to a vaccination
  4. Don't touch your face, eat and sleep well, manage stress, and exercise to avoid getting _
  5. Mucous that traps particles/pathogens is moved up and away from the lungs using
  6. ___, multiple sclerosis, type 1 diabetes
  7. Mast cells release _
  8. When the immune system is not able to work to fight a pathogen
  9. Viruses require this to reproduce
  10. Stomach acid= _ line of defense
  11. The fast destruction by snake venom can be stopped if this is quickly received
  12. Stop bacterial growth by jamming up bacterial ribosomes or cell wall building enzymes
Down
  1. Enzyme found in tears, sweat, mucous, saliva
  2. Cells use receptors with shapes to fit the exact pathogen
  3. antibodies in mother's milk or blood passed to her nursing or unborn child
  4. Engulf the pathogen and display pathogen antigens on its surface
  5. Bacteria only have two or three organelles; the cell membrane, cell wall, and _
  6. Whether you recover quickly/fully from an infectious agent depends on what type of __is attacked
  7. First and Second Lines of Defense
  8. getting and recovering from an illness, vaccination
  9. Histamine triggers _
  10. Encourage your sick friends to sneeze into their _
  11. Lysozyme digests the bacterial _
  12. Trick your third line of defense into action for future protection
  13. Will bind to what the macrophage is displaying
  14. Made of protein and nucleic acid
  15. What your third line of defense reacts to

27 Clues: Mast cells release _ • Histamine triggers _ • Released by cytotoxic T • Lysozyme digests the bacterial _ • Made of protein and nucleic acid • First and Second Lines of Defense • Viruses require this to reproduce • Stomach acid= _ line of defense • ___, multiple sclerosis, type 1 diabetes • What your third line of defense reacts to • ...

Nervous system 2016-05-11

Nervous system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The visual processing center of the brain.
  2. receives electronic signals
  3. carries impulse from the sensory organs to the spinal cord
  4. receives information from the environment and relays information from the brain and spinal cord to rest of body.
  5. carries electronic signals away from the cell body
  6. aka brain surgeons
  7. plays a role in determining consequence, reward,as well as determining similarities and differences among objects and events.
  8. carries impulses between sensory and motor neurons
  9. carries impulses from the spinal cord and brain to the muscles and glands
  10. an irreversible, progressive brain disorder that slowly destroys memory
  11. a long bundle of nerve cells that extends from the medulla oblongata
  12. controls organs in stress. "fright or flight"
Down
  1. space between nerve cells
  2. speeds up nerve impulse
  3. Plays a role in spatial relationships, number concepts, and sensory input from the skin.
  4. relays messages, processes info, analyzes data. Contains brain and spinal cord.
  5. function of the nervous system.
  6. contains midbrain, pons, and medulla
  7. brain chemicals or messengers that communicate information
  8. / part of the brain with 4 lobes
  9. part of the brain that plays an important role in motor control (muscle movement)
  10. controls organs at rest
  11. a wide range of conditions that affect body movement and coordination
  12. protects the spinal cord
  13. cells of the nervous system
  14. Plays a role in language comprehension, visual memories and emotional association.

26 Clues: aka brain surgeons • speeds up nerve impulse • controls organs at rest • protects the spinal cord • space between nerve cells • receives electronic signals • cells of the nervous system • function of the nervous system. • / part of the brain with 4 lobes • contains midbrain, pons, and medulla • The visual processing center of the brain. • ...

Digestive System 2016-05-13

Digestive System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a protein-digesting enzyme produced in the stomach
  2. a tubular structure that is around 1.5 m.
  3. shortest part of the small intestine
  4. breaks down and digests food to extract nutrients from food
  5. Opens esophagus so food can pass through into the gastrointestinal tract, prevents choking of food
  6. extracting of nutrients from food, in small intestine
  7. an exchange surface area that allows food to pass through for 6-8 hours
  8. transmits useless waste material from the body
  9. enzyme produced in the stomach; only work at a pH level of 1
  10. elongated organ that produces important enzymes and hormones that help break down foods
Down
  1. Catalyzes breakdown of starch via hydrolysis reaction
  2. the taking in of food
  3. type of digestion conducted by enzymes
  4. Catalyzes breakdown of lipids via hydrolysis reaction
  5. a pear-shaped, hollow structure located under the liver and on the right side of the abdomen
  6. Keeps mouth and other parts of the digestive system moist
  7. a protein-digesting enzyme produced in the pancreas
  8. carries food, liquids, and saliva from the mouth to the stomach
  9. type of digestion conducted by teeth and muscles of the digestive system
  10. a main component of mechanical digestion
  11. removal of undigested food

21 Clues: the taking in of food • removal of undigested food • shortest part of the small intestine • type of digestion conducted by enzymes • a main component of mechanical digestion • a tubular structure that is around 1.5 m. • transmits useless waste material from the body • a protein-digesting enzyme produced in the stomach • a protein-digesting enzyme produced in the pancreas • ...

Body System 2016-07-12

Body System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a bacterial infection caused by Clostridium tetani
  2. endocrine glands situated on the kidneys
  3. a type of white blood cell that consumes pathogens
  4. microscopic, single-celled organisms
  5. the cells on which a hormone acts
  6. the chemical store of glucose in the liver and muscles
  7. all the endocrine glands of the body
  8. the nerve path way operating in a reflex action
  9. the organism a parasite lives in
  10. the electrical message carried by a nerve cell
  11. the space between two neurones
  12. chemical substances that act as messengers in the body
  13. an organic catalyst
  14. a single cell with a tough skin that fungi use to spread
  15. an early antibiotic
Down
  1. anything that causes our body to stop working properly
  2. common name for the hormone epinephrine
  3. the lower half of the brain system
  4. an organism that causes diseases
  5. glands that produces hormones
  6. the nerve that carries messages to the brain from the retina at the back of the eye
  7. the system in our body that fights infections
  8. the insulating layer that covers a neurone
  9. a nerve fibre that sends nerve impulses away from the cell body
  10. the part of the neurone that contains the nucleus
  11. special cells that detect stimuli
  12. organelles where cellular respiration occurs
  13. all the chemical reactions occurring in the cells
  14. a nerve cell

29 Clues: a nerve cell • an organic catalyst • an early antibiotic • glands that produces hormones • the space between two neurones • an organism that causes diseases • the organism a parasite lives in • the cells on which a hormone acts • special cells that detect stimuli • the lower half of the brain system • microscopic, single-celled organisms • all the endocrine glands of the body • ...

Muscular System 2016-04-18

Muscular System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Extends and adducts lower arm
  2. Upper back and neck
  3. Front of lower leg
  4. Shoulder
  5. Side of neck
  6. Spine around to chest
  7. Upper arm
  8. Internal organs of the body
  9. Stretched
  10. Back of lower leg
Down
  1. The ability to be stretched
  2. The ability to respond to a stimulus
  3. Buttocks
  4. Ribs to pubis (pelvis)
  5. Upper chest
  6. Front of thigh
  7. Causes body movement
  8. Muscle fibers
  9. Between ribs
  10. Abducts thigh and flexes leg

20 Clues: Buttocks • Shoulder • Upper arm • Stretched • Upper chest • Between ribs • Side of neck • Muscle fibers • Front of thigh • Back of lower leg • Front of lower leg • Upper back and neck • Causes body movement • Spine around to chest • Ribs to pubis (pelvis) • The ability to be stretched • Internal organs of the body • Abducts thigh and flexes leg • Extends and adducts lower arm • ...

Circulatory System 2016-05-30

Circulatory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. blood in the arteries is ___ because it is rich in oxygen
  2. a disease where you get excessive tiredness
  3. a disease where there is swelling in the wall of the artery
  4. hardening of the arteries
  5. the pump in the circulatory system
  6. the heart ______ blood
  7. what is like a soldier?
  8. a gas that is transported in arteries from lungs to the rest of the body via the heart
  9. the heart blood and vessels
  10. coronary _______ disease
  11. the inflammation of the liver
  12. a small vessel that connects veins and arteries
  13. from source do cells get there food
  14. What part of the blood carries minerals, vitamins, sugar, and other foods to the body's cells?
  15. a waste gas that travels through veins from the body to the lungs via the heart
Down
  1. a blood clot
  2. the largest artery in the body
  3. the place where nutrients enters the blood
  4. a disease where the arteries harden
  5. the circulatory system transports this witch helps contain a regular temperature.
  6. a disease where the person experiences lots of blood clots
  7. inflammation in the wall of a vein
  8. the circulatory system _________ nutrients, gases, liquid and heat around the body.
  9. a vessel the moves the blood to the heart
  10. the place where oxygen enters the blood and carbon dioxide leaves

25 Clues: a blood clot • the heart ______ blood • what is like a soldier? • coronary _______ disease • hardening of the arteries • the heart blood and vessels • the inflammation of the liver • the largest artery in the body • the pump in the circulatory system • inflammation in the wall of a vein • a disease where the arteries harden • from source do cells get there food • ...

Cardiovascular System 2016-05-23

Cardiovascular System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Heart relaxation at rest
  2. Blood flow to lungs and back
  3. Carry blood towards the heart; has valves
  4. Receives oxygen-poor blood from the vena cava
  5. Stimulate contraction of myocardium
  6. Liquid connective tissue composed of plasma and red and white blood cells
  7. Heart tissue; striated and involuntary
  8. Heart rate, or number of beats per minute
Down
  1. Involves platelets (WBC) and prothrombin protein, which converts to the protein fibrin clot
  2. Blood flow to arteries around the heart
  3. Blood to all parts of the body from left ventricle to right atrium
  4. Pumps oxygen-poor blood through the pulmonary arteries to lungs for oxygen
  5. Microscopic blood vessels permeable to gases via diffusion
  6. Systolic pressure over diastolic pressure
  7. Veins from digestion, spleen and pancreas to hepatic portal vein of liver and drained into vena cava
  8. Blood flow to the brain
  9. Tricuspid on the right and bicuspid on the left
  10. Carry oxygen-rich blood away from the heat (except to the lungs)
  11. Graph of the contraction and relaxation of the heart muscle
  12. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

20 Clues: Blood flow to the brain • Heart relaxation at rest • Blood flow to lungs and back • Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation • Stimulate contraction of myocardium • Heart tissue; striated and involuntary • Blood flow to arteries around the heart • Systolic pressure over diastolic pressure • Carry blood towards the heart; has valves • Heart rate, or number of beats per minute • ...

Respiratory System! 2016-05-21

Respiratory System! crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Tissue that covers the outside of the lungs
  2. How elastic the lungs can be
  3. Expiratory + tidal + residual volumes
  4. One way air can enter the body (2 words)
  5. strong muscle that signifies the bottom of the thoracic cavity
  6. Voice box
  7. Fish use them to breathe
  8. Air moves through the nasal canal towards the lungs
  9. Molecule in red blood cells that oxygen attaches to
  10. ____ Volume. A regular breath
  11. Air moves through the nasal canal away from the lungs
  12. Connects the trachea to the bronchiole
Down
  1. Splits into larynx & esophagus
  2. _____ Volume. Air left in the lungs, even after a deep breath
  3. _____ Volume. Little bit of extra air after exhalation. (2 words)
  4. Connects the bronchus to the alveolar sacs
  5. Has the consistency of detergent. Lowers surface tension in the alveoli
  6. Traps dust, dirt, and other particulates
  7. Passage for air into the bronchi
  8. Where gas exchange occurs
  9. In mucus

21 Clues: In mucus • Voice box • Fish use them to breathe • Where gas exchange occurs • How elastic the lungs can be • ____ Volume. A regular breath • Splits into larynx & esophagus • Passage for air into the bronchi • Expiratory + tidal + residual volumes • Connects the trachea to the bronchiole • One way air can enter the body (2 words) • Traps dust, dirt, and other particulates • ...

Immune System 2023-03-03

Immune System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. medicines that fight bacterial infections in people and animals
  2. specific lymphocytes that produce antibodies as part of the adaptive immune response.
  3. Any substance that causes the body to make an immune response against that substance.
  4. mean by which the body is given immunity to a disease by intentional exposure to small quantities of it.
  5. acquired from exposure to the disease organism through infection with the actual disease.
  6. nonspecific resistance that destroys invaders in a generalized way without targeting specific individuals:
  7. responds to antigens by producing cells that directly attack the pathogen, or by producing special proteins called antibodies
  8. type of immune cell that can surround and kill microorganisms, ingest foreign material, and remove dead cells.
Down
  1. results when exposure to a disease organism triggers the immune system to produce antibodies to that disease.
  2. happens when germs like bacteria and fungi develop the ability to defeat the drugs designed to kill them.
  3. provided when a person is given antibodies to a disease rather than producing them through his or her own immune system.
  4. cell produced through hematopoiesis and found mainly in the blood
  5. white blood cells that play a central role in the adaptive immune system, where the body adapts specificity to foreign antigen
  6. act of introducing a vaccine into the body to produce protection from a specific disease.
  7. protein made by plasma cells (a type of white blood cell) in response to an antigen
  8. type of white blood cell that surrounds and kills microorganisms, removes dead cells, and stimulates the action of other immune system cells.
  9. physical and chemical barriers that are always ready and prepared to defend the body from infection
  10. lymphocytes known as B cells and T cells.
  11. key player of the adaptive immune response that is responsible for humoral immunity in mammals.
  12. type of immune cell that is made in the bone marrow and is found in the blood and in lymph tissue.

20 Clues: lymphocytes known as B cells and T cells. • medicines that fight bacterial infections in people and animals • cell produced through hematopoiesis and found mainly in the blood • protein made by plasma cells (a type of white blood cell) in response to an antigen • specific lymphocytes that produce antibodies as part of the adaptive immune response. • ...

immune system 2023-03-02

immune system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a type of cell within the body capable of engulfing and absorbing bacteria and other small cells and particles.
  2. when a person is given antibodies to a disease rather than producing them through his or her own immune system.
  3. a blood protein produced in response to and counteracting a specific antigen.
  4. A complex network of cells, tissues, organs, and the substances they make that helps the body fight infections and other diseases.
  5. a mean by which the body is given immunity to a disease by intentional exposure to small quantities of it.
  6. the lymphocytes that produce antibodies to specific antigenic fragments.
  7. physical and chemical barriers that are always ready and prepared to defend the body from infection
  8. A type of white blood cell that surrounds and kills microorganisms, removes dead cells, and stimulates the action of other immune system cells.
  9. treatment with a vaccine to produce immunity to a particular infectious disease or pathogen.
  10. key player of the adaptive immune response that is responsible for humoral immunity in mammals.
Down
  1. a group of cells, tissues and organs that work together to protect the body.
  2. Immunity that is naturally existing, Natural immunity does not require prior sensitization to an antigen.
  3. happens when germs like bacteria and fungi develop the ability to defeat the drugs designed to kill them
  4. an infective agent that typically consists of a nucleic acid molecule in a protein coat, is too small to be seen by light microscopy, and is able to multiply only within the living cells of a host.
  5. a form of small leukocyte (white blood cell) with a single round nucleus, occurring especially in the lymphatic syst
  6. a medicine (such as penicillin or its derivatives) that inhibits the growth of or destroys microorganisms.
  7. results when exposure to a disease organism triggers the immune system to produce antibodies to that disease.
  8. a toxin or other foreign substance which induces an immune response in the body, especially the production of antibodies.
  9. A complex network of cells, tissues, organs, and the substances they make that helps the body fight infections and other diseases
  10. part of the immune system and develop from stem cells in the bone marrow.
  11. A type of blood cell that is made in the bone marrow and found in the blood and lymph tissue.

21 Clues: the lymphocytes that produce antibodies to specific antigenic fragments. • part of the immune system and develop from stem cells in the bone marrow. • a group of cells, tissues and organs that work together to protect the body. • a blood protein produced in response to and counteracting a specific antigen. • ...

Respiratory System 2023-03-06

Respiratory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This part of the upper respiratory tract is called the "gatekeeper" to the entrance of the trachea and the "voice box":
  2. Gas exchange occurs here.
  3. When the diaphragm _____, thoracic volume increases.
  4. The _____ is the structure that closes shut during swallowing to ensure ingested material doesn't enter the trachea.
  5. The pressure of the _____ space is slightly lower than the pressure within the lungs in order to keep the lungs inflated.
  6. The _____ muscle affects the diameter of the trachea.
  7. The _____ is the muscle situated at the bottom of the thoracic cavity that is responsible for inhalation and exhalation.
  8. Respiration brings _____ to cells.
  9. _____ respiration involves gas exchange between blood and cells within tissues.
  10. The fluid covering the alveoli contains _____, which reduces surface tension and prevents collapse.
  11. _____ are small finger-like projections on the nasal epithelial cells that trap and move particles covered in mucus.
  12. The trachea divides into the right and left primary _____, which branch out to form secondary and tertiary structures.
  13. Inspiration is an example of the body creating _____ pressure.
  14. When the tertiary bronchi further divide into airways less than 1mm in diameter, they become _____.
  15. The only point where the lungs are physically connected to the rest of the body is called the _____.
Down
  1. When the diaphragm _____, thoracic volume decreases.
  2. _____ are air-filled cavities within cranial bones that communicate with the nasal cavity.
  3. Respiration brings _____ away from cells. (2 words)
  4. _____ respiration involves gas exchange between the air and blood in the pulmonary capillaries.
  5. The _____ epithelium contains the sensory endings of cells responsible for smell.
  6. Nasal _____ are thin, scroll-like bones covered with nasal epithelium.
  7. The nostril openings are also called _____.
  8. The mucus-producing cells in the nasal epithelium are called _____ cells.
  9. The _____ lines the thoracic cavity and is well lubricated to allow the lungs to move easily.
  10. When particles are trapped in the nasal passages in mucus, the _____ apparatus moves the particles caudally to the pharynx.
  11. The soft, membrane-lined cavity between the nose/mouth and the esophagus is called the _____.
  12. The nasal epithelium is classified as _____ epithelium.
  13. When the concentration of carbon dioxide increases in the blood, the pH _____.
  14. Which type of cartilage makes up the Adam's apple?
  15. Respiratory _____ occurs when the respiratory system removes too much carbon dioxide which increases the pH of the blood.
  16. Respiratory _____ occurs when too much carbon dioxide accumulates in the blood and the pH decreases.
  17. What is the actual name of the tube-like structure we refer to when talking about the "airway"?
  18. This ring-like type of cartilage is associated with the trachea and maintains the structure and opening of the airway.

