Human body and health

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Across
  1. 1. Flexible muscular structure of the oral cavity; it helps in tasting, masticating and ingesting food, and also facilitates speech
  2. 2. Each of the hairs lining the free edge of the eyelid; they prevent dust and other particles from entering the eye
  3. 3. Muscular organ divided into four chambers; its regular rhythmic contractions cause blood to circulate throughout the organism
  4. 5. Device used to extract a liquid or a gas from one of the patient’s orifices
  5. 7. Joint that articutes the thighbone (femur) with the lower section of the leg (tibia
  6. 9. Outer orifice of the nasal fossae lined with hairs that filter inhaled air, thus preventing the penetration of foreign bodies
  7. 11. Antiseptic used to clean and disinfect wounds
  8. 12. Instrument that uses a back-and-forth motion to clean mouth
  9. 13. Whitish section between the root and the body of the nail corresponding to the visible front portion of the matrix
  10. 14. Protruding portion of the face that varies in shape; it corresponds to the lower jawbone
  11. 15. Folding bed on casters which is used to transport the sick and the injured
  12. 16. Dust opening out through which tears produced by (… canal)
Down
  1. 1. Instrument used to remove fragments of a foreign body accidentally introduced under the skin
  2. 4. Person who undergoes treatment, a medical examination or a surgical procedure
  3. 5. Substance that kills pathogenic microorganisms on living tissue
  4. 6. Orifice in which the sweat duct opens, allowing excretion of sweat onto the surface of the skin
  5. 8. Fleshy extensions of the lower section of the pinna
  6. 10. Bulging glass tube sealed at its ends; it contains a specific dose of medication or a pharmaceutical product in liquid form
  7. 11. Holder of a degree in medicine, the physician establishes the diagnosis and prescribes treatment and medication
  8. 12. Pill made of compressed powder that contains a dose of medication or a pharmaceutical product