Diagnostic Suffixes
Across
- 3. pertaining to the reproductive organs
- 5. (2 words)space between the neck and diaphragm; houses the lungs
- 8. pertaining to teeth or dentistry
- 10. (2 words)tissue specializing in connection and support of body parts
- 14. pertaining to the diaphragm
- 15. pertaining to food or nutrition(alimentary canal)
- 17. pertaining to the skin of the body
- 18. muscular wall dividing thoracic and abdominal cavities
- 21. regarding the heart
- 22. secreting internally; relating to endocrine glands
- 24. relating to vessels for passage of bodily fluids
- 25. pertaining to a joint
- 28. relating to feces (stool or excrement)
- 30. smallest blood vessels
- 33. pertaining to the nerves
- 34. pertaining to blood circulation
- 35. relating to metabolism
- 37. (adj.) secreting mucus or covered by mucus
- 39. (n.) slippery secretion of mucous membranes; acts like a lubrication
- 40. pertaining to the neck or cervix
- 41. pertaining to lymph or lymphatic vessels
- 43. tissue tissue that carries nerve impulses
- 44. urogenital chamber of birds into which the intestinal, urinary, and generative canals discharge
- 46. pertaining to fingers or toes
- 47. small hairlike structures
- 48. occurring involuntarily
- 58. pertaining to organs of excretion and reproduction
- 59. pertaining to the heart and blood vessels
- 61. connective tissue membrane
- 64. pertaining to the large or small intestine
- 65. cover or surround a part of the body
- 66. (2 words)muscle tissues that are automatically controlled by the nervous system tissue
- 70. (2 words)tissue that protects, lines, or invests body organs
- 71. the first or proximal portion of the small intestine
- 72. relating to biological heredity
- 73. pertaining to sexual intercourse
Down
- 1. (2 words)tissue with the power to contract and thus produce movement; can be skeletal muscle, smooth muscle, or cardiac muscle
- 2. regarding the relaxation of the heart muscle, allowing heart chambers to fill with blood
- 4. space between the diaphragm and hip bones; houses the major digestive organs
- 6. space or hollow within the body
- 7. trunk and skull (skeleton)
- 9. secondary or accessory
- 10. pertaining to the heart
- 11. terminal portions: legs, feet, hooves, paws
- 12. relating to the outer layer of skin
- 13. division of the intestine
- 16. pertaining to arteries or the blood in them
- 19. (3 words)muscle tissues controlled by conscious effort; also called skeletal muscle
- 20. the mass of tissues and organs separating the two lungs
- 23. pertaining to the bones of the body
- 26. upper part of the trachea (windpipe)
- 27. concerning the production of offspring
- 29. (3 words)specialized form of involuntary muscle tissue found only in the heart
- 31. pertaining to the system of urine excretion
- 32. relating to hormones
- 36. pertaining to air tubes of the lungs
- 38. pertaining to the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the atmosphere and body cells
- 42. tail area
- 44. pertaining to the space enclosed by the skull; houses the brain and pituitary gland
- 45. (2 words)spaces within the vertebrae; houses the spinal cord
- 49. external secretion of a gland
- 50. striped, as in the appearance of voluntary (skeletal) muscles
- 51. pertaining to the muscles
- 52. relating to the discharge of waste
- 53. tubular food passage between the neck and stomach
- 54. relating to the skin
- 55. pertaining to the brain, particularly the cerebrum
- 56. pertaining to the lower back
- 57. part of the large intestine
- 60. regarding the conversion of food into chemical substances the body uses
- 62. falling out at the end of a stage or season; first set of teeth
- 63. membrane investing the abdominal cavity and viscera
- 67. cavity space between lungs and pleura
- 68. (pl. viscera) internal organ(s), particularly of the abdominal cavity
- 69. pertaining to the duodenum