Health: Chapter 16

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Across
  1. 1. specialized white blood cells that provide the body with immunity.
  2. 4. cells that prevent the body's loss of blood.
  3. 6. small vessels that carry blood between arterioles & venules.
  4. 8. contagious bacterial infection that usually affects the lungs.
  5. 9. throat.
  6. 10. airway that connect the trachea & lungs.
  7. 13. a condition that is present at birth.
  8. 15. windpipe.
  9. 17. blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart.
  10. 19. inflammation of the lungs commonly caused by a bacterial or viral infection.
  11. 21. the fluid in which other parts of the blood are suspended.
  12. 22. type of cancer that affects the lymph tissue.
  13. 23. inflammation of the tissues that line the sinuses.
  14. 24. inflammation of the bronchi caused by infection or exposure to irritants.
  15. 25. voice box.
Down
  1. 2. oxygen-carrying protein in blood.
  2. 3. inflammation of the lining of the lungs & chest cavity.
  3. 5. disease that progressively destroys the walls of the alveoli.
  4. 7. blood vessels that return blood to the heart.
  5. 10. measure of the amount of force that the blood places on the walls of blood vessels.
  6. 11. inflammatory condition in which the trachea, bronchi, & bronchioles become narrowed.
  7. 12. muscle that separates the chest from the abdominal cavity.
  8. 14. exchange of gases between the body & environment.
  9. 16. clear fluid that fills the spaces around body cells.
  10. 18. form of cancer in which any one of the different types of white blood cells is produced excessively & abnormally.
  11. 20. a condition in which the ability of the blood to carry oxygen is reduced.