Medical Terms
Across
- 2. Relaxation phase of a heartbeat
- 3. Heel bone
- 6. Stationary blood clot in the cardiovascular system
- 7. Smallest long bone of the lower leg
- 8. Major protein substance that is tough and flexible and forms connective tissue in the body
- 9. Tue through which urine is transported from the bladder to the exterior of the body
- 11. Fine subdivision of the bronchi made of smooth muscle and elastic fibers
- 15. Sac lined with a synovial membrane that fills the space between tendons and joints
- 16. At or toward the front of the body
- 18. One of the five bones of the had between the wrist and the fingers
- 19. Back portion of the mouth
- 21. Abnormal discharge from the urethra
- 24. Layer of skin beneath the epidermis
- 25. Abnormally fast breathing
- 32. Opening of a blocked blood vessel
- 33. At or near the middle of the body
- 37. Inflammation of a vein with a thrombus
- 40. Above another body structure
- 41. Long bone in the thigh
- 42. Windpipe
- 43. Passageway at the back of the mouth for air and food
- 44. Inflammation of the skin
- 47. Smallest unit of a living structure
- 48. Outer portion of the skin
- 49. Chest cavity
Down
- 1. Muscle that divides the abdominal and thoracic cavities
- 4. Outermost layer of heart tissue
- 5. Below another body structure
- 10. Inflammation of the larynx, trachea, and bronchi
- 12. Abnormally slow breathing
- 13. Point at which two bones join together to allow movement
- 14. Innermost layer of the heart tissue
- 17. Pigment that determines skin, hair, and eye color
- 20. Joint inflammation
- 22. Tissue or organ that receives nerve impulses
- 23. Malignant tumor of bone
- 24. At or toward the back of the body
- 26. Inflammation of the appendix
- 27. Degenerative thinning of bone
- 28. Bottom layer of skin
- 29. Severe inflammation of the dermis and subcutaneous
- 30. Heart rate greater than 100 beats per minute
- 31. Muscular layer of heart tissue between the epicardium and the endocardium
- 34. Portion of the throat above the soft palate
- 35. Protective covering of the heart
- 36. Largest artery of the body
- 38. U-shaped bone of the lower jaw
- 39. Midsection of the lung where the nerves and vessels enter and exit
- 45. Cartilaginous division in the nose
- 46. At or toward the front of the body