Module 8

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Across
  1. 2. another name for a dangerous type of skin cancer
  2. 3. a genetic disease sometimes called trisomy 21 (2 words)
  3. 7. blurred vision as a result of a misshapen cornea
  4. 9. type of implant that trnnsfers vibrations to the inner ear through the skull bones (2 words)
  5. 14. a type of hearing loss where ther is damage to the outer or middle ear
  6. 16. an educational program (slip,slop,slap,seek,slide) aims to prevent this disease
  7. 17. an example of a nutritional disease
  8. 18. a hormone that is secreted by pancreatic cells which results in a rise in blood glucose levels
  9. 20. the sensing component that monitors and responds to changes in the internal environment.
  10. 22. a hormone secreted by cells in the pancreas that removes glucose from the blood
  11. 24. seeking shade, sunbaking, licking forearms are examples of this type of adaptation
  12. 26. a cloudy lens
  13. 28. vasoconstriction, sweating, shivering are examples of this type of adaptation
  14. 29. used when a person has lost kidney function
  15. 32. large ears, thick fur,webbed feet are examples of this type of adaptation
  16. 33. the filtering units in a kidney
  17. 34. acts to bring about the changes needed to maintain a stable internal environment
Down
  1. 1. maintenance of a stable internal environment in response to a changing external environment
  2. 4. the study of patterne and causes of disease within populations
  3. 5. a refractive surgery procedure for treatment of myopia and astigmatism.
  4. 6. control centre for maintaining a stable internal environment
  5. 8. is an autoimmune condition where the body's own immune system is activated to destroy the beta cells in the pancreas which produce insulin(words and a number)
  6. 10. sometimes called nearsightedness
  7. 11. results from inability to control blood glucose levels
  8. 12. hearing loss caused by damage to the inner ear
  9. 13. structure found in some plants to reduce water loss (2 words)
  10. 15. magnifies sound to assist hearing
  11. 19. assists patients to hear when they have damage to the outer and middle ear (2 words)
  12. 21. nerves that branch from the central nervous system
  13. 23. sometimes called far sightedness
  14. 25. abreviation for the brain and spinal cord
  15. 27. environmental disease as a result of asbestos exposure
  16. 30. another name for a nerve cell
  17. 31. signalling molecules in the body that regulate physiology and behaviour