33 Clues: Gas exchange occurs here. • Respiration brings _____ to cells. • The nostril openings are also called _____. • Which type of cartilage makes up the Adam's apple? • Respiration brings _____ away from cells. (2 words) • When the diaphragm _____, thoracic volume decreases. • When the diaphragm _____, thoracic volume increases. • ...

Immune System 2023-03-13

Immune System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a type of cell within the body capable of engulfing and absorbing bacteria and other small cells and particles.
  2. a toxin or other foreign substance which induces an immune response in the body, especially the production of antibodies.
  3. A type of white blood cell that makes antibodies.
  4. provided when a person is given antibodies to a disease rather than producing them through his or her own immune system.
  5. A cell that is part of the immune system and helps the body fight infections and other diseases.
  6. The act of introducing a vaccine into the body to produce protection from a specific disease.
  7. is a submicroscopic infectious agent that replicates only inside the living cells of an organism.
  8. a mean by which the body is given immunity to a disease by intentional exposure to small quantities of it.
  9. are one of the important types of white blood cells of the immune system and play a central role in the adaptive immune response.
  10. physical and chemical barriers that are always ready and prepared to defend the body from infection.
  11. a large phagocytic cell found in stationary form in the tissues or as a mobile white blood cell, especially at sites of infection.
Down
  1. does not require prior sensitization to an antigen.
  2. results when exposure to a disease organism triggers the immune system to produce antibodies to that disease.
  3. eliminating specific pathogens that have been encountered by the immune system previously (adaptive or acquired immune response).
  4. also known as leukocytes, are responsible for protecting your body from infection.
  5. are medicines that fight bacterial infections in people and animals.
  6. protects your child's body from outside invaders.
  7. supports management to help ensure risk and controls are effectively managed.
  8. a blood protein produced in response to and counteracting a specific antigen. Antibodies combine chemically with substances which the body recognizes as alien, such as bacteria, viruses, and foreign substances in the blood.
  9. A type of immune cell that is made in the bone marrow and is found in the blood and in lymph tissue

20 Clues: A type of white blood cell that makes antibodies. • protects your child's body from outside invaders. • does not require prior sensitization to an antigen. • are medicines that fight bacterial infections in people and animals. • supports management to help ensure risk and controls are effectively managed. • ...

Immune System 2023-03-13

Immune System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. provided when a person is given antibodies to a disease rather than producing them through his or her own immune system.
  2. is a submicroscopic infectious agent that replicates only inside the living cells of an organism.
  3. a mean by which the body is given immunity to a disease by intentional exposure to small quantities of it.
  4. A type of immune cell that is made in the bone marrow and is found in the blood and in lymph tissue
  5. does not require prior sensitization to an antigen.
  6. are medicines that fight bacterial infections in people and animals.
  7. a toxin or other foreign substance which induces an immune response in the body, especially the production of antibodies.
  8. a type of cell within the body capable of engulfing and absorbing bacteria and other small cells and particles.
  9. a large phagocytic cell found in stationary form in the tissues or as a mobile white blood cell, especially at sites of infection.
  10. protects your child's body from outside invaders.
Down
  1. results when exposure to a disease organism triggers the immune system to produce antibodies to that disease.
  2. physical and chemical barriers that are always ready and prepared to defend the body from infection.
  3. supports management to help ensure risk and controls are effectively managed.
  4. A type of white blood cell that makes antibodies.
  5. eliminating specific pathogens that have been encountered by the immune system previously (adaptive or acquired immune response).
  6. are one of the important types of white blood cells of the immune system and play a central role in the adaptive immune response.
  7. a blood protein produced in response to and counteracting a specific antigen. Antibodies combine chemically with substances which the body recognizes as alien, such as bacteria, viruses, and foreign substances in the blood.
  8. A cell that is part of the immune system and helps the body fight infections and other diseases.
  9. also known as leukocytes, are responsible for protecting your body from infection.
  10. The act of introducing a vaccine into the body to produce protection from a specific disease.

20 Clues: A type of white blood cell that makes antibodies. • protects your child's body from outside invaders. • does not require prior sensitization to an antigen. • are medicines that fight bacterial infections in people and animals. • supports management to help ensure risk and controls are effectively managed. • ...

Digestive System 2023-02-10

Digestive System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Painful or difficulty swallowing.
  2. Blood test that measures the different enzymes involved in liver functions and waste products.
  3. A gastric or duodenal ulcer (open sore); usually created by the Helicobacter pylori bacterium.
  4. Test used to detect hidden blood in the feces.
  5. Release of gas from the stomach through the mouth; belching.
  6. Inflammation of the pancreas.
  7. Abnormal twisting of the intestine.
  8. Visual examination of the stomach using a scope.
  9. Inflammation of the abdominal cavity caused by bacterial infection; occurs after rupture of an abdominal organ or trauma to the abdominal region.
  10. Examination of body organs or cavities using a scope.
  11. Method of using sound waves to generate an image of abdominal organs.
  12. Autoimmune disease characterized by chronic inflammation of the colon with ulcers; increases risk for colon cancer.
Down
  1. A group of symptoms that includes diarrhea, bloating, cramping, and constipation associated with stress and tension.
  2. A diet specially prescribed to treat a health condition.
  3. The return of swallowed food from the stomach.
  4. Blood test used to detect elevated levels of an enzyme common in pancreatic disorders.
  5. Inflammation and degeneration of the gums, teeth, and surrounding bone.
  6. Surgical treatment available for severe obesity.
  7. Drugs that prevent or relive nausea and vomiting.
  8. Difficult elimination of stools.
  9. How waste is discharged from the body.
  10. X-ray procedure that uses a fluoroscope to provide real-time moving images of the interior of the body; for example, to examine the swallowing mechanism.
  11. Drug that stimulates bowel movements.
  12. Group of drugs that block acid production in the stomach.
  13. Visual examination of the colon using a scope.

25 Clues: Inflammation of the pancreas. • Difficult elimination of stools. • Painful or difficulty swallowing. • Abnormal twisting of the intestine. • Drug that stimulates bowel movements. • How waste is discharged from the body. • The return of swallowed food from the stomach. • Test used to detect hidden blood in the feces. • Visual examination of the colon using a scope. • ...

Circulatory System 2023-03-22

Circulatory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. high blood pressure
  2. takes in O2 and releases CO2
  3. artery to heart becomes blocked
  4. system collects fluid that leaks from blood
  5. germs in the body
  6. maintaining internal environment
  7. connective tissue
  8. alveoli are damaged
  9. blood vessel bursts in brain
  10. leading cause of death in US
  11. windpipe
Down
  1. largest lymphatic organ
  2. exchange between cells and blood
  3. help defend body from infection
  4. blood cells that fight pathogens
  5. pump that sends blood throughout body
  6. nodes remove pathogens from lymph
  7. leaked fluid in the body
  8. carries blood away from the heart
  9. fluid part of blood
  10. system transports blood throughout body
  11. fluid that carries nutrients through body
  12. airways narrowed due to swelling
  13. carries blood back to the heart
  14. month mr schurman was born
  15. mr schurman's son's name

26 Clues: windpipe • germs in the body • connective tissue • high blood pressure • fluid part of blood • alveoli are damaged • largest lymphatic organ • leaked fluid in the body • mr schurman's son's name • month mr schurman was born • takes in O2 and releases CO2 • blood vessel bursts in brain • leading cause of death in US • help defend body from infection • artery to heart becomes blocked • ...

Integumentary system 2023-03-24

Integumentary system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. specialized body fluid that transports nutrients and oxygen
  2. thickest hair layer
  3. Clear, Salty liquid released by glands
  4. Cells essential for skin repair
  5. Protein in the body found in connective
  6. The outermost skin layer on your body
  7. Too much bilirubin builds up in the body
  8. Cell that produces melanin
Down
  1. The bottom layer of skin in your body
  2. A small secretory cavity, sac, or gland
  3. the process of sweating
  4. The largest organ of the body
  5. A large group of single-cell microorganism
  6. a hydrophobic boundary layer on the outer surface of primary aerial organs
  7. a natural oily or greasy substance occurring in animal bodies
  8. A plate like tip found on fingers and toes
  9. Cells apart of the skin immune system
  10. The middle layer of the skin
  11. Small openings in the skin in which oil and sweat reach the surface
  12. Produce and secrete sebum

20 Clues: thickest hair layer • the process of sweating • Produce and secrete sebum • Cell that produces melanin • The middle layer of the skin • The largest organ of the body • Cells essential for skin repair • The bottom layer of skin in your body • Cells apart of the skin immune system • The outermost skin layer on your body • Clear, Salty liquid released by glands • ...

Cardiovascular System 2023-03-22

Cardiovascular System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Protein that carries oxygen
  2. Red blood cell
  3. Fluid portion of blood
  4. Blood was drawn from a small vein
  5. Formation of blood cells
  6. Formation of erythrocytes
  7. Red blood cells
  8. White blood cells
Down
  1. Low oxygen, dark red
  2. Trained to draw blood from a patient
  3. Formation of thrombocytes
  4. Needed for blood clotting
  5. Group of proteins in your blood
  6. Hormone increased production of RBCs
  7. Packed cell volume
  8. Decreased the oxygen-carrying capacity of the RBC
  9. Determine percentages blood is placed in
  10. Percentage of blood and plasma
  11. Mainly oxygen, bright red
  12. Platelets

20 Clues: Platelets • Red blood cell • Red blood cells • White blood cells • Packed cell volume • Low oxygen, dark red • Fluid portion of blood • Formation of blood cells • Formation of thrombocytes • Needed for blood clotting • Formation of erythrocytes • Mainly oxygen, bright red • Protein that carries oxygen • Percentage of blood and plasma • Group of proteins in your blood • ...

Immune system 2023-03-15

Immune system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the act of introducing a vaccine into the body to produce protection from a specific disease.
  2. helps the body fight infection and other diseases
  3. a type of immune cell that can surround and kill microorganisms, ingest foreign material, and remove dead cells
  4. submicroscopic infectious agents that replicate only inside the living cells of an organism.
  5. the reproduction of viruses using a host cell to manufacture more viruses; the viruses then burst out of the cell
  6. a type of white blood cell that surrounds and kills microorganisms, removes dead cells, and stimulates the action of other immune system cells.
  7. acquired from exposure to the disease organism through infection with the actual disease
  8. A type of white blood cell that makes antibodies
  9. a type of white blood cell
  10. any substance that causes the body to make an immune response against that substance
  11. biquitous, mostly free-living organisms often consisting of one biological cell.
Down
  1. medicines that fight infections caused by bacteria in humans and animals by either killing the bacteria or making it difficult for the bacteria to grow and multiply
  2. one of two cycles of viral reproduction
  3. a type of immune cell that is made in the bone marrow and is found in the blood and in lymph tissue
  4. a protein made by plasma cells (a type of white blood cell) in response to an antigen
  5. produce an immune response against non-self or foreign bodies leading to immunity and protection against diseases
  6. an organ that is part of the lymphatic system, in which T lymphocytes grow and multiply
  7. an organ that is part of the lymphatic system
  8. protects your child's body from outside invaders
  9. a bacterium, virus, or other microorganism that can cause infection and disease.

20 Clues: a type of white blood cell • one of two cycles of viral reproduction • an organ that is part of the lymphatic system • A type of white blood cell that makes antibodies • protects your child's body from outside invaders • helps the body fight infection and other diseases • a bacterium, virus, or other microorganism that can cause infection and disease. • ...

Sensory System 2023-03-14

Sensory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. middle ear infection
  2. oral yeast infection
  3. tastebuds
  4. tough outer layer of the eye
  5. eardrum
  6. movable folds of skin that protect eye
  7. innermost layer of the eye
  8. ringing in the ears
  9. window of the eye
  10. lens of the eye becomes cloudy
  11. your blindspot
  12. colored muscular layer of the eye
  13. Your _______ accounts for 90% of your taste
Down
  1. emergency situation where the retina pulls away from the layer
  2. produces tears
  3. inflammation of tongue
  4. dizziness
  5. pink eye
  6. transmit sound waves
  7. spiral shaped organ of hearing

20 Clues: eardrum • pink eye • tastebuds • dizziness • produces tears • your blindspot • window of the eye • ringing in the ears • middle ear infection • oral yeast infection • transmit sound waves • inflammation of tongue • innermost layer of the eye • tough outer layer of the eye • lens of the eye becomes cloudy • spiral shaped organ of hearing • colored muscular layer of the eye • ...

Immune System 2023-03-16

Immune System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Network of organs, cells and proteins that defends the body against infection
  2. Getting rid of certain pathogens that have been encountered by the immune system.
  3. Substances that are capable of killing and stopping growth of specific bacteria.
  4. When bacteria becomes immune to antibiotics.
  5. A microorganism that infects cells and may cause disease.
  6. When the body is given immunity to a disease by intentional exposure.
  7. When a person is given antibodies to a disease rather than producing them.
  8. Helps the body fight infection and other diseases.
  9. Protective proteins produced by your immune system.
Down
  1. When the reproduction of viruses using a host cell to manufacture more viruses.
  2. Phage infects a bacterium and inserts its DNA into the bacterial chromosome.
  3. Tissues and organs that work together to protect the body.
  4. Exposure to a disease that triggers the immune system to produce antibodies.
  5. Cells involved in the detection, phagocytosis and destruction of bacteria.
  6. Engulfing and destroying foreign particles
  7. Immunity that is naturally existing
  8. Giving medicine to the body to produce protection from a specific disease.
  9. A substance that causes the body to be immune against that substance.
  10. Physical and chemical barriers that defend the body from infection.
  11. Cells that are formed in the bone marrow from stem cells that give rise to all blood cells.

20 Clues: Immunity that is naturally existing • Engulfing and destroying foreign particles • When bacteria becomes immune to antibiotics. • Helps the body fight infection and other diseases. • Protective proteins produced by your immune system. • A microorganism that infects cells and may cause disease. • Tissues and organs that work together to protect the body. • ...

Immune system 2023-03-16

Immune system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A toxin or other foreign substance which induces an immune response in the body especially the production of antibodies
  2. Lymphocyte no processed by the thymus gland and responsible for producing antibodies
  3. naturally existing
  4. A method by which a virus can replicate its DNA using a host cell
  5. Results when exposed to a disease organisms triggers the immune system to produce antibodies to that disease
  6. A complex network of cells,tissues,organs and the substances they make that helps the body fight infections and other diseases
  7. Happens when germs like bacteria and fungi develop the ability to defeat the drugs designed to kill them
  8. provided when a person is given antibodies to a disease rather than producing them through his or her own immune system
  9. physical and chemical barrier that are always ready and prepared to defend the body from infections
  10. occurs when a virus has infected a cell, replicated new virus particles and burst
Down
  1. aims at eliminating specific pathogens that have been encountered by the immune system previously
  2. a medicine that inhabit the growth of or destroys microorganisms
  3. Managerial and is responsible for oversight of the doers
  4. A form of small leukocyte with a single round nucleus occurring especially in the lymphatic system
  5. pat of the immune system and develop from stem cells in the bone marrow
  6. An infective agent that typically consists of a nucleic acid molecule in a protein coat, is to small to be seen by light microscopy, and is able to multiply only within the living cells of a host
  7. to produce immunity to a particular infections disease or pathogens
  8. A mean by which the body is given immunity to a disease by intentional exposure to small quantities of it
  9. A cell that is part of the immune system and helps the body fight infections and other disease
  10. A blood protein produced in response to and counteracting a specific antigen. ANtibodies combine chemically with substances

20 Clues: naturally existing • Managerial and is responsible for oversight of the doers • a medicine that inhabit the growth of or destroys microorganisms • A method by which a virus can replicate its DNA using a host cell • to produce immunity to a particular infections disease or pathogens • pat of the immune system and develop from stem cells in the bone marrow • ...

