Medical terms
Across
- 3. Chemical reactions within body that convert fuel to energy
- 5. Glands that release substances directly into the bloodstream
- 8. Most common white blood cell type
- 10. Blue discolouration of skin due to lack of oxygen
- 11. Major vein leading into heart
- 13. Vertical plane that divides body to left and right
- 15. Blood vessel carrying oxygenated blood
- 16. Increased cell size
- 19. Reduced cell size
- 20. To the front
- 21. A diploid cell formed after the fusion of gametes
- 22. Membrane that surrounds the lungs
- 23. Middle part of a long bone, contains bone marrow
- 26. A blood clot or other blockage travelling in the bloodstream
- 27. Anything that can stimulate an immune response
- 29. Blood vessel carrying deoxygenated blood
- 32. Swelling caused by buildup of fluid in tissues
- 33. Membrane lining the abdominal cavity
- 34. Area of skin supplied by single spinal nerve / spinal cord level
- 35. Breastbone
- 36. Immune cell that produces antibodies
- 37. Upper arm bone
- 38. Major artery leading out of heart
- 39. Programmed cell death
- 40. Embryonic tissue that develops nerve tissue and epidermis
- 41. Gap between neurons
Down
- 1. Loss of blood from damaged blood vessel
- 2. Longest bone in human body
- 4. A condition with low red blood cell levels
- 6. Main constituent of blood, acts as medium for transportation of other parts
- 7. Of or relating to cartilage
- 9. Clusters of cell bodies in the peripheral nervous system
- 12. Turning palm to face downwards
- 14. Second longest bone in human body
- 15. Tiny air sacs in lungs where gas exchange occurs
- 17. Low blood pressure
- 18. Of the heart
- 22. Any organism that can cause disease
- 24. Loss of consciousness due to insufficient blood flow to the brain
- 25. Shocking a patient to restore heart rhythm
- 28. Non-programmed, pathological cell death
- 30. To the back
- 31. Located or applied under the skin