Physiology - part I
Across
- 2. the blood vessel that takes blood away from the heart
- 7. the name of the substance that gives plants their green colour
- 9. the official term for the windpipe used for breathing in and out
- 10. the Latin name for the tree-like structures in the lungs
- 11. the organ that sends bile to the intestine to dissolve fat
- 14. the way the blood travels around the body
- 15. the small attachment at the end of the colon that can become inflamed
- 16. the name of the upper chambers in the heart
- 17. one way in which we prepare food ready for eating
- 19. the blood vessel that brings blood back to the heart
Down
- 1. the name of the lower chambers of the heart
- 3. the tiny, thread-like blood vessels that release oxygen and take in carbon dioside
- 4. the official term for the gullet where food is transferred to the stomach
- 5. the acid that breaks down the food in the stomach
- 6. the type of movement done by the heart and the breathing
- 8. name of the small projections on the inside of the intestine that absorb the food
- 12. the area where the food goes to after being in the stomach
- 13. the 'water' that is released by glands in the mouth to soften food
- 15. the air-cells that absorb oxygen into the blood in the lungs
- 18. the name of what we inhale during breathing