Immune System 2023-03-16

Immune System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. happens when germs like bacteria and fungi develop the ability to defeat the drugs designed to kill them
  2. provided when a person is given antibodies to a disease rather than producing them through his or her own immune system
  3. a toxin or other foreign substance which induces an immune response in the body, especially the production of antibodies.
  4. A type of immune cell that is made in the bone marrow and is found in the blood and in lymph tissue.
  5. Immunity that is naturally existing, Natural immunity does not require prior sensitization to an antigen
  6. occurs when a virus has infected a cell, replicated new virus particles,
  7. by which the body is given immunity to a disease by intentional exposure to small quantities of it.
  8. A type of white blood cell
Down
  1. a medicine (such as penicillin or its derivatives) that inhibits the growth of or destroys microorganisms.
  2. A type of blood cell that is made in the bone marrow and found in the blood and lymph tissue.
  3. a blood protein produced in response to and counteracting a specific antigen. Antibodies combine chemically with substances which the body recognizes as alien, such as bacteria, viruses, and foreign substances in the blood.
  4. results when exposure to a disease organism triggers the immune system to produce antibodies to that disease
  5. a type of cell within the body capable of engulfing and absorbing bacteria and other small cells and particles.
  6. A complex network of cells, tissues, organs, and the substances they make that helps the body fight infections and other diseases
  7. an infective agent that typically consists of a nucleic acid molecule in a protein coat, is too small to be seen by light microscopy, and is able to multiply only within the living cells of a host.
  8. a method by which a virus can replicate its DNA using a host cell.
  9. A type of white blood cell that makes antibodies.
  10. treatment with a vaccine to produce immunity to a particular infectious disease or pathogen.
  11. a large phagocytic cell found in stationary form in the tissues or as a mobile white blood cell, especially at sites of infection.
  12. A cell that is part of the immune system and helps the body fight infections and other diseases

20 Clues: A type of white blood cell • A type of white blood cell that makes antibodies. • a method by which a virus can replicate its DNA using a host cell. • occurs when a virus has infected a cell, replicated new virus particles, • treatment with a vaccine to produce immunity to a particular infectious disease or pathogen. • ...

Immune System 2023-03-17

Immune System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. chew up invading organisms
  2. protection your body creates against a germ once you've been infected
  3. capable of engulfing and absorbing bacteria
  4. used by the immune system to identify and neutralize foreign objects
  5. the body is given immunity to a disease by intentional exposure
  6. help ensure risk and controls are effectively managed
  7. type of immune cell that is made in the bone marrow and is found in the blood and in lymph tissue
  8. help protect the body from infection and may help fight cancer
  9. person is given antibodies to a disease
  10. part of the immune system and develop from stem cells in the bone marrow
  11. can be proteins, peptides, polysaccharides, lipids, or nucleic acids
Down
  1. medicines that fight bacterial infections
  2. physical and chemical barriers that are always ready
  3. protects your body from harmful substances, germs and cell changes that could make you ill
  4. results when exposure to a disease organism triggers the immune system to produce antibodies
  5. aims at eliminating specific pathogens that have been encountered by the immune system
  6. used to stimulate the body's immune response
  7. infect all life forms, from animals and plants to microorganisms, including bacteria and archaea.
  8. any of the kinds of cell found circulating in the blood
  9. A type of white blood cell that surrounds and kills microorganisms

20 Clues: chew up invading organisms • person is given antibodies to a disease • medicines that fight bacterial infections • capable of engulfing and absorbing bacteria • used to stimulate the body's immune response • physical and chemical barriers that are always ready • help ensure risk and controls are effectively managed • ...

Circulatory System 2023-03-28

Circulatory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. One of two or more versions of a genetic sequence at a particular region on a chromosome
  2. heart chamber that receives blood into the heart and drives it into a ventricle
  3. a fluid filled cavity in the heart or the brain
  4. help to stop the bleeding and forms blood clots
  5. the thin, smooth membrane which lines the inside of the chambers of the heart and forms the surface of the valves
  6. the tightening of blood vessels
  7. a procedure to connect healthy sections of tubular structures in the body after the diseased portion has been surgically removed
  8. my full name
  9. the phase of the heartbeat when the heart muscle relaxes and allows the chambers to fill with blood
  10. the set of observable characteristics of an individual resulting from the interaction of its genotype with the environment
Down
  1. the phase of the heartbeat when the heart muscle contracts and pumps blood from the chambers into the arteries
  2. the muscular layer of the heart
  3. a blood protein produced in response to and counteracting a specific antigen
  4. one way inlets for blood transport
  5. a marker that tells your immune system whether something in your body is harmful or not
  6. the outermost protective layer of the heart
  7. the releasing of stress of blood vessels
  8. main artery of the body, supplying oxygenated blood to the circulatory system
  9. the genetic makeup of an organism
  10. a record or display of a person's heartbeat produced by electrocardiography
  11. very small vessels that connect arterial and venous circulation and allow efficient exchange of nutrients and wastes between the blood and tissues

21 Clues: my full name • the muscular layer of the heart • the tightening of blood vessels • the genetic makeup of an organism • one way inlets for blood transport • the releasing of stress of blood vessels • the outermost protective layer of the heart • a fluid filled cavity in the heart or the brain • help to stop the bleeding and forms blood clots • ...

Integumentary System 2022-04-15

Integumentary System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. headache
  2. the study of individual cells in the body
  3. red blood cell
  4. black tumor
  5. abnormal growth and development of the nail
  6. inflammation of the sweat glands
  7. pertaining to the skin
  8. the death of body tissue
  9. passing through the urethra
  10. fat cell
  11. resembling mycelium
  12. surface of the skin
  13. pertaining to the thorax
  14. muscle disease
Down
  1. resembling blood
  2. too high a volume of blood
  3. the removal of the appendix
  4. substance that can produce cancer in tissue
  5. between the ribs
  6. pertaining to blueness
  7. itching condition
  8. instrument or substance that destroys tissue by freezing it
  9. secreting sebum
  10. the surgical removal of the larynx
  11. a person who studies the hair and scalp
  12. the natural internal secretion
  13. disease of the retina
  14. inflammation of the skin
  15. relating to albinism
  16. condition of persistent dry and scaly skin

30 Clues: headache • fat cell • black tumor • red blood cell • muscle disease • secreting sebum • resembling blood • between the ribs • itching condition • resembling mycelium • surface of the skin • relating to albinism • disease of the retina • pertaining to blueness • pertaining to the skin • the death of body tissue • inflammation of the skin • pertaining to the thorax • too high a volume of blood • ...

Cardiovascular system 2022-09-30

Cardiovascular system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. sound of faulty valve
  2. major artery of the body (A in ABCs)
  3. blood vessel connections
  4. distinguishing feature on cardiac muscle
  5. Heart relaxation
  6. protective sac around the heart
  7. aortic and pulmonary valves
  8. measurable pressure wave (radial, brachial, inguinal, dorsalis pedis, carotid...)
  9. describes a tiny blood vessel with many holes
  10. long-term BP regulator
Down
  1. pumping chambers
  2. middle layer of the heart
  3. what 120 stands for in BP measurements
  4. muscles anchoring the valves
  5. the function of the sinoatrial node
  6. veins with leaky valves
  7. exchange vessels
  8. prevent backflow of blood
  9. carry blood away from the heart
  10. side under higher pressure

20 Clues: pumping chambers • exchange vessels • Heart relaxation • sound of faulty valve • long-term BP regulator • veins with leaky valves • blood vessel connections • middle layer of the heart • prevent backflow of blood • side under higher pressure • aortic and pulmonary valves • muscles anchoring the valves • protective sac around the heart • carry blood away from the heart • ...

body system 2022-09-29

body system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. made out of tissue
  2. protects vital organs
  3. pumps blood throughout the body
  4. every living system is made of these
  5. tells the body what to do through nerves
  6. part of the excretory system
  7. air enters though here
  8. largest organ and acts like a barrier
  9. digests food and adsorbs nutrients
  10. gives us movement
Down
  1. glands throughout the body
  2. groups of organs that have certain purpose
  3. exchanges carbon dioxide for oxygen
  4. waste is stored here
  5. motion of something
  6. carries oxygen throughout the body
  7. carries oxygen back to the heart
  8. helps the brain spread messages
  9. main organ that helps us breathe
  10. food enters through here
  11. organs are made out of this

21 Clues: gives us movement • made out of tissue • motion of something • waste is stored here • protects vital organs • air enters though here • food enters through here • glands throughout the body • organs are made out of this • part of the excretory system • helps the brain spread messages • pumps blood throughout the body • carries oxygen back to the heart • main organ that helps us breathe • ...

Nervous system 2022-09-30

Nervous system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The biggest nerve from your sacral plexus
  2. The region of the spinal cord that has no plexus
  3. A grouping of axons within a nerve
  4. The molecular communicator of the nervous system
  5. the cells that myelinate in the PNS
  6. The nerve that provides touch sensation between neck and deltoid region
  7. A collection of nerve cell bodies outside the CNS
  8. A region of the skin served by the sensory aspect of a spinal nerve
  9. The space between menenges where cerebrospinal fluid runs
  10. The connective tissue layer around a nerve
  11. The scientific plural name for a column of white matter in the spinal cord
Down
  1. The tail of spinal nerves that run inside the subarachnoid space at the bottom of spinal cord (one word)
  2. A medial branch of the femoral nerve
  3. A reflex that occurs on the same side as the applied stimulus
  4. A branch of a spinal nerve
  5. Neuroglial cel that forms blood brain barrier
  6. The number of paired spinal nerves (written as one word)
  7. The structural form of a typical sensory neuron
  8. The spinal nerve that keeps your diaphragm going
  9. a reflex that includes more than one synapse formation
  10. A brachial spinal nerve located between ulnar and radial nerve
  11. a neuron that connects two neurons inside the CNS

22 Clues: A branch of a spinal nerve • A grouping of axons within a nerve • the cells that myelinate in the PNS • A medial branch of the femoral nerve • The biggest nerve from your sacral plexus • The connective tissue layer around a nerve • Neuroglial cel that forms blood brain barrier • The structural form of a typical sensory neuron • ...

Nervous system 2022-09-30

Nervous system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The space between menenges where cerebrospinal fluid runs
  2. the cells that myelinate in the PNS
  3. A grouping of axons within a nerve
  4. a neuron that connects two neurons inside the CNS
  5. A brachial spinal nerve located between ulnar and radial nerve
  6. The molecular communicator of the nervous system
  7. The nerve that provides touch sensation between neck and deltoid region
  8. The spinal nerve that keeps your diaphragm going
  9. Neuroglial cel that forms blood brain barrier
Down
  1. The biggest nerve from your sacral plexus
  2. The tail of spinal nerves that run inside the subarachnoid space at the bottom of spinal cord (one word)
  3. The scientific plural name for a column of white matter in the spinal cord
  4. a reflex that includes more than one synapse formation
  5. The structural form of a typical sensory neuron
  6. A medial branch of the femoral nerve
  7. The connective tissue layer around a nerve
  8. A collection of nerve cell bodies outside the CNS
  9. A region of the skin served by the sensory aspect of a spinal nerve
  10. The number of paired spinal nerves (written as one word)
  11. The region of the spinal cord that has no plexus
  12. A reflex that occurs on the same side as the applied stimulus
  13. A branch of a spinal nerve

22 Clues: A branch of a spinal nerve • A grouping of axons within a nerve • the cells that myelinate in the PNS • A medial branch of the femoral nerve • The biggest nerve from your sacral plexus • The connective tissue layer around a nerve • Neuroglial cel that forms blood brain barrier • The structural form of a typical sensory neuron • ...

Integumentary System 2022-09-21

Integumentary System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Red itchy skin
  2. Trauma where all layers of the skin have been torn off/ Severe abrasion
  3. Scraping away of the skin
  4. The study of the skin
  5. Measures percent of body burned.
  6. How many degree of burns are there...
  7. Autoimmune disease that causes red, raised scaly patches that appear on the skin
  8. Cut or tear of the skin that usually causes bleeding
  9. Fungal infection of the foot.
  10. goose bump muscle
  11. sweat glands
  12. layer Made up of fat and connective tissues
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  1. Most common type of cancer in people (usually from UV rays)
  2. Deep Wound
  3. Epidermis provides an barrier from_____________________.
  4. Outer layer of skin
  5. Highly contagious caused by bacteria that causes sores that have a yellow crust
  6. Hair & Nails are an example of this
  7. Surgical cut- may have stitches, staples or glue.
  8. oil glands
  9. Contagious bacterial that can cause infections in different parts of the body
  10. Subcutaneous or hypodermic help with ______________________ control.
  11. excessive oil production on the skin causes this disorder
  12. Caused by a little mite that gets under the skin that is highly contagious.
  13. tiny sac that holds the hair
  14. inner layer of skin
  15. Red scaly ring shaped patch on the skin.
  16. The name of the oil on your skin

28 Clues: Deep Wound • oil glands • sweat glands • Red itchy skin • goose bump muscle • Outer layer of skin • inner layer of skin • The study of the skin • Scraping away of the skin • tiny sac that holds the hair • Fungal infection of the foot. • Measures percent of body burned. • The name of the oil on your skin • Hair & Nails are an example of this • How many degree of burns are there... • ...

Integumentary System 2022-09-22

Integumentary System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. viewing of death
  2. sweat cell tumor
  3. pertaining to profuse sweating
  4. pertaining to blood in the tissues
  5. eyelid inflammation
  6. specialist in the study of skin
  7. pertaining to blue
  8. pertaining to scales
  9. pertaining to itching
  10. itching condition
  11. cell tumor
  12. skin disease
  13. harding condition
  14. pertaining to skin
  15. blood mass
  16. fungus condition
  17. the study of disease
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  1. condition with blood in the tissues
  2. pertaining to death
  3. fat cell
  4. specialist in the study of blood
  5. like skin
  6. nipple-like tumor
  7. cancer mass
  8. pertaining to fungus
  9. dry skin condition
  10. fatty tumor
  11. red blood cell
  12. study of blood
  13. blue skin condition
  14. resembling cells

31 Clues: fat cell • like skin • cell tumor • blood mass • cancer mass • fatty tumor • skin disease • red blood cell • study of blood • viewing of death • sweat cell tumor • resembling cells • fungus condition • nipple-like tumor • itching condition • harding condition • pertaining to blue • dry skin condition • pertaining to skin • pertaining to death • eyelid inflammation • blue skin condition • pertaining to fungus • ...

Integumentary System 2022-09-21

Integumentary System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. heartburn
  2. hardening and tightening of the skin
  3. increased pressure in or around brain
  4. affecting the skin
  5. study of cause and effect with diseases
  6. sweating
  7. drooping upper eyelid
  8. bad skin cancer makes skin turn black
  9. study of fish
  10. cellular deposits
  11. cancer that starts in skin cells
  12. Blue skin
  13. food-borne illness
  14. nail separates from the bed
  15. itching sensation
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  1. causes patches of thick red skin
  2. covered in scales
  3. excessive sweating
  4. loss of skin pigment due to fungus
  5. red blood cells with no nucleus
  6. pertaining to albino
  7. Specialist of skin
  8. blood pools under the skin
  9. fatty tumor right under skin
  10. Excessive fat
  11. study of structure/function of cells
  12. abnormal curve in an organ
  13. discoloration of the skin due to internal bleeding
  14. Study of the cold
  15. cells that look like fibers
  16. death of body tissue

31 Clues: sweating • heartburn • Blue skin • Excessive fat • study of fish • covered in scales • cellular deposits • Study of the cold • itching sensation • excessive sweating • affecting the skin • Specialist of skin • food-borne illness • pertaining to albino • death of body tissue • drooping upper eyelid • blood pools under the skin • abnormal curve in an organ • cells that look like fibers • ...

Integumentary System 2022-09-21

Integumentary System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. skin inflammation
  2. hard skin
  3. underneath skin
  4. inflammation of the skin
  5. without place
  6. red cells
  7. above normal development
  8. pertaining to blue
  9. abnormal condition of blood in tissue
  10. abnormal condition causing bluishness
  11. fat tumor or mass
  12. producing cold
  13. specialist study of skin
  14. abnormal hair condition
  15. inflammation on the eyelid
  16. producing disease
  17. blood tumor or mass
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  1. abnormal condition causing dryness and scaliness
  2. study of skin
  3. producing cancer
  4. black tumor or mass
  5. fat cells
  6. skin pus
  7. pertaining to skin
  8. abnormal itching condition
  9. pertaining to producing itching
  10. pertaining to death
  11. pertaining to scales
  12. pertaining to producing pus
  13. above normal fat condition
  14. nail development
  15. hard; horn-shaped abnormal condition

32 Clues: skin pus • hard skin • fat cells • red cells • study of skin • without place • producing cold • underneath skin • producing cancer • nail development • skin inflammation • fat tumor or mass • producing disease • pertaining to skin • pertaining to blue • black tumor or mass • pertaining to death • blood tumor or mass • pertaining to scales • abnormal hair condition • inflammation of the skin • ...

