Across
- 1. It is a rise in the body’s temperature due to a reaction to infection
- 4. Semifluid mixture of food and gastric juice in the stomach
- 9. Chemical that dilates blood vessels and causes them to become “leakier”, making it permeable to fluids and WBC
- 13. Infection with the bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- 14. Substance that triggers and allergy; includes food, dust mites, pollen, fur, and oils
- 15. A condition in which the immune system lacks one or more essential components
- 18. A cartilage flap that covers the glottis so that food will enter the esophagus, not the lungs
- 19. These are the finest branches of the bronchi
- 21. Tiny sac with a wall of epithelial tissue that is one cell layer thick
- 22. Process of controlling the concentration of ions in their body fluids
- 24. Disease caused by fatty deposits in the walls of the artery
- 26. It is the fluid of the circulatory system that carries important substances like oxygen and glucose
- 27. It is the elimination of metabolic wastes
- 29. Scavenger cells that engulf and destroy bacteria and debris
- 30. Tube that connects the bladder with the outside of the body
Down
- 2. Tiny fingerlike projections that absorb nutrients found in the small intestine
- 3. An enzyme that digests protein
- 5. This is caused by antibodies produced against incompatible blood types
- 6. Narrowing of blood vessels that occurs when arterioles contract
- 7. Rhythmic waves of contraction that propel food in one direction
- 8. Substance that stimulates active immunity against pathogen without causing any illness
- 10. Mineral-hardened structures embedded in the jaws
- 11. It is the external entrance to the nasal cavity
- 12. Pigment that makes red blood cells appear red; a protein that carries oxygen
- 16. Entrance of food into the digestive tract
- 17. This hormone stimulates the production of sodium channels in the nephron
- 20. It is where cells and cell fragments are suspended; also called extracellular matrix
- 23. Liquid waste formed after cleansing the blood
- 25. Another term for white blood cells
- 28. Functional units of the kidney