Medical
Across
- 1. An infectious agent that reproduces by entering a host cell and using the host’s genetic material to make copies of itself
- 3. One of the mineral constituents of bone
- 4. Substance, secreted by an endocrine gland, that travels through the blood to a distant organ or gland where it influences the structure or function of that organ or gland
- 7. Study of the preparation, properties, uses, and side effects of drugs
- 10. Chemical substances, produced by bacteria or primitive plants
- 13. Particles of drug suspended in air
- 14. Twelve pairs of curved bones that form the chest wall. True ribs are the first 7 pairs; false ribs are pairs 8 to 10; floating ribs are pairs 11 and 12
- 15. Administration of drugs in gaseous or vapor form through the nose or
- 16. Straightening of a flexed limb
Down
- 2. Instrument (tube) for introducing or withdrawing fluids from the body
- 5. Outermost layer of the skin
- 6. Pigmented (colored) layer that opens and closes to allow more or less light into the eye. The central opening of the iris is the pupil
- 8. Secreted by the adrenal medulla; increases heart rate and blood pressure
- 9. Medical doctor specializing in rehabilitation (physic/o means function)
- 11. Body’s ability to resist foreign organisms and toxins that damage tissues and organs
- 12. Detailed plan for treatment of an illness