Beleife System 2022-09-28

Beleife System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Buddhas four teachings
  2. The religious leader of Judaism
  3. A religion with no founder
  4. A holy river in India
  5. The coming of age celebration for Judaism
  6. Where Confucianism
  7. Where Judaism was founded
  8. The holy book of Hinduism
  9. How people are classed in India
  10. A month of fasting for Muslims
  11. Where Hinduism was founded
  12. The holy book of Islam
  13. Where Christianity originates
  14. The founder of Confucianism
  15. The founder of Daoism
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  1. Where Daoism was founded
  2. The founder of Islam
  3. The holy book of Christianity
  4. Where Buddhism was founded
  5. A holiday that celebrates Jesus Christs birth
  6. The goal of Buddhism
  7. The founder of Buddhism
  8. A holiday that celebrates Jesus's resurrection
  9. The idea of harmony and balance
  10. The leader of Buddhism
  11. The founder of Judaism
  12. A holy shrine located in Mecca
  13. Where Islam was founded
  14. The first person to spread Christianity
  15. The holy book of Judaism

30 Clues: Where Confucianism • The founder of Islam • The goal of Buddhism • A holy river in India • The founder of Daoism • Buddhas four teachings • The leader of Buddhism • The founder of Judaism • The holy book of Islam • The founder of Buddhism • Where Islam was founded • Where Daoism was founded • The holy book of Judaism • Where Judaism was founded • The holy book of Hinduism • ...

Integmentary System 2022-09-10

Integmentary System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. skin protects body against _______
  2. covers only palms of hands and soles of feet
  3. cutanious senory receptor
  4. also known as friction ridges
  5. layer under epidermis, contains hair follicles and sweat glands
  6. hypodermis contains mostly _____tissue
  7. produces only vitamin that the body produces on own
  8. found in armpit and is cause of body odor
  9. dermis is full of_____ and nerve fibers
  10. largest organ of the body
  11. oil glands
  12. melanin forming cell
  13. Unpermost layer, regulates body tempurature and keeps body warm
  14. yellowing of the skin
  15. produces hair,eye and skin pigmentation
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  1. Ottermost layer of stratified sqamous keratinized epithelium
  2. found in palms, forehead, and feet
  3. smooth muscle attached to end of hair follicle to warm body up when cold
  4. Hair and ____ essentially grow the same
  5. covers all of body but palms of hands and soles of feet
  6. oil glands also known as _____

21 Clues: oil glands • melanin forming cell • yellowing of the skin • cutanious senory receptor • largest organ of the body • also known as friction ridges • oil glands also known as _____ • skin protects body against _______ • found in palms, forehead, and feet • hypodermis contains mostly _____tissue • Hair and ____ essentially grow the same • dermis is full of_____ and nerve fibers • ...

Cardiovascular System 2022-10-03

Cardiovascular System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. regulates the flow of blood between the right ventricle and the pulmonary arteries
  2. the innermost layer of the heart that lines all chambers and valves
  3. the lower chamber of the heart that contains deoxygenated blood
  4. receives deoxygenated blood from the rest of the body
  5. The amount of blood pumped by each ventricle in ONE minute.
  6. Tiny cell fragments (platelets) that are responsible for clotting damaged blood vessels to prevent blood loss.
  7. the upper chamber of the heart that contains deoxygenated blood
  8. Red blood cell responsible for transporting oxygen to the body's tissues.
  9. The fluid matrix that makes up 55% of blood composition.
  10. the movement of blood between the heart and the lungs
  11. The amount of pressure exerted on the arteries during systole and diastole.
  12. Large vessels that carry oxygenated blood AWAY from the heart.
  13. Pressure exerted by the contraction of the heart muscle.
  14. Small vessel that transports oxygenated blood into the capillary bed.
  15. Specialized tissue that regulates the contraction of the ventricles.
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  1. The number of times the heart beats per minute.
  2. transports deoxygenated blood from right ventricle to lungs
  3. White blood cells responsible for identifying and fighting infection.
  4. receives deoxygenated blood from the cephalic and thoracic regions
  5. transports oxygenated blood to the whole body
  6. Type of leukocyte that contains lobe-shaped nuclei and contains visible granules.
  7. the lower chamber of the heart that contains oxygenated blood
  8. the muscular part of the heart
  9. Type of leukocyte that has spherical or kidney-shaped nuclei, with no visible granules.
  10. the movement of blood from the heart through blood vessels to the rest of the body and back to the heart
  11. A drop in pressure due to the relaxation of the heart as it is filling with blood.
  12. transports oxygenated blood from lungs to the left atrium
  13. regulates the flow of blood between the right atrium and right ventricle
  14. ECG wave(s) that occurs as atria repolarize, and ventricles depolarize causing a ventricular contraction.
  15. Large vessel that transports deoxygenated blood back to the heart.
  16. ECG wave(s) that appears when ventricles become repolarized, signaling the end of a heart beat.
  17. ECG wave(s) that occurs when the AV node depolarizes both atria causing them to contract.
  18. the sac that encloses the heart to provide moisture and protection.
  19. Cardiac pacemaker that regulates the contraction of the atria.
  20. Extensions of the AV node that are embedded in the ventricles.
  21. Tiny vessel responsible for providing oxygen and nutrients to tissues, and taking CO2 and waste away from the tissues.
  22. regulates the flow of blood between the left atrium and left ventricle
  23. regulates the flow of blood between the left ventricle and the aorta
  24. Small vessel that takes CO2 and waste away from the capillary bed.
  25. the upper chamber of the heart that contains oxygenated blood

40 Clues: the muscular part of the heart • transports oxygenated blood to the whole body • The number of times the heart beats per minute. • receives deoxygenated blood from the rest of the body • the movement of blood between the heart and the lungs • The fluid matrix that makes up 55% of blood composition. • Pressure exerted by the contraction of the heart muscle. • ...

Beliefs System 2022-10-03

Beliefs System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A State of eternal bliss
  2. Where Islam was founded
  3. Way to achieve Nirvana
  4. The groups who crucified Jesus
  5. The Christian Messiah
  6. Ch
  7. Discussions of the Torah
  8. Founder of Buddhism
  9. Hindus spiritual leaders
  10. Muslim place of Worship
  11. Founder of Judaism
  12. One´s fate based on their goodness as a person
  13. Festival that celebrates good winning over evil
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  1. Muslim Holy Book
  2. Day of the Sabbath
  3. Where Jesus performed miracles
  4. Where Buddhism was founded
  5. A Collection of Buddha´s teachings
  6. The Christian Holy book
  7. Way of organizing Hindus on a spectrum
  8. The written story of the Hebrews
  9. Once in a lifetime pilgrimage to Mecca
  10. Release from the cycle of Rebirth
  11. Founder of Islam, also the Messiah
  12. Where Judaism was founded
  13. Freed the Jews from Egyptian slavery

26 Clues: Ch • Muslim Holy Book • Day of the Sabbath • Founder of Judaism • Founder of Buddhism • The Christian Messiah • Way to achieve Nirvana • Where Islam was founded • The Christian Holy book • Muslim place of Worship • A State of eternal bliss • Discussions of the Torah • Hindus spiritual leaders • Where Judaism was founded • Where Buddhism was founded • Where Jesus performed miracles • ...

Cardiovascular system 2022-10-04

Cardiovascular system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The phase in which the heart contracts in the heart cycle
  2. The ability of a tissue to mechanically alter blood flow to match its metabolic demands
  3. Receiving chambers that pump blood into ventricles
  4. The straw-coloured liquid portion of the blood
  5. Chambers that release blood from the heart
  6. The rhythmic expansion and elastic recoil of a systemic artery after each contraction of the left ventricle
  7. White blood cells that help the body respond to infection and heal damaged tissue
  8. An antibody that causes agglutination
  9. Fibro-serous, fluid-filled sac that surrounds the heart.
  10. Blood type AB has both A and B ________
  11. Failure of the myocardium to contract
  12. Blood cells that work with plasma to form clot over an injury
  13. The causes of _____ may be haemorrhage, burns and dehydration
  14. The largest artery in the body that distributes oxygenated blood to all parts of the body
  15. A blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart
  16. A condition in which veins become enlarged and twisted due to increased blood pressure
  17. Production of red blood corpuscles, begins in red bone marrow
Down
  1. A disorder in which heart rate increases above normal
  2. The process in which formed elements of the blood develop
  3. Cells that play a role in defence by producing antibodies
  4. The process by which red blood corpuscles are broken down
  5. Cancer of the blood forming tissue
  6. Microscopic vessels that connect arterioles to venules
  7. The coronary arteries supply blood to the
  8. Sinoatrial nodes work as a primary _________ of the heart
  9. A blood vessel that coveys blood from tissues back to heart
  10. Narrowing of the blood vessels
  11. A ________________ is used to measure blood pressure
  12. A receptor that detects pressure in the vessels
  13. The study of the heart and diseases associated with it

30 Clues: Narrowing of the blood vessels • Cancer of the blood forming tissue • An antibody that causes agglutination • Failure of the myocardium to contract • Blood type AB has both A and B ________ • The coronary arteries supply blood to the • Chambers that release blood from the heart • The straw-coloured liquid portion of the blood • ...

Muscular System 2022-12-06

Muscular System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. type of muscle that makes up the heart
  2. individual muscle fiber
  3. outermost layer, surrounds entire muscle
  4. neurotransmitter used to cause muscle contraction
  5. theory that explains how muscle contraction works; sliding __ theory
  6. bundle of muscle fibers
  7. connects muscles to bones
  8. minimal level of stimulus to cause a contraction
  9. section of a myofibril from one Z line to the next Z line
  10. when muscles become tired
  11. describes muscles that are striped in appearance
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  1. store neurotransmitters
  2. thin filaments of a muscle fiber
  3. thick filaments of a muscle fiber
  4. type of muscle that connects to bones, voluntary
  5. organelle that provides the energy needed for muscle contraction
  6. this superhero has huge muscles when he's angry; David Banner
  7. membranous channels that surround the myofibrils; sarcoplasmic ___
  8. type of muscle found in the digestive tract, involuntary
  9. surrounds fascicles
  10. connects bones to other bones
  11. space between a neuron and the muscle, synaptic ___

22 Clues: surrounds fascicles • store neurotransmitters • individual muscle fiber • bundle of muscle fibers • connects muscles to bones • when muscles become tired • connects bones to other bones • thin filaments of a muscle fiber • thick filaments of a muscle fiber • type of muscle that makes up the heart • outermost layer, surrounds entire muscle • ...

Urinary System 2022-12-02

Urinary System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Area that consist of renal pyramids, renal columns
  2. Water always follows
  3. Bean shaped organs that remove waste
  4. Makes up largest component after water, end product of protein breakdown
  5. The process of 99% of what was filtered gets moved back to the blood
  6. Each kidney contains over 1 million of these
  7. C=UV/P is the equation for
  8. Holds urine
  9. 1.001-1.035 is the range for
  10. Outermost layer and anchors the kidneys and adrenal glands
  11. Treatment to filter water and waste from your blood. Serves as an artificial kidney
  12. Abnormal urine constitute, Diabetes mellitus as a possible cause
  13. Commonly used to determine GFR in a patient, found in plant polysaccharide
  14. Comes after the ascending limb of Nephron loop
  15. Transparent capsule that prevents infections
  16. Because of a shorter urethra 40% of women get this
  17. Tall closely packed cells of the ascending limb
Down
  1. meaning “water in the kidney”
  2. When filtrate formation decreases or stops completely this can cause
  3. Consist of these organs (kidney’s, ureters, bladder, urethra, renal pelvis)
  4. Cluster of capillaries
  5. Fatty mass around kidneys for cushioning
  6. Bundles of straight vessels from the efferent arterioles of juxtamedullary nephrons
  7. The flow of blood through the ascending and descending portions of the vasa recta.
  8. Longer in males (20cm) than females (3-4cm)
  9. Color, odor, pH are examples of this
  10. Aids in diseases or illegal substance detection
  11. H+, K+, NH4+, creatinine, organic acids/bases, HCO3- are filtrated through this urine formation
  12. Urine output of less than 50 mL/day
  13. Infection/inflammation of renal pelvis and calyces
  14. Only Hormone that decreases blood pressure, and holds onto sodium
  15. The act of emptying our bladder or urinating/voiding. *Bladder does not empty completely
  16. these cells have short and sparse microvilli and are responsible for maintaining water and sodium balance
  17. Before draining into the ureters, urine usually collects here
  18. Increases urea reabsorption and inhibits diuresis/urine output
  19. Alcohol, Lasix, Furosemide are forms of..
  20. Thick muscular layer of the bladder wall
  21. nephron These make up 85% and are short and located in the cortex.
  22. Sneezing, coughing or laughing can cause
  23. Transports urine from kidney’s to bladder

40 Clues: Holds urine • Water always follows • Cluster of capillaries • C=UV/P is the equation for • 1.001-1.035 is the range for • meaning “water in the kidney” • Urine output of less than 50 mL/day • Color, odor, pH are examples of this • Bean shaped organs that remove waste • Fatty mass around kidneys for cushioning • Thick muscular layer of the bladder wall • ...

Lymphatic System 2022-12-01

Lymphatic System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The ______ duct is a large lymphatic vessel that targets everything but the right lymphatic duct.
  2. These tonsils open to the nasal cavity.
  3. This disease is a form of cancer of the lymph nodes.
  4. These tonsils are located on either side of the tongue.
  5. The enlargement of the lymph nodes is called _____.
  6. The lymphatic system is considered to be a supplement to the ________ system.
  7. The connective tissue that contains lymphocytes and is present in mucous membranes and organs throughout the body.
  8. Proteins carried by body fluids which react to destroy antigens.
  9. These tonsils are the largest and most commonly infected.
  10. ______ nodes serve as a filter for filtering out harmful substances from the lymph.
  11. This is the largest of the lymphatic organs that activates immune response when needed.
  12. B-cells are _____ meditated.
Down
  1. Occurs when the body’s immune system fails to protect itself against foreign material​.
  2. True or False: NK cells are important for nonspecific defense of the body.
  3. Lymph forms with fluid that leaks through the ______.
  4. This is the inflammation of lymphatic vessels.
  5. HIV is a virus that causes _____.
  6. T-cells are _____ meditated.
  7. What are lymph vessels parallel to?
  8. The lymphatic system constantly looks for foreign _____ that can cause infection and disease
  9. What are the cells of the lymphatic system called?
  10. _____ are found abundantly in lymph nodes and the spleen.
  11. What is the largest organ during childhood but shrinks after puberty​?
  12. true or false: Mono is a form of cancer in the lymph nodes.
  13. True or False: Skin, hair, and sweat are the first lines of defense.
  14. The two types of immunity are natural immunity and ________ immunity.
  15. B and T cells are known as ______ in the defense system.
  16. _____ is an antigen that causes allergic responses.
  17. Enlargement of the spleen resulting from abnormal accumulation of red blood cells, mono and cirrhosis of liver.
  18. The trickle of lymph fluid is about _____ liters per day.

30 Clues: T-cells are _____ meditated. • B-cells are _____ meditated. • HIV is a virus that causes _____. • What are lymph vessels parallel to? • These tonsils open to the nasal cavity. • This is the inflammation of lymphatic vessels. • What are the cells of the lymphatic system called? • The enlargement of the lymph nodes is called _____. • ...

Urinary System 2023-01-06

Urinary System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Outer portion of the kidney.
  2. inflammation of the glomerulus.
  3. Hollow muscular organ that collects and stores urine.
  4. veins that drain the kidney.
  5. Machine used to substitute kidneys in cases of kidney failure.
  6. Carries blood from the heart to the ureter.
  7. Inflammation of the urinary bladder.
  8. Cluster of capillaries where filtration takes place.
  9. Double-walled capsule surrounding the glomerulus.
  10. The structure that produces urine.
  11. Innermost part of the kidney.
  12. External opening of the urethra where urine exits the body.
  13. Unable to control the release of urine.
  14. Small structures that receive urine from the collecting duct for passage into the ureter.
Down
  1. Tough fibrous layer surrounding the kidney.
  2. Portion of nephron between the loop of henle and the collecting tubule.
  3. Part of a nephron that collects the urine from the distal convoluted tubule and discharges it into the pelvis of the kidney.
  4. Kidneys lose the ability to sufficiently filter waste from blood.
  5. Portion of a nephron that leads to the proximal convoluted tubule to the distal convoluted tubule.
  6. Pair of bean-shaped organs located between the peritoneum and the back muscles.
  7. Part of nephron where glucose, sodium, chloride and water are reabsorbed.
  8. Tube that connects the bladder to the outside of the body.
  9. Medical term for bedwetting.
  10. Funnel-shaped structure that receives urine from the collecting duct for passage into the ureter.
  11. Stones made out of crystalized phosphate and uric acid that occur within the kidneys.
  12. Tube that connects and carries urine from the kidneys to the bladder.

26 Clues: Outer portion of the kidney. • veins that drain the kidney. • Medical term for bedwetting. • Innermost part of the kidney. • inflammation of the glomerulus. • The structure that produces urine. • Inflammation of the urinary bladder. • Unable to control the release of urine. • Tough fibrous layer surrounding the kidney. • Carries blood from the heart to the ureter. • ...

