Health Science Crossword
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- 3. There are four of these which are measured by doctors as they indicate the status of bodily functions and when out of a normal range could indicate issues
- 7. This medical device uses sound waves above human hearing to image body structures including soft tissues
- 8. The use of biological products, organisms or systems to manufacture products invented improve human life
- 12. This is a biological process which inhibits a change to maintain homeostasis
- 15. Denaturing, annealing and extending are the three steps of this process which is used to amplify a certain piece of DNA
- 16. This is a type of immunity where antibodies are introduced directly into the bloodstream artificially or naturally
- 17. These types of vitamins are directly absorbed into the bloodstream and must be replenished daily
- 18. This is the most regular vital sign and when too high or low, it can cause serious health issues such as hyperthermia or hypothermia
- 19. An infection that comes specifically from bacteria or viruses activated through an animal to put the general public at risk. *an issue with xenotransplantation
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- 1. when breeders select two parents with beneficial traits producing a large quantity of offspring with desired traits
- 2. a process in which ovaries are stimulated with drugs to release eggs, then surgically retrieved and fertilized outside of the body before being placed back into a biological female
- 4. This type of vaccine uses a killed version of the pathogen and do not provide lifelong immunity, a common example is the flu shot
- 5. These types of cells process antigens and bridge the innate and adaptive immunity
- 6. This is the most irregular vital sign which can be affected by stress, anger, waking up and standing up too fast
- 9. A unit of energy based on the amount of heat it takes to raise 1 gram of water by 1°C
- 10. This is the third of four steps of digestion
- 11. This is a mode of indirect transmission where the pathogen is spread through food or water
- 13. These are used to carry out chemical reactions by lowering the activation required for a chemical reaction. These are required to sustain human life.
- 14. This is the origination or development of a disease
- 15. Nuts, fish, meat and dairy are high in this macronutrient composed of amino acids