Anatomy Ch.1 pt.1

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Across
  1. 8. Muscle or gland (or other organ) capable of being activated by nerve endings.
  2. 9. The part of the double-layered membrane that lines the outer surfaces of organs within the ventral body cavity.
  3. 10. Attachment of a muscle that remains relatively fixed during muscular contraction.
  4. 11. state of body equilibrium or stable internal environment of the body.
  5. 13. Relating to the limbs; one of the two major divisions of the skeleton.
  6. 14. Sum total of the chemical reactions occurring in the body cells.
Down
  1. 1. The most common homeostatic control mechanism. The net effect is that the output of the system shuts off the original stimulus or reduces its intensity.
  2. 2. A longitudinal (vertical) plane that divides the body or any of its parts into right and left portions.
  3. 3. Clear, watery fluid secreted by cells of a serous membrane.
  4. 4. Feedback that tends to cause the level of a variable to change in the same direction as an initial change.
  5. 5. Branch of anatomy dealing with the microscopic structure of tissues.
  6. 6. Specific sagittal plane that lies exactly in the midline.
  7. 7. Longitudinal(vertical) plane that divides the body or an organ into anterior and posterior parts.
  8. 12. A series of catabolic steps in which complex food molecules are broken down to their building blocks by enzymes.