Economics System 2023-01-12

Economics System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an economic policy that is designed to maximize the exports and minimize the imports for an economy. It promotes imperialism, colonialism, tariffs and subsidies on traded goods to achieve that goal.
  2. a type of economic system involving the public, cooperative, or social ownership of the means of production in the framework of a market economy
  3. the policy of protecting domestic industries against foreign competition through tariffs, import quotas and subsidies, or other restrictions placed on the imports of foreign competitors.
  4. a very high and typically accelerating inflation. It quickly erodes the real value of the local currency, as the prices of all goods increase
  5. corrupt politicians enrich themselves secretly outside the rule of law, through kickbacks, bribes, and special favors from lobbyists and corporations, or they simply direct state funds to themselves and their associates.
  6. the demand for a good or service is greater than the availability of the good or service.
  7. a spending plan based on income and expenses.
  8. the rate of increase in prices over a given period of time.
  9. the result of human innovation and technological progress.
  10. an economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit.
  11. foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world.
  12. the founder of monetarism, his work and theories influenced economic policies in the United States and abroad.
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  1. reduce poverty by lending money to the governments of its poorer members to improve their economies and to improve the standard of living of their people.
  2. the reduction or elimination of government power in a particular industry, usually enacted to create more competition within the industry.
  3. the law of supply and demand, rather than a central government, regulates production, labor, and the marketplace.
  4. a place where buyers and sellers can meet to facilitate the exchange or transaction of goods and services.
  5. anything that is generally accepted to have value as a medium of exchange so that it can be traded for goods and service
  6. refer to market-oriented reform policies such as "eliminating price controls, deregulating capital markets, lowering trade barriers" and reducing, especially through privatization and austerity, state influence in the economy.
  7. a political and economic system in which property and the means of production are owned in common, typically controlled by the state or government.
  8. where the price and allocation of resources, goods and services is determined by the government rather than autonomous agents as it is in a free market economy.

20 Clues: a spending plan based on income and expenses. • the result of human innovation and technological progress. • the rate of increase in prices over a given period of time. • the demand for a good or service is greater than the availability of the good or service. • ...

Digestive system 2023-04-10

Digestive system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Chemically breaks down fats into fatty acids.
  2. Liquifies solid fats.
  3. Muscular contractions that push food through the digestive system.
  4. Breaking food down into smaller particles.
  5. Absorbs water and vitamin k from digested food.
  6. The basic building blocks of proteins.
  7. Acids and Enzymes breaking down food.
  8. Made of lipids
  9. Where lipase is stored for fat digestion.
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  1. A process where energy is produced and CO2 and H2O are waste products.
  2. Most nutrient absorption takes place here
  3. An energy rich molecule found in fats and oils.
  4. Provide structure for cells. Can be used in respiration if there is no glucose.
  5. Enzyme that breaks down carbohydrates
  6. This organ produces enzymes that break down nutrients.
  7. Muscular tube connecting the throat and stomach.
  8. Provide glucose for cellular respiration.
  9. Where hydrochloric acid and enzymes digest food.
  10. Tiny fingerlike projections in the wall of the small intestine.
  11. Tiny blood vessels that absorb nutrients

20 Clues: Made of lipids • Liquifies solid fats. • Enzyme that breaks down carbohydrates • Acids and Enzymes breaking down food. • The basic building blocks of proteins. • Tiny blood vessels that absorb nutrients • Most nutrient absorption takes place here • Provide glucose for cellular respiration. • Where lipase is stored for fat digestion. • ...

Integumentary system 2023-04-19

Integumentary system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Capillaries are located here
  2. skin is less of this as a person ages
  3. one of skin’s primary uses for the body
  4. the largest system
  5. scabies is caused by this
  6. very few nerve endings are found here
  7. glands that release sweat to cool the body
  8. skin is made up of layers of these
  9. pox if you have had this you are at risk for shingles
  10. glands that secrete sebum (oil) to lubricate skin and hair
  11. sweat comes to the body’s surface through these tiny openings called
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  1. Blood vessels are also called this
  2. blood vessels do this when temperature is too high
  3. blood vessels do this when temperature is too cold
  4. this is controlled by skin
  5. shingles isn’t this, so you can’t give it to someone else
  6. it is also common for nails to become harder or
  7. outer layer of skin
  8. hair grows from roots located here
  9. in normal aging hair thins and may turn this color
  10. dermatitis refers to swelling and this of the skin
  11. a rash caused by varicella-zoster virus
  12. consists of
  13. a closed or open injury to the skin
  14. the skin is this type of organ (feels heat,cold,pain,touch,pressure)

25 Clues: consists of • the largest system • outer layer of skin • scabies is caused by this • this is controlled by skin • Capillaries are located here • Blood vessels are also called this • hair grows from roots located here • skin is made up of layers of these • a closed or open injury to the skin • skin is less of this as a person ages • very few nerve endings are found here • ...

Excretory system 2023-04-20

Excretory system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. emptying of bladder
  2. inability to control external sphincter
  3. collects urine from nephrons
  4. smooth expandable sac to store urine
  5. carries urine from kidney to bladder
  6. tip of medullar pyramid
  7. area around pyramids collects urine
  8. lighter outer region of kidney
  9. smooth triangular area in bladder
Down
  1. artery to kidneys
  2. ph above 7.45
  3. metabolized nucleic acid
  4. ureters, bladder, and urethra
  5. ratio of urine weight to water
  6. second layer, darker red/brown color
  7. knot of capillaries
  8. functional unit of the kidney
  9. surrounds each kidney
  10. tube that carries urine out of bladder
  11. separates pyramids

20 Clues: ph above 7.45 • artery to kidneys • separates pyramids • emptying of bladder • knot of capillaries • surrounds each kidney • tip of medullar pyramid • metabolized nucleic acid • collects urine from nephrons • ureters, bladder, and urethra • functional unit of the kidney • ratio of urine weight to water • lighter outer region of kidney • smooth triangular area in bladder • ...

Sensory system 2023-04-17

Sensory system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. -instrument used to examine the ear
  2. -a small anvil-shaped bone in the middle ear, transmitting vibrations between the malleus and stapes
  3. - projections on the tongue that contain taste buds
  4. - to contract or shrink; become smaller
  5. - a small bone in the middle ear which transmits vibrations of the eardrum to the incus
  6. - a sensation of spinning dizziness, as though the room or surrounding environment is spinning in circles around the person
  7. - become wider , larger
  8. - inflammation of the mucous membrane of the nose
  9. - small stirrup-shaped bone that transmits sound vibrations to the oval window of the ear
  10. - balance
Down
  1. - inflammation of tongue
  2. - surgical opening made in tympanic membrane and tubes placed in ear to drain fluids
  3. - ear wax
  4. - color blindness test
  5. - cells within the retina that are responsible for color vision and function best in bright light
  6. - tiny hairs that move mucous and dust particles from the sinuses to the back of the nose
  7. - three tiny bones in the middle ear that transmit sounds to the cochlea
  8. - a type of specialized light-sensitive cell in the retina of the eye that provides side vision and the ability to see objects in dim light (night vision)
  9. - external part of the ear
  10. chart -eye chart that can be used to measure visual acuity

20 Clues: - ear wax • - balance • - color blindness test • - become wider , larger • - inflammation of tongue • - external part of the ear • -instrument used to examine the ear • - to contract or shrink; become smaller • - inflammation of the mucous membrane of the nose • - projections on the tongue that contain taste buds • chart -eye chart that can be used to measure visual acuity • ...

Integumentary System 2023-04-21

Integumentary System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. scaley spots/ patches on skin
  2. autoimmune connective tissue disease that causes inflammation in the skin
  3. when pain occurs in several joints in the body
  4. procedure to remove fat
  5. a skin condition that causes painful lumps deep in the skin
  6. an animal that walks on hooves
  7. higher blood pressure
  8. swelling caused by too much fluid trapped in body tissues
  9. surgical operation on the prefrontal lobe
  10. blood built up/ like a bruise
  11. common skin problem
  12. producing bad things
  13. itchey skin
  14. pain in a muscle group
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  1. relating to or applied directly to the body
  2. skin doctor
  3. excessive/ abnormal swelling for no apparent reason
  4. rejuvenation of the eyelids
  5. bacterial infection that spreadsfast and can cause death
  6. obesity
  7. thin flat cells that look like fish scales in tissue of skin
  8. swelling of optic discs
  9. viewing of a dead person
  10. removing tissues to view them
  11. being born without melanin pigment
  12. a bruise
  13. when someone cannot resist the urge to pull out the hair
  14. plants
  15. removal of an organ
  16. bad disease
  17. malignant cancer cells forming in mealanocytes

31 Clues: plants • obesity • a bruise • skin doctor • bad disease • itchey skin • removal of an organ • common skin problem • producing bad things • higher blood pressure • pain in a muscle group • swelling of optic discs • procedure to remove fat • viewing of a dead person • rejuvenation of the eyelids • scaley spots/ patches on skin • removing tissues to view them • blood built up/ like a bruise • ...

Digestive System 2023-04-24

Digestive System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. yellowed Tissue
  2. hernia
  3. Extremely low body temp
  4. increased pressure of walls of colon
  5. Skin becomes hot and dry
  6. inflammation of the liver
  7. Liver becomes severely damaged and becomes hard and fibrous
  8. Crystalizing cholesterol
  9. peritoneum is effected
  10. Lack of fiber can result in
  11. Vomiting
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  1. skin is deprived of oxygen and nutrients
  2. Moved before the water can be absorbed
  3. rare but extremely dangerous inflammation of pancreas
  4. Diverticula becomes inflamed
  5. heat-associated collapse
  6. mucosa protrudes through the colon wall
  7. cardioesophageal sphincter fails
  8. slowed metabolism
  9. When normal heat loss is ineffective

20 Clues: hernia • Vomiting • yellowed Tissue • slowed metabolism • peritoneum is effected • Extremely low body temp • heat-associated collapse • Skin becomes hot and dry • Crystalizing cholesterol • inflammation of the liver • Lack of fiber can result in • Diverticula becomes inflamed • cardioesophageal sphincter fails • increased pressure of walls of colon • When normal heat loss is ineffective • ...

Respiratory System 2023-02-21

Respiratory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the process in which oxygen diffuses into the blood stream from the alveoli
  2. destroys your respiratory protective systems
  3. a poisonous gas that blocks the transport of oxygen by hemoglobin in the blood.
  4. contains a number of compounds that have been shown to cause cancer
  5. tiny air sacs at the end of bronchioles
  6. a flap of tissue that covers the trachea
  7. performs as a passageway for both air and food, aka the throat
  8. the smallest subdivision of the bronchus
  9. The lungs are sealed in two sacs called _________
  10. two large passageways in the chest cavity
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  1. a large flat muscle at the bottom of the chest cavity
  2. collects dust and moistens air
  3. the loss of elasticity in tissues in the lungs
  4. in __________ the bronchi become swollen and clogged with mucus
  5. stimulant drug that increases heart rate and blood pressure
  6. pink, spongy organs in your chest
  7. takes in air
  8. the function of the _________ is to exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide using blood,the air, and tissues
  9. the part of the brain that controls breathing
  10. increases the oxygen carrying capacity
  11. a disease you can get from smoking that dangerously spreads
  12. aka the windpipe
  13. the _______ sweeps the dust and mucus up toward the pharynx
  14. contains vocal chords

24 Clues: takes in air • aka the windpipe • contains vocal chords • collects dust and moistens air • pink, spongy organs in your chest • increases the oxygen carrying capacity • tiny air sacs at the end of bronchioles • a flap of tissue that covers the trachea • the smallest subdivision of the bronchus • two large passageways in the chest cavity • ...

Immune System 2023-03-01

Immune System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. produce antibody molecules that latch on to destroy bacteria
  2. physical and chemical defense barriers that are always ready to defend the body from infection
  3. the immune response of defense
  4. also known as leukocytes
  5. a type of white blood cell made in the bone marrow
  6. when our immune system is responsible for protecting us from a pathogen
  7. when your body becomes immune to a disease by intentional exposure to small quantities
  8. a type of cell that absorbs bacteria
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  1. a viral reproduction cycle that results in the destruction of the infected cell
  2. a medicine that helps to fight bacteria
  3. treatment with a vaccine to produce immunity
  4. a type of white blood cell that helps to remove dead cells
  5. the protection against a disease your body builds after you've become infected by it
  6. risk management and compliance
  7. a microorganism that infects cells and can cause disease
  8. a substance that causes the body to make an immune response against a substance
  9. direct fighters of foreign invaders
  10. occurs when we are protected from a pathogen by immunity gained from someone else
  11. a viral reproduction cycle that results in the integration of the bacteria's nucleic acid into the host's cell
  12. a protein made by plasma cells in response to an antigen

20 Clues: also known as leukocytes • risk management and compliance • the immune response of defense • direct fighters of foreign invaders • a type of cell that absorbs bacteria • a medicine that helps to fight bacteria • treatment with a vaccine to produce immunity • a type of white blood cell made in the bone marrow • a microorganism that infects cells and can cause disease • ...

Legal System 2023-02-14

Legal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. judge's hammer
  2. not guilty
  3. swear to tell the truth
  4. group that decides guilt or innocence
  5. legally accuse of a crime
  6. fairness in dealing with people
  7. the person who is accused in court
  8. ff you speed you get it
  9. a legal document requiring testimony
  10. location of a trial
  11. head of the jury
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  1. not innocent
  2. the document that is basis for our laws
  3. jury's decision
  4. legal official who accuses someone of crime
  5. serves as legal witness for signatures
  6. legal proceeding to determine guilt
  7. document for distribution of things after death
  8. the person who leads trial
  9. lawyer

20 Clues: lawyer • not guilty • not innocent • judge's hammer • jury's decision • head of the jury • location of a trial • swear to tell the truth • ff you speed you get it • legally accuse of a crime • the person who leads trial • fairness in dealing with people • the person who is accused in court • legal proceeding to determine guilt • a legal document requiring testimony • ...

Digestive System 2023-02-28

Digestive System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a unit used to measure the energy in foods
  2. an organic molecule containing a carboxyl and an amino group (2 wds)
  3. plant material in food that is difficult to digest
  4. substance that is used by the body for energy, growth, & other processes
  5. wavelike muscle contractions that push food through the digestive system
  6. process by which wastes are removed from the body
  7. the physical breakdown of foods (2 wds)\
  8. simple carbohydrate that may be a monosaccharide or a disaccharide
  9. molecule, usually a protein, which catalyzes a chemical reaction
  10. common complex carbohydrate used as a source of energy
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  1. organic molecules containing H, C, and O
  2. a long carbohydrate molecule formed by chains of sugars
  3. tiny, finger-like projection in the wall of the small intestine
  4. taking in of one substance by another
  5. organic molecule consisting of three fatty acids attached to a glycerol backbone
  6. component of a fat molecule along with glycerol (2 wds)
  7. organic molecule consisting of long chains of amino acids folded into a particular shape
  8. group of organs the work together to break down and absorb nutrients from food & eliminates wastes (2 wds)
  9. digestion that breaks down nutrients through the action of enzymes
  10. breakdown of food into simpler components that can be absorbed & used by the body
  11. thick liquid of partially digested food produced by the stomach

21 Clues: taking in of one substance by another • organic molecules containing H, C, and O • the physical breakdown of foods (2 wds)\ • a unit used to measure the energy in foods • process by which wastes are removed from the body • plant material in food that is difficult to digest • common complex carbohydrate used as a source of energy • ...

Circulatory System 2023-02-28

Circulatory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. small pathways that connect arteries to veins
  2. this type of blood cell fights off infection and is the largest
  3. this animal has what is known as a second heart or a frog
  4. pumps blood to the other chambers
  5. mammals and these animals have a double loop 4 chamber system
  6. this is also removed from the bloodstream
  7. has a yellowish tint and liquid part of blood
  8. the heart is this type of muscle
  9. this type of blood cell is medium in size and carries the oxygen
  10. animals that have double loop 3 chamber heart
  11. lead the flow of blood through the body
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  1. these help the blood to clot
  2. animal that has single loop 2 chamber heart
  3. most livestock animals will have the same circulatory system as these
  4. pathway of oxygenated from the heart to the body
  5. pathway of oxygenated blood to the heart
  6. transports cells just like a bus transports people
  7. pumps blood out of heart to rest of body
  8. flaps that prevent the backflow of blood
  9. organ that controls the flow of blood

20 Clues: these help the blood to clot • the heart is this type of muscle • pumps blood to the other chambers • organ that controls the flow of blood • lead the flow of blood through the body • pathway of oxygenated blood to the heart • pumps blood out of heart to rest of body • flaps that prevent the backflow of blood • this is also removed from the bloodstream • ...

