Medical Terminology Crossword Puzzle
Across
- 3. The process of identifying a disease or injury by examining a patient's signs and symptoms
- 4. Stores and concentrates bile
- 8. Blood vessel that carries oxygen-rich blood from the heart to the organs and tissues
- 9. Blood that carries platelets, red blood cells and white blood cells around the body
- 10. Evidence of disease that can be observed by others
- 11. A clear or white fluid that is part of the body's immune system
- 13. Organs that produce and release substance such as hormones, sweat, tears, saliva and milk
- 15. Carries food and liquid from the mouth to stomach
- 18. Body fluid in the circulatory system
- 22. Evidence of a disease perceived by patient
- 24. The study of the body's structure
- 25. A protein fillament that grows from follicles
- 26. When the spaces inside the nose become inflamed and swollen
- 27. Stores and filters blood
- 28. Clear/yellow fluid that remains from blood plasma after clotting factors have been removed
- 29. Protects the fingers and toes from injury
Down
- 1. A muscular tube in the neck
- 2. small cell fragments that help stop bleeding
- 5. Blood vessel which oxygen and nutrients travel from the heart to organs
- 6. The study of how living organisms function
- 7. The study of disease
- 8. Lymphoid tissue that sits in the back the nasal passage
- 12. Produces digestive enzymes and hormones
- 14. Largest organ in the body
- 16. The likelihood of a disease's development or outcome
- 17. A tissue in the throat that prevents infection
- 19. Lymphoid organ of the immune system
- 20. Blood vessels located throughout the body
- 21. A tube or vessel carrying bodily fluid
- 23. A group of cells that have similar structure and that function together as a unit
- 26. Hollow places in the skull and facial bones that are filled with air and lined with mucus