Lymphatic System 2023-02-22

Lymphatic System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. area of rapid mitosis inside a lymph node
  2. causes T lymphocytes t mature
  3. one function of lymphatic system
  4. dead ends where interstitial fluid enters the lymphatic system
  5. type of tissue that makes a capsule
  6. splenic tissue that performs lymphatic job
  7. pumps lymph in the lymph vessels
  8. drains lymph from the left side of the body into the superior vena cava
  9. this gland shrinks after puberty
  10. vessel that goes away from
  11. vessel that goes towards a lymph node
  12. lymph from right side of upper body drains here
  13. One function of lymphatic system
  14. form a protective ring around the throat with the tonsils
  15. this pressure is found at the arterial end of the capillary to push substances out
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  1. type of white blood cell found in lymphatic tissue
  2. this pressure is found at the venule end of the capillary to pull substance back into the capillary
  3. non-capsulated lymphatic organ attached to intestine
  4. cells that engulf foreign substance
  5. splenic tissue that removes old red blood cells
  6. occurs inside the thymus gland
  7. fluid in lymphatic vessels
  8. group of lymphocytes in small intestine wall
  9. fluid found between cells of the tissue
  10. disruption in lymphatic drainage
  11. absorb dietary lipids in the small intestine
  12. prevent backflow of fluid
  13. group of lymphoid nodules in mouth/throat

28 Clues: prevent backflow of fluid • fluid in lymphatic vessels • vessel that goes away from • causes T lymphocytes t mature • occurs inside the thymus gland • one function of lymphatic system • pumps lymph in the lymph vessels • disruption in lymphatic drainage • this gland shrinks after puberty • One function of lymphatic system • cells that engulf foreign substance • ...

Immune System 2023-02-25

Immune System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. immunity system where the cells do the work.
  2. region of an antibody that is a unique amino acid sequence.
  3. cells with long cytoplasmic extensions; develop from precursor cells in the bone marrow.
  4. responsible for cell-mediated immunity.
  5. aka innate immunity; provides immediate, general protection against enemies.
  6. T cell receptor binds too hard, normal cells is marked to be killed.
  7. stimulates macrophages to destroy host cells that have been infected by viruses.
  8. blood cell marker determines positive and negative blood type.
  9. the ability of the vertebrate immune system to distinguish self from nonself.
  10. diverse group of peptides and proteins that serve as important signaling molecules.
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  1. immunity system where proteins do the work.
  2. display foreign antigens as well as their own surface proteins.
  3. granular lymphocytes that are active against tumor cells.
  4. come later to the infection scene, but stay longer.
  5. regulate immune responses by suppressing functions of certain T cells.
  6. aka acquired immunity; highly specific for distinct macromolecules.
  7. attract, activate, and direct the movement of various immune system cells.
  8. responsible for antibody-mediated immunity.
  9. the study of internal defense systems of humans and other animals.
  10. T cell receptor can fit with MHC.
  11. respond to infections by viruses or other intracellular parasites.
  12. first to the infection scene, but lose interest fast.
  13. an antibody molecule.
  14. an antibody with ten spots to grab enemies.

24 Clues: an antibody molecule. • T cell receptor can fit with MHC. • responsible for cell-mediated immunity. • immunity system where proteins do the work. • responsible for antibody-mediated immunity. • an antibody with ten spots to grab enemies. • immunity system where the cells do the work. • come later to the infection scene, but stay longer. • ...

Integumentary System 2023-02-15

Integumentary System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Prevents UV damage.
  2. Decrease the multiplication of bacteria.
  3. Melanocytes are destroyed and appear as white patches because of discontinuing the production of pigment.
  4. Middle Layer of skin; contains blood.
  5. Top layer of skin.
  6. Skin disorder that causes dry and rough skin also due to allergy and sensitivity.
  7. Skin disorder, observed as red scaly skin, usually irritated.
  8. Protein that is contained in the dead cells of the integumentary system.
  9. Different skin infections, most commonly pimples
  10. Secretes Sebum/oil.
  11. Contains sweat glands, hair, nails, and sebaceous glands.
  12. The act of having a barrier that protects the things entering the body.
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  1. Produces sweat to regulate body temperature.
  2. Only has one living part; papilla
  3. Base layer of skin; keeps you warm.
  4. Protects the insides.
  5. Another word for covering.
  6. A way of keeping a good body temperature like sweat helps cool the body. down.
  7. Skin secretions and melanin.
  8. Protective layer that protects skin at the end of fingers and toes
  9. The only live part of the hair follicles

21 Clues: Top layer of skin. • Prevents UV damage. • Secretes Sebum/oil. • Protects the insides. • Another word for covering. • Skin secretions and melanin. • Only has one living part; papilla • Base layer of skin; keeps you warm. • Middle Layer of skin; contains blood. • Decrease the multiplication of bacteria. • The only live part of the hair follicles • ...

Cardiovascular system 2023-02-17

Cardiovascular system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. / This condition is increased pressure in the blood vessels.
  2. /prefix for against
  3. / Tiny vessels that branch off from arteries to deliver blood to all body tissues
  4. /During this test the patient is asked to walk on a treadmill or ride a bicycle to increase how hard the heart is working
  5. / abbreviation for atrial fibrillation
  6. /abbreviation for blood pressure
  7. / The machine records the electrical activity of the heart.
  8. / abbreviation for blood
  9. / test that uses ultrasound to look at the heart and its vessels.
  10. /done in a specialized area of radiology, Any vessel can be looked at
  11. /portable device that produces an electrocardiogram once several electrodes have been connected to the chest.
  12. / Vessels that bring blood back to the heart
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  1. /in which an artery has a weakened wall, causing it to swell, like a balloon
  2. / an abnormal heart rhythm
  3. / happens when a part of the heart muscle does not receive enough blood.
  4. / abbreviation for chest pain
  5. / two upper chambers of heart
  6. / prefix for inner
  7. / prefix for slow
  8. /prefix for fast
  9. /prefix for outside of
  10. / abbreviation for beats per minuet
  11. / Vessels that carry blood away from the heart.
  12. / main organ in the cardiovascular system
  13. / in which the blood supply to a part of the brain becomes cut off.

25 Clues: /prefix for fast • /prefix for against • / prefix for slow • /prefix for outside of • / prefix for inner • / an abnormal heart rhythm • /abbreviation for blood pressure • / abbreviation for blood • / two upper chambers of heart • / abbreviation for chest pain • / abbreviation for atrial fibrillation • ...

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM 2023-02-03

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM crossword puzzle
Across
  1. prevent backflow
  2. four
  3. storage
  4. lungs
  5. Aorta
  6. smallest vessel
  7. wall
  8. above
  9. front
  10. tip
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  1. heart
  2. pump blood
  3. oxygen rich
  4. fibrous connective
  5. receive blood
  6. left side
  7. muscle
  8. right side
  9. below
  10. oxygen poor

20 Clues: tip • four • wall • heart • lungs • Aorta • below • above • front • muscle • storage • left side • pump blood • right side • oxygen rich • oxygen poor • receive blood • smallest vessel • prevent backflow • fibrous connective

Circulatory System 2023-02-15

Circulatory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. These are used in blood clotting when there's a cut.
  2. This type of blood vessel carries blood BACK to the heart under low pressure.
  3. This cells engulf bacteria and protect the body.
  4. This vein carries oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart.
  5. This type of blood vessel carries blood AWAY from heart under high pressure.
  6. This artery carries deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs.
  7. This component of blood is light yellow liquid containing mostly water with dissolved nutrients.
  8. The heart has lower chambers called _____________
  9. tubes that carry blood within the body
  10. This artery carries oxygenated blood to all parts of the body.
  11. This side of the heart contains blood with more carbon dioxide (deoxygenated).
Down
  1. In general, the size of your heart is like your clenched ______.
  2. This side of the heart contains blood rich in oxygen (oxygenated).
  3. This cells have biconcave shape and no nucleus.
  4. This part of the heart ensure blood flows in one direction. It prevent bloods from going backwards.
  5. it is an organ that pumps blood throughout the body
  6. This type of blood vessels is only one cell thick and used for exchange of substances between blood and the tissues.
  7. The left ventricle has thicker and muscular __________ to withstand pressure as blood are pumped blood to all parts of the body.
  8. The blood circulates around the body and passes through the heart twice hence why it's called __________ circulation.
  9. This blood vessel leads to right atrium and contain blood rich in carbon dioxide.
  10. The heart has upper chambers called ___________
  11. A fluid that transport substances throughout the body
  12. The right ventricle pump blood to this organ.

23 Clues: tubes that carry blood within the body • The right ventricle pump blood to this organ. • This cells have biconcave shape and no nucleus. • The heart has upper chambers called ___________ • This cells engulf bacteria and protect the body. • The heart has lower chambers called _____________ • it is an organ that pumps blood throughout the body • ...

lymphatic system 2023-03-30

lymphatic system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. oval lymphatic tissues on each side of the pharynx that filter air to protect the body from bacterial invasion; also called palatine
  2. an enzyme found in saliva and sweat and tears that destroys the cell walls of certain
  3. Produces blood cells, destroys damaged blood cells, stores blood cells
  4. the quality of being unaffected by something
  5. Found within the lymph nodes, they are phagocytes that destroy bacteria, cancer cells, and other foreign matter in the lymphatic stream.
  6. amine formed from histidine that stimulates gastric secretions and dilates blood vessels
  7. allow lysosomes to fuse with the vesicles that contain the ingested bacteria and viruses
  8. chemicals released by T helper cells that stimulate B cells
  9. Bean-shaped filters that cluster along the lymphatic vessels of the body. They function as a cleanser of lymph as wells as a site of T and B cell activation
  10. Lymph nodes, spleen, and thymus gland
  11. the two types of white blood cells that are part of the body's immune system: B lymphocytes form in the bone marrow and release antibodies that fight bacterial infections; T lymphocytes form in the thymus and other lymphatic tissue and attack cancer cells, viruses, and foreign substances.
  12. Cells that develop from B cells and produce antibodies.
  13. molecules that set the body's thermostat to a higher temperature. they are released by certain leukocytes
  14. involved in nonspecific inflammatory response its a chemical that increase vascular permeability, which leads to edema and swelling, attract neutrophils
  15. dead or weakened pathogens that are injected into the body to cause the production of antibodies that will prevent disease
Down
  1. large vessels with valves, which collect and carry lymph to lymph nodes
  2. a thin coagulable fluid (similar to plasma but) containing white blood cells (lymphocytes) and chyle
  3. Thick yellowish-white fluid that is formed in infected wounds. It is composed of dead and dying white blood cells (principally neutrophils), tissue debris, and dead microorganisms.
  4. an organism that produces disease in a host organism disease being alteration of one or more metabolic functions in response to the presence of the organism
  5. Gut-associated lymphoid tissue present in the wall of the small intestine, especially the ileum.
  6. movement by a cell or organism in reaction to a chemical stimulus
  7. a ductless glandular organ at the base of the neck that produces lymphocytes and aids in producing immunity
  8. Antiviral proteins secreted by T cells
  9. collects lymph from the left side of the head and neck, the upper left quadrant of the trunk, the left arm, and the entire lower portion of the trunk and both legs; empties into the left subclavian vein
  10. foreign substances that trigger the attack of antibodies in the immune response.

25 Clues: Lymph nodes, spleen, and thymus gland • Antiviral proteins secreted by T cells • the quality of being unaffected by something • Cells that develop from B cells and produce antibodies. • chemicals released by T helper cells that stimulate B cells • movement by a cell or organism in reaction to a chemical stimulus • ...

Earths system 2023-04-04

Earths system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. no longer in existence
  2. the outer part of earth. includes the crust and upper mantle
  3. when magma flows through a crack in the middle of a tectonic plate and not a plate boundary.
  4. move side to side through only solids travel slower than p
  5. forms under extreme heat and pressure. appears twisted
  6. the innermost layer of earth, divided into 2 parts, liquid outerand solid inner, made of iron and nickel
  7. compress or squeeze through solids and liquids travel faster than s
  8. the solid, outermost layer of earth, lying above the mantle
  9. forms when molten rocks crystallize and solidifies. appears glassy
  10. group of animals that occupy a certain area
  11. is the study of earth
  12. forms from pre-existing rock and fossils. appears layered
  13. boundary where tectonic plates slide past each other
  14. the layer that lies between earths crust and core, the majority of earths mass is in this layer
  15. when a sudden release of energy in the lithosphere creates seismic waves
  16. when heat, pressure, is cooling, melting, and weathering cause rocks to change from one type to another overtime
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  1. large pieces of lithosphere that the ocean and contients rest on
  2. the lower part of earths mantle, below the asthenosphere
  3. still in existence, surviving species
  4. boundary where tectonic plates collide
  5. the movement caused within a fluid when the hotter, less dense material rises and colder, denser material to sink
  6. below the lithosphere, hotter and more fluid part of mantle
  7. occurs when divergent plates seperate, convection currents cause less dense material to rise, creates new ocean floor
  8. the study of earthquakes and related phenomena
  9. boundary where tectonic plates divide
  10. the subcontinent that existed before continents separated
  11. a tool that measures/records details of earthquakes
  12. form at convergent boundaries where one plate subducts under another, and magma underground is pushed upward
  13. a solid inorganic material found in nature
  14. water held underground in the soil in deep reserviors
  15. fuel petroleum, natural gas, coal. made from remains of plants & animals

31 Clues: is the study of earth • no longer in existence • still in existence, surviving species • boundary where tectonic plates divide • boundary where tectonic plates collide • a solid inorganic material found in nature • group of animals that occupy a certain area • the study of earthquakes and related phenomena • a tool that measures/records details of earthquakes • ...

Urinary System 2023-05-03

Urinary System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Renal Disease, Long term damage of the kidney
  2. Hormone that helps balance the salt and water in the kidney
  3. Inner part of the kidney
  4. Kidney has failed and patient is on dialysis
  5. maintains appropriate kidney blood flow
  6. Reabsorbs water and NaCl from filtration
  7. Clinical term for urinating
  8. a patient is hooked to a machine that works as an artificial kidney
  9. First supporting layer of the kidney
  10. promote increase of urination
  11. Kidney stones
  12. tube that allows urine to exit from the body
  13. Urea in the blood
  14. complex autonomic network of nerves that supply the kidney and ureters
  15. Portion of the nephron in the cortex
  16. Last part of the tubes that collects urine and lead the filtrate to the ureter
  17. process of solute moving from the renal tubules to the bloodstream
  18. Difference in solute concentration in the medulla
  19. Inflammation of the urethra
Down
  1. process of movement from blood to the renal tubules and collecting duct
  2. long tube that attaches from the kidney to the bladder
  3. process of blood filtration through the glomerulus
  4. Test to analysis urine
  5. Water build-up in the kidney
  6. most outer layer of the kidney
  7. Unable to control bladder retention
  8. a value used to estimate the kidney function
  9. Portion of the nephron in the medulla, important in concentrated urine
  10. Balloon like pouch that holds urine
  11. collects urine and funnel into the ureter
  12. the point of connection of the ureter and the kidney
  13. Bladder is not releasing the urine
  14. long capillaries that supply blood to the medulla of the kidney
  15. first segment of the renal tubule
  16. when patient is not urinating
  17. Bundle of capillaries where filtration happens
  18. Common social drink that inhibits ADH
  19. Hormone that tells the kidney to retain more water, abbreviated as ADH
  20. sugar that is tested in urinalysis to help determine kidney function
  21. Bacterial infection and inflammation of the entire kidney
  22. Organ pair that is retroperitoneal
  23. A burning sensation when urination caused by an infection
  24. the main functional unit of the kidney
  25. Muscle layer inside the urinary bladder
  26. segment between ascending loop and the collecting duct

45 Clues: Kidney stones • Urea in the blood • Test to analysis urine • Inner part of the kidney • Clinical term for urinating • Inflammation of the urethra • Water build-up in the kidney • promote increase of urination • when patient is not urinating • most outer layer of the kidney • first segment of the renal tubule • Bladder is not releasing the urine • Organ pair that is retroperitoneal • ...

Nervous system 2023-05-03

Nervous system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Cranial nerve X
  2. Injury to the brain directly under the point of impact
  3. Abnormal emotional state with feelings of sadness, rejection, hopelessness, and worthlessness.
  4. Cranial nerve VII
  5. nervous system includes all of the nerves outside of the brain and spinal cord
  6. conducts electrical impulses known as action potentials away from the nerve cell body
  7. The largest cranial nerve
  8. Found form L3-CO
  9. The vestibulocochlear
  10. lobe responsible for cognitive function and voluntary movement or activity
  11. Cranial nerve responsible for vision
Down
  1. Caused by violent shaking or jarring to the brain
  2. A progressive degenerative disease of the brain found in people with a history of repetitive brain trauma
  3. Damage to the brain from interruption of its blood supply
  4. Another name for sensory neurons
  5. The _________ nervous system regulate involuntary body functions
  6. lobe responsible for processing information about temperature, taste, touch and movement
  7. System responsible for regulating the fight-or-flight response
  8. Cranial nerve responsible for eyelid and eyeball movement
  9. the structures on the neuron that receive electrical messages
  10. lobe responsible for processing memories, integrating them with sensations of taste, sound, sight and touch
  11. Inflammation of the connective tissue around the brain caused by bacterial or viral infection.
  12. Disease Severe mental deterioration.

23 Clues: Cranial nerve X • Found form L3-CO • Cranial nerve VII • The vestibulocochlear • The largest cranial nerve • Another name for sensory neurons • Cranial nerve responsible for vision • Disease Severe mental deterioration. • Caused by violent shaking or jarring to the brain • Injury to the brain directly under the point of impact • ...

Respiratory System 2023-05-03

Respiratory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when air is flowing out of the lungs
  2. the narrow superior portion of each lung
  3. when air is flowing into the lungs
  4. three mucosa-covered projections in the lateral walls of the nasal cavity
  5. the main organs of the respiratory system
  6. the major function of the respiratory system that occurs in four distinct events
  7. difficult or labored breathing
  8. when the pharyngeal tonsil becomes inflamed and swollen
  9. a lethal genetic disease that causes oversecretion of thick mucus that clogs passages and increases infection risk
  10. when inadequate oxygen delivery to body tissues occurs
Down
  1. routes air and plays a role in speech
  2. normal quite breathing
  3. commonly called the wind-pipe
  4. commonly called the throat
  5. a spoon-shaped flap of elastic cartilage
  6. an increase in the rate and depth of breathing that exceeds the body's need to remove carbon dioxide
  7. a nasal cavity that causes sinus inflammation
  8. cessation of breathing
  9. the terminal bronchiole lead into these air-sacs
  10. clusters of lymphatic tissues

20 Clues: normal quite breathing • cessation of breathing • commonly called the throat • commonly called the wind-pipe • clusters of lymphatic tissues • difficult or labored breathing • when air is flowing into the lungs • when air is flowing out of the lungs • routes air and plays a role in speech • the narrow superior portion of each lung • a spoon-shaped flap of elastic cartilage • ...

Integumentary System 2017-10-01

Integumentary System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. secretions consisting of pinched-off cytoplasm, including some plasma membrane
  2. abnormal increase in cell size
  3. a disorderly growth pattern in a tissue or organ
  4. degree of burn involving superficial damage
  5. chemicals secreted by apocrine sweat glands, believed to play a role in courtship and social behavior
  6. a cellthat secretes proteins that form collagen and elastin
  7. the second outermost layer of the epidermis
  8. colored chemical that gives color to skin
  9. the second innermost layer of the epidermis
  10. an oily secretion produced by sebaceous glands
  11. a birthmark caused by enlarged blood vessels
  12. degree of burn that affects the entire epidermis
  13. a disorder resulting in brown patches on the face
  14. pain-sensing nerves found in the lower part of the epidermis
  15. degree of burn involving the stratums spinosum and germinativum
  16. a skin disorder resulting in white patches on the skin
  17. connective tissue protein that provides flexibility
  18. cells that contain large amounts of the protein keratin
  19. gland with secretions composed of dead cells that swell with fat and then rupture
  20. smooth band of muscle that holds the hair erect
  21. fibrous tissue covering muscles, skull, and some organs
  22. a waxy secretion produced by ceruminous glands
Down
  1. the innermost layer of the skin
  2. a system of tissues and organs associated with the skin
  3. Human Papilloma Virus, a group of viruses that cause various types of warts in humans
  4. the innermost layer of the epidermis
  5. the middle layer of skin, formed from mesenchyme cells
  6. a layer of connective tissue underneath the epithelium of mucosa
  7. a breakable layer of epidermis found in areas of thick skin
  8. yellow sulfur-rich protein that gives skin its strength
  9. the middle layer of the epidermis
  10. embryonic connective tissue
  11. nerve found in the upper region of the dermis that responds to pressure
  12. nerve cell sensitive to gentle physical sensation
  13. chemicals that stimulate the growth of new blood vessels
  14. a birthmark caused by enlarged veins, appears as a spider's web
  15. abnormal multiplication of normal cells
  16. the outermost layer of skin
  17. the outermost layer of the epidermis
  18. inflammation of the hypodermic
  19. sweat glands that secrete mostly water and salts
  20. or pacinian corpuscles, nerves that respond to hard pressure
  21. or Candida albicans, a yeast-like fungus responsible for causing infection of the skin, nails or vaginal area

43 Clues: embryonic connective tissue • the outermost layer of skin • abnormal increase in cell size • inflammation of the hypodermic • the innermost layer of the skin • the middle layer of the epidermis • the innermost layer of the epidermis • the outermost layer of the epidermis • abnormal multiplication of normal cells • colored chemical that gives color to skin • ...

Circulatory System 2017-03-08

Circulatory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when heart is relaxed.
  2. heart valve.
  3. white blood cell.
  4. heart muscle.
  5. left atrium receives from.
  6. vein that does not meet up with the vena cava.
  7. cardiac muscle in short oxygen supply.
  8. supply blood to heart.
  9. carry blood away from heart.
Down
  1. blood clot.
  2. circulatory system in humans.
  3. involved in blood clotting.
  4. measurement of heart activity.
  5. blood vessel.
  6. carry deoxygenated blood.
  7. Scientist who demonstrated the one-way action of valves.
  8. inorganic element in blood.
  9. component of blood.
  10. controls heart beat.
  11. influence of carbon dioxide concentration on heart rate.

20 Clues: blood clot. • heart valve. • blood vessel. • heart muscle. • white blood cell. • component of blood. • controls heart beat. • when heart is relaxed. • supply blood to heart. • carry deoxygenated blood. • left atrium receives from. • involved in blood clotting. • inorganic element in blood. • carry blood away from heart. • circulatory system in humans. • measurement of heart activity. • ...

Cardiovascular System 2017-02-28

Cardiovascular System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Blood ________ through two separates loops.
  2. Blood vessel that carries blood back to the heart.
  3. Fluid: The fluid between layers.
  4. Blood enters the _____ atrium.
  5. A receptor sensitive to changes in pressure.
  6. Heart Rate: 60-100bpm
  7. Disturbances of the hearts conduction system.
  8. The Ventricles are located at the _____ of the heart.
  9. A manifestation of local blood flow regulation.
  10. Major organ that propels blood through the circulatory system.
  11. Number of chambers in the heart.
  12. Valves: Helps prevent back track of blood.
  13. Valve: Valve between the left ventricle and aorta.
  14. Inflammation of the veins
  15. Valves: ______ separates the atria and the ventricles.
  16. Veins carry blood ______ the heart.
  17. High blood pressure.
  18. Separates the right ventricle from the pulmonary artery.
  19. Valves: _____ separates the ventricles from the blood vessels leaving the heart.
  20. Atrioventricular valves _____ when the heart relaxes.
  21. Rich oxygenated blood leaves through the ______.
Down
  1. and Inferior: _______ are the two largest veins in the body.
  2. Abnormal enlargement of the heart.
  3. Middle layer of the heart.
  4. Blood vessels that connects arterioles with venules.
  5. System: The anatomical system consisting of the heart and blood vessels.
  6. An abnormally rapid heart rate.
  7. The Atria is located at the _____ of the heart.
  8. An artificial device for stimulating the heart muscle and regulating its contractions.
  9. Arteries carry blood _____ from the heart.
  10. Heart muscle becomes dilated, enlarged, and flabby.
  11. Loss of elasticity and thickening of arterial walls.
  12. Stimulation: Causes the heart to contract rhythmically and pump blood.
  13. Heart valve that separates the left atrium from the left ventricle
  14. Heart valve that separates the right atrium from the right ventricle.
  15. When ventricles ______ they quickly close.
  16. The coughing up of blood
  17. Blood drawn from the veins in order to test enzyme levels.
  18. Double layered membrane on the outside of the heart.
  19. Clots in vessels.
  20. A bluish discoloration of the skin resulting from poor circulation or inadequate oxygenation of the blood.

41 Clues: Clots in vessels. • High blood pressure. • Heart Rate: 60-100bpm • The coughing up of blood • Inflammation of the veins • Middle layer of the heart. • Blood enters the _____ atrium. • An abnormally rapid heart rate. • Fluid: The fluid between layers. • Number of chambers in the heart. • Abnormal enlargement of the heart. • Veins carry blood ______ the heart. • ...

Respiratory System 2017-02-23

Respiratory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a tube that connects the trachea to the lung
  2. if we do not cough out mucus, then it is ________________.
  3. tube that leads to the stomach
  4. help our thorax to expand
  5. this side of your lung is bigger
  6. membrane prevents friction with other organs
  7. has a dome shape when relaxed
  8. prevents food from travelling down the esophagus
  9. voice box
  10. its outer surface is made of cartilage
  11. inhaled air is rich in this gas
  12. Catches microbes
Down
  1. you breath through this when you are sick
  2. during inhalation, the diaphragm____________
  3. structure that protects our lungs
  4. this is where the gas exchange happens
  5. during inhalation, the lung __________ in volume
  6. tiny blood vessels
  7. enters here
  8. the act of breathing in and out
  9. exhaled air is rich in this gas
  10. warms and moistens the air
  11. the organ of the respiratory system
  12. the throat
  13. allows for the exchange of gases, from high to low
  14. hair-like structures in the trachea
  15. your heart is found on this side of your body

27 Clues: voice box • the throat • enters here • Catches microbes • tiny blood vessels • help our thorax to expand • warms and moistens the air • has a dome shape when relaxed • tube that leads to the stomach • the act of breathing in and out • exhaled air is rich in this gas • inhaled air is rich in this gas • this side of your lung is bigger • structure that protects our lungs • ...

cardiovascular system 2017-04-17

cardiovascular system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. inflammatory chemical that makes blood vessels leaky
  2. obstruction of an artery
  3. carries blood away from the heart
  4. proteins that transport a bulk of the oxygen in blood
  5. tissue covering the outside of the heart
  6. Rare WBC with large histamine containing gr annuals
  7. red blood cell
  8. fine branching blood vessels
  9. guards two large arteries leaving the ventricular chambers
  10. cancer of the bone marrow
  11. layer of the heart that contracts
  12. nonliving fluid matrix inside blood cell
  13. clumping of foreign antibodies
  14. nongranule containing WBC
  15. pacemaker
  16. tissue found only in the heart
  17. results in an increased RBC count
  18. carries blood to the heart
  19. carries oxygenated blood away from the heart
  20. prevents backflow into the heart
  21. insoluble protein formed during blood clotting
  22. "heart strings"
  23. results from an insufficient number of circulatingpplatlets
  24. fluid on the exterior of the heart that allows it to beat easily
  25. display of someones heartbeat
  26. blue red nucleus
  27. helps in the formation of blood clots
  28. lines the inner chambers of the heart
  29. cardiac output
  30. serve to stop bleeding by clumping
  31. discharging chambers
Down
  1. clot in an unbroken blood vessel
  2. recognizers
  3. amount of blood pumped out of each side of the heart
  4. largest of the WBCs
  5. blood clotting
  6. increased WBC count
  7. most numerous WBC in the body
  8. hereditary blood disorder that occurs from a lack of clotting
  9. blood flows into theatria under low pressure from all over the body
  10. sends signals causing the heart to contract
  11. connective tissue that transports oxygen
  12. drain capillary beds into veins
  13. WBCs with large nuclei that takes up most of the cell
  14. 120/80
  15. contract to prevent inversion of the valves
  16. substance the body recognizes as foreign
  17. carries deoxygenated blood away from the heart
  18. blood cell formation
  19. heart attack
  20. feeds blood from artiries into capillaries
  21. heart contraction
  22. granule containing WBC
  23. volume of blood pumped out by each heartbeat
  24. production of red blood cells
  25. malfunction of normal RBC
  26. white blood cell
  27. relaxation

58 Clues: 120/80 • pacemaker • relaxation • recognizers • heart attack • blood clotting • red blood cell • cardiac output • "heart strings" • white blood cell • blue red nucleus • heart contraction • largest of the WBCs • increased WBC count • blood cell formation • discharging chambers • granule containing WBC • obstruction of an artery • cancer of the bone marrow • nongranule containing WBC • ...

Respiratory System 2017-04-03

Respiratory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The long tube that leads to your lungs
  2. A type of respiration that contains the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the blood and cells of the body
  3. The taking of air into the body through the nose or mouth
  4. A type of respiration that contains the movement of oxygen into the body and releasing carbon dioxide
  5. The system made up of tissues and organs that allow oxygen to enter the body and carbon dioxide to leave it
  6. The grape like sac at the end of the bronchioles
  7. The primary organs of respiration in humans
  8. The flap of tissue that prevents food and water from going into the lungs when you swallow
  9. The tubes that pass air from the trachea into the lungs
Down
  1. The pushing of air out of the body through the nose or mouth
  2. A liquid waste product of cellular respiration
  3. `The Long tube behind the nasal cavity in which food and air pass through
  4. The Adam's apple found just below the pharynx
  5. The smallest of a body's blood vessels that line the walls of the alveoli
  6. The Sheet of muscle that spreads across the bottom of the ribcage
  7. A gas waste product of cellular respiration
  8. The process that allows oxygen to enter the blood and carbon dioxide to move out of the blood
  9. The process of getting oxygen into the body and releasing carbon dioxide
  10. Another name for the larynx
  11. The thing that the nasal cavity filters, warms, and moistens

20 Clues: Another name for the larynx • The long tube that leads to your lungs • A gas waste product of cellular respiration • The primary organs of respiration in humans • The Adam's apple found just below the pharynx • A liquid waste product of cellular respiration • The grape like sac at the end of the bronchioles • The tubes that pass air from the trachea into the lungs • ...

Respiratory System 2020-02-13

Respiratory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Cartilage/cartilage surrounding this area "Adams Apple."
  2. Cavity/two air-filled cavities in the bones of the face that are lined by mucous membranes
  3. through which air, food and liquid travels through.
  4. tiny airway braches where are air flows from the bronchi.
  5. Respiratory Tract/responsible for the inhalation and humidification of air.
  6. through which air passes; pharyngeal tonsils and the eustachian tubes.
  7. cavity between the left and right lungs.
  8. gas exchange at the cellular and tissue levels.
  9. Pleura/serous membrane that encases and protects the lungs.
  10. Cord/mucous membrane folds in the larynx that moves and produce sound.
  11. Region/charge of warming and humidifying the air that travels through it.
Down
  1. between the vocal cords.
  2. Region/sense of smell and taste are connected to this region.
  3. Region/contains coarse hair that act as a fist line of defense against infection.
  4. and lingual tonsils are located here.
  5. the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the atmosphere and the cells of the body.
  6. in.
  7. of semi rigid plates made up cartilage and connected by muscles and ligament.
  8. Pleura/lines the thoracic cavity and upper side of the diaphragm.
  9. continues to the trachea. and food or liquid that is swallowed enters the esophagus.

20 Clues: in. • between the vocal cords. • and lingual tonsils are located here. • cavity between the left and right lungs. • gas exchange at the cellular and tissue levels. • through which air, food and liquid travels through. • Cartilage/cartilage surrounding this area "Adams Apple." • tiny airway braches where are air flows from the bronchi. • ...

Cardiovascular System 2020-01-22

Cardiovascular System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. / artery swells
  2. / pain
  3. / contracts to pump blood
  4. / towards the heart
  5. / increase pressure
  6. arrest / heart stops
  7. / apart
  8. / uses an ultrasound to look at the heart and vessels
  9. / around
  10. / electrolytes
  11. / lines each chamber
  12. / blood
  13. / union
  14. monitor / portable ECG machine
Down
  1. / normal sinus rhythm
  2. / diagnoses stenosis or aneurysms
  3. / away from the heart
  4. / measures pressure
  5. / across
  6. / inflamed sac
  7. / IMP
  8. / valve with two flaps
  9. infarction / heart attack
  10. / discharge
  11. / hypertension

25 Clues: / pain • / IMP • / apart • / blood • / union • / across • / around • / discharge • / electrolytes • / hypertension • / artery swells • / inflamed sac • / increase pressure • / measures pressure • / towards the heart • / lines each chamber • / normal sinus rhythm • / away from the heart • arrest / heart stops • / valve with two flaps • / contracts to pump blood • ...

Integumentary System 2020-01-22

Integumentary System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A chronic skin condition characterized by red lesions covered with silvery scales
  2. A small circumscribed elevation caused by a virus; also called a wart
  3. Swelling caused by accumulation of fluid
  4. A small, solid, circumscribed skin elevation
  5. therapeutic use of cold
  6. Contagious skin infection characterized by blisters that later erupt to form a yellowish crust
  7. drug that prevents pain during surgery
  8. a cluster of connected furuncles (boils)
  9. A circumscribed pigmented area, a mole, or a birthmark
  10. An inflammatory eruption of the skin caused by bacterial infection of sebaceous glands and ducts
  11. A condition in which a loss of pigment-producing cells results in whitish areas of skin
  12. A small elevation of the epidermis that contains fluid; also called a blister
  13. A genetic condition characterized by the lack or reduction of melanin
  14. A closed sac or pouch containing fluid
  15. An elevated lesion formed from the buildup of sebum and keratin; also called a pimple
  16. An overgrowth of scar tissue
Down
  1. infection of the skin caused by a fungus; aka ringworm
  2. destroy and soften the outer layer of skin so that it is sloughed off or shed
  3. removal of foreign material and dead or damaged tissue from a wound
  4. parasitic insect (lice)
  5. A skin wound caused by scraping
  6. Itching
  7. A loss or lack of scalp hair; also called baldness
  8. examination of skin lesions by pressing a glass plate against the skin
  9. A small circumscribed skin elevation that contains pus
  10. A localized skin infection originating from a hair follicle
  11. red inflamed areas appearing mostly on the nose and cheeks
  12. applied to the surface of the skin
  13. the mass of fibrin and cells that is produced in a wound

29 Clues: Itching • parasitic insect (lice) • therapeutic use of cold • An overgrowth of scar tissue • A skin wound caused by scraping • applied to the surface of the skin • drug that prevents pain during surgery • A closed sac or pouch containing fluid • Swelling caused by accumulation of fluid • a cluster of connected furuncles (boils) • A small, solid, circumscribed skin elevation • ...

Muscular System 2020-03-02

Muscular System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. turning your foot outward
  2. attachment of a muscle to the bone that moves
  3. the quadricep muscle with straight fibers
  4. the muscle that does hip abduction
  5. the rotator cuff muscle that is superior to the spine of the scapula
  6. the action of the hypothenar
  7. the muscular systems helps maintain ______
  8. the muscle that rotates your head
  9. this disease has two types: non-paralytic and paralytic
  10. the muscular system generates ______
  11. a strong hip flexor
  12. a muscle that helps the agonist
  13. the rotator cuff muscle that does internal rotation of the shoulder
  14. attachment of a muscle to the bone that doesn't move
Down
  1. a type of voluntary muscle
  2. the action of the anterior tibialis
  3. the muscle that allows your trunk to rotate
  4. the muscle whose action is scapular retraction
  5. pointing your toes away from you
  6. anabolic steroids are variations of the hormone ______
  7. a compression of the median nerve
  8. the muscular system stabilizes ______
  9. the muscle whose action is shoulder adduction
  10. a condition in which the immune system degrades the myelin sheath
  11. a weak wrist flexor
  12. turning the foot inward
  13. the antagonist of the bicep
  14. the muscle named for its triangular shape
  15. the action of the gracilis
  16. a butterfly rash is a telltale sign of ______

30 Clues: a weak wrist flexor • a strong hip flexor • turning the foot inward • turning your foot outward • a type of voluntary muscle • the action of the gracilis • the antagonist of the bicep • the action of the hypothenar • a muscle that helps the agonist • pointing your toes away from you • a compression of the median nerve • the muscle that rotates your head • ...

Integumentary System 2020-04-15

Integumentary System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Block sebaceous gland covered by skin and characterized by a small cyst
  2. gland sweat glands that initially empty into the hair follicle and then empty out into where the hair comes out
  3. Dendritic Cells microphages that help activate the immune system
  4. Simplex infection that causes herpes
  5. adominal cavity
  6. produced by hair bulb; composed of hard keratinized epithelial cells; provides insulation
  7. appendages structure is related to the skin such as hair follicles and sweat glands
  8. principal structural component of the hair shaft
  9. tissue/hypodermis adipose
  10. gland sweat gland that empties into the skin itself
  11. highly contagious superficial skin layers
  12. skin disorder characterized by chronic inflammation of the sebaceous glands from retained secretions and bacteria
  13. papillae forms hand and foot prints
  14. mass of clotted blood showing through the skin; bruise
  15. composed of dense CT
  16. Corpuscle smallest special pressure sensitive sensory and organs what does CT capsule tiny stacked plates in the dermis
  17. cells Touch receptors that expand into the epidermis
  18. degree burn affects the epidermis; characterized by redness and swelling
  19. bilirubin build up in tissues; characterized by yellow in eyes and sometimes yellow in skin
  20. painful pus filled bumps that form under the skin when bacteria infects and inflammes one or more hair follicles
  21. cell carcinoma Originates and stratum spinosum; slow-growing; easy to get rid of
  22. gland Produces oil which lubricate the skin and kill bacteria
  23. produced by melanocytes in basale
  24. membrane CT only; Lines fibrous capsule surrounding the joints
  25. Corpsucle receptor found deep in the dermis that to text pressure on the skin surface
  26. membranes surface epithelium that lines all body cavities ;Open to exterior; contains underlying CT; Contains underlying CT
  27. gland gland that releases us secretion X ternal two or at the surface of an organ via duct
  28. gland produces sweat
  29. highly keratinized and colorless
Down
  1. membrane composed of epithelium and CT
  2. keratinized stratified squamous tissue
  3. lower part of the hair bulb where cells begin mitotic activity
  4. skin lesion consisting of hair follicle that is occluded with sebum and keratin appearing black at the surface
  5. cells that produce melanin
  6. ulcer Open wound pressure ulcer
  7. corneum Dead cells. 10–30 sells layer thick; replaced 28–30 days;45–50 in elderly
  8. of nines method of calculating percent of body Burnt
  9. around the lungs
  10. Oil produced from sebaceous gland that lubricates skin and kills bacteria
  11. rule asymmetry, border, color, diameter,evolution
  12. dermatitis name for any skin information that occurs when the skin surface comes in contact with the substance originating outside the body
  13. burn affects epidermis dermis and hypodermis; A picture appears black and charred; skin appears to be burned off
  14. skin condition caused by inflammation of the sebaceous glands
  15. follicle extends from the epidermal surface and the dermis
  16. membrane skin; contains care tonight is stratified squamous epithelium as well as dense CT; two layers are dermis and epidermis
  17. cells that produce Keratin
  18. melanoma arises from melanocytes; occurs when moles become cancerous; fast growing
  19. pilli muscle Pose on hair follicles so the hairs stand on end; causes "goosebumps" when you're cold
  20. around the heart
  21. Red color found in skin
  22. skin disease characterized by red patches covered with silver white scales
  23. Degree Burn affect both dermis and epidermis; characterized by blistering inflammation, as well as signs of a 1st degree burn
  24. fluid separates Sirus layers and reduces friction
  25. cell carcinoma originates in basal membranes; slow growing
  26. layer learn the dermis that contains dermal papillae, pain receptors, and capillary loops
  27. sores Red fluid filled blisters that form near the mouth or on other areas of the face
  28. lack of oxygen; characterized by blue skin color
  29. foot contagious disease of the feet caused by fungus that thrives on moist surfaces
  30. layer of overlapping shingle like cells of hair and they lock hair shaft in follicle
  31. fibrous protein that waterproofs skin and keep it strong

60 Clues: adominal cavity • around the lungs • around the heart • composed of dense CT • gland produces sweat • Red color found in skin • cells that produce melanin • tissue/hypodermis adipose • cells that produce Keratin • ulcer Open wound pressure ulcer • highly keratinized and colorless • produced by melanocytes in basale • papillae forms hand and foot prints • ...

Respiratory System 2020-04-15

Respiratory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Low blood iron results in this condition that may leave you feeling tired.
  2. This mean to add moisture to the air.
  3. The sensation of smell is known as_____.
  4. Also known as the voice box
  5. Noises heard in the lungs are called __________________.
  6. Groups of neurons that are specialized to respond to blood pressure changes are called ______________________.
  7. An increased thoracic pressure results in ___________.
  8. The term used to describe rapid breathing.
  9. Inspiration occurs as the movement of the chest and diaphragm result in a ____________ thoracic pressure.
  10. One of the 4 possible causes of pneumonia.
  11. Another name for the common cold.
  12. The exchange of gases between the alveoli and the blood of the lungs.
  13. Another name for the nostrils is the ___________.
  14. Type II pneumocytes produce this substance.
  15. Hemoglobin has the highest affinity for this gas.
  16. This disease results from ruptured alveoli, resulting in a decrased surface area for external gas exhange.
  17. Normal, quiet breathing in known as_________.
  18. 90% of the alveolar cells are ____________ pneumocytes.
  19. As this increases the hemoglobin molecules can carry more oxygen.
  20. The movement of gases between the lungs and the tissues of the body is referred to as ______ _______________.
  21. Gases move between the lungs and the blood or the blood and the tissues of the body because of _____________.
  22. The respiratory system uses this substance to trap particles, cells and debris that wind up in the bronchial tubes.
  23. 1.5% of the oxygen travels as a _____________ gas in your blood.
  24. The wind pipe.
Down
  1. The common opening for the digestive and respiratory system is the ______________.
  2. The site of gas exchange.
  3. These structures, which are located on cells, sweep debris and foreign material out of the respirtory tract.
  4. The molecule that carries most of the oxygen to the body tissues.
  5. The exchange of gases between the blood and the tissue cells of the body.
  6. Located superior to the soft palate and the adenoids are found here.
  7. ______ ________________ only 25% of your available oxygen will enter your tissue cells.
  8. This nerve helps to control the diaphragm and the external intercostal muscles.
  9. This type of blood returns to your lungs after internal respiration has occurred.
  10. _____________ of the smooth muscle of the bronchial tubes may result in an asthma attack.
  11. The nose, nasal cavity and pharynx are all part of the __________ respiratory tract.
  12. Smallest tubes of the tracheobronchial tree.
  13. The most common infectious cause of death in the U.S.
  14. Groups of neurons that are specialized to respond to, "read", the chemical levels of your body.
  15. Also known as breathing.
  16. System of the body that is responsible for the exchange of gases btween the environment and living cells.
  17. Painful or difficult breathing is called ______________.
  18. This neural center of the brain helps to smooth out the basic breathing rate.
  19. A common passage for air, food, and drink, also the location of the lingual tonsils.
  20. Percent of carbon dioxide that is carried by the hemoglobin molecule.
  21. The larynx, trachea, lungs, and _________ are all part of the lower respiratory tract.
  22. Carbon dioxide will be converted to this in red blood cells.
  23. The cartilage that are located in the trachea are described as____________.
  24. The measure of how much force is required to fill and empty the lungs.
  25. The technical name for a collasped lung.
  26. The Hering-Breuer reflexes are design to respond to signals from the ___________ receptors of the lungs.
  27. This neural center of the brain sets the basic rhythm of breathing.
  28. The element that oxygen binds to in the hemglobin molecule.
  29. The right lung has _______ lobes.

53 Clues: The wind pipe. • Also known as breathing. • The site of gas exchange. • Also known as the voice box • Another name for the common cold. • The right lung has _______ lobes. • This mean to add moisture to the air. • The sensation of smell is known as_____. • The technical name for a collasped lung. • The term used to describe rapid breathing. • ...

Reproductive system 2020-04-15

Reproductive system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Scientist are trying to genetically modify coffee beans so there____.
  2. Skin tone is an________ __________ through genetics.
  3. This is what RNA stands for.
  4. Selective herbicides kill specific targets while leaving the desired crop unharmed. Some of these act by interfering with the growth of weed and are often ____ ____ of natural plant hormones.
  5. Global Seed Vault The Doomsday seed Vault (Norwegian: Svalbard globale frøhvelv) is a secure seedbank on the Norwegian island of Spitsbergen near Longyearbyen in the remote Arctic Svalbard archipelago, about 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) from the North Pole. This is done to ensure enough seeds to survive, n case a disaster happens. But is also known as: ______ ______ _______ ______ ______.
  6. _____________ is the part of a chromosome that links sister chromatids. During mitosis, spindle fibers attach to the __________ via the kinetochore
  7. companies created golden rice a GMO speices of rice to help fight malnutrion in devoleping countries.
  8. This is a soil bacterium that produces insecticidal toxins.
  9. enlarged part of an underground stem that contains stored food. Potatoes are tubers “eyes=tiny buds” that can form a new potato plant. How you plant potatoes. Great potato famine.
  10. The only two cells that stop reproducing after a certain age are the brain cells and ______ _______.
  11. Chromosomes that are similar in shape length and gene arrangement are called________________.
  12. Genetically modified foods can have big impacts on some human's healths, due to _________.
  13. ______________ is a form of agamogenesis in which an unfertilized egg develops into a new individual. ___________ occurs naturally in many plants, invertebrates (e.g. water fleas, rotifers, aphids, stick insects, some ants, bees and parasitic wasps), and vertebrates (e.g. some reptiles, amphibians,rarely birds). In plants, apomixis may or may not involve parthenogenesis.
  14. The ability of grow lost or damaged body parts. Hydra, Planaria, Starfish and earth worm. More complex animals less able to re-grow parts. Crab can re-grow a claw. Some reptiles can re-grow a tail. Most mammals can repair damaged tissue, but can not regrow missing parts.
  15. ________ is a form of asexual reproduction that occurs when a parent cell pushes out part of its wall forming a buldge or a bud.
  16. a double-stranded chromosome is also refered to as______.
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  1. The female reproductive ovules contain the female gametophyte generation located inside the ovary at the base of the pistil.
  2. Advantage: May provide immunity to hepatitis Food:Banana, what is the trait?
  3. this is the company that owns 91% of all genetically modified crops totaling 167 million acres of land.
  4. are substances meant for attracting, seducing, destroying or mitigating any pest. They are a class of biocide. The most common use of pesticides is as plant protection products.
  5. golden rice is a variety of _____ _____ rice produced through genetic engineering to biosynthesize beta-carotene, a precursor of vitamin A, in the edible parts of rice.
  6. Most ____ food nowadays are genetically modified.
  7. In _______, the spindle fibers begin to contract and shorten. This action pulls th centromere apart, allowing one of each of the replicated strants to move to opposite ends(poles) of the cell.
  8. refers to the accumulation of substances, such as pesticides, or other organic chemicals in an organism.It occurs when an organism absorbs a toxic substance at a rate greater than that at which the substance is lost.
  9. This is what DNA stands for ___________ _____________ _____.
  10. Herbicides are commonly known as __________.
  11. This is the type of virus most papayas get, but are genetically modified to have less showing.
  12. This is a process of heating food, which is usually a liquid, to a specific temperature for a predefined length of time and then immediately cooling it after it is removed from the heat. It is named after microbiologist Louis Pasteur for his work on his _____________ process. This process slows spoilage caused by microbial growth in the food.
  13. This is the structure in a plant that contains the eggs and will later on become fruit. The fetillized eggs become seeds.
  14. Also known as hormones is injected into cows to increase their mass for agri-cultural demands.
  15. Bud or stem of one plant Is permanently attached to the stem or trunk of a very similar plant. The cambium layers grow together and form a single plant. Ex Apple trees.

31 Clues: This is what RNA stands for. • Herbicides are commonly known as __________. • Most ____ food nowadays are genetically modified. • Skin tone is an________ __________ through genetics. • a double-stranded chromosome is also refered to as______. • This is a soil bacterium that produces insecticidal toxins. • This is what DNA stands for ___________ _____________ _____. • ...

Endocrine System 2020-04-17

Endocrine System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an enlargement of the thyroid gland, due to the lack of dietary iodine
  2. Hormone a hormone secreted by anterior pituitary gland that increases the rate of cell division & protein synthesis
  3. Mellitus hyposecretion of insulin by the pancreas or the inability of insulin to exert its effects; characterized by hyperglycemia, increased urinary output w/ glycosuria & thirst
  4. the conversion of stored glycogen to glucose to be sued for energy production
  5. locally acting hormone-like substance produced by virtually all cells from the phospholipids of their cell membrane (have varied functions)
  6. Organ the organ (tissue) in which a hormone exerts its specific effects
  7. having the same effects as sympathetic impulses, as has epinephrine (hormone of adrenal medulla)
  8. a hormone secreted by the thyroid gland that increases energy production & protein synthesis
  9. Hormones hormones released by the hypothalamus that stimulate secretion of hormones by the anterior pituitary gland
  10. an increase in secretion of hormones, or high amounts secreted
  11. of Langerhans the endocrine portions of the pancreas that secrete insulin & glucagon
  12. epinephrine & norepinephrine, hormones secreted by the adrenal medulla
  13. Syndrome hypersecretion of the glucocorticoids of the adrenal cortex, characterized by fragility of skin, poor wound healing, truncal fat deposition, & thin extremities
  14. a metabolic acidosis that results from the accumulation of ketones in the blood when fats & proteins are used for energy production
  15. a decrease in secretion of hormones, or low amounts secret
Down
  1. the conversion of excess amino acids to simple CHO or to glucose to be used for energy production
  2. a high blood calcium level
  3. hypersecretion of growth hormone in adult, resulting in excessive growth of bones of the face, hands, & feet
  4. a low blood calcium level
  5. a high blood glucose level
  6. disease hypersecretion of thyroxine, believed to be autoimmune disease, symptoms reflect the metabolic rate
  7. the pituitary gland
  8. a low blood glucose level
  9. the conversion of glucose to glycogen to be stored as potential energy
  10. the temporary endocrine gland formed from an ovarian follicle that has released an ovum; secretes progesterone & estrogen
  11. hyposecretion of thyroxine in an infant, uncorrected, result is severe mental & physical retardation
  12. cells of Islets of Langerhans of the pancreas that secrete the hormone insulin
  13. disease hyposecretion of the hormones of adrenal cortex, characterized by low blood pressure, dehydration, muscle weakness, & mental lethargy
  14. cells of Islets of Langerhans of the pancreas that secrete the hormone glucagon
  15. excessive growth of the body or its parts; result of hypersecretion of growth hormone in childhood

30 Clues: the pituitary gland • a low blood calcium level • a low blood glucose level • a high blood calcium level • a high blood glucose level • a decrease in secretion of hormones, or low amounts secret • an increase in secretion of hormones, or high amounts secreted • an enlargement of the thyroid gland, due to the lack of dietary iodine • ...