Across
- 2. The large veins that carry blood into the right atrium of the heart.
- 4. The science that deals with the function of a plant or animal’s body.
- 7. The upper portion of the trachea.
- 8. To ascertain the quantity of a given constituent by adding a liquid reagent.
- 10. One of the two pumping chambers of the heart.
- 13. The number of times the heart beats in a minute.
- 15. The oxidation of organic compounds that occurs within cells.
- 17. The cavity that connects the mouth and nasal cavity to the throat.
- 21. Indicating the maximum arterial pressure occurring during contraction of the left ventricle.
- 25. The organ of the body that circulates the blood by its rhythmical contractions.
- 29. The pressure of the blood against the inner walls of the blood vessels.
- 30. A chemical substance formed in some organ of the body.
- 34. A way of limiting, controlling, or stopping an animal.
- 35. The number of times an organism breathes in one minute.
- 37. Of or pertaining to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- 41. Extremely narrow, microscopic blood vessel.
- 46. Indicating the arterial pressure during the interval between heartbeats.
- 47. The filtering and excretory unit of the kidney, consisting of the glomerulus and tubules.
- 48. Operates the voluntary motor activity of the body.
- 49. A major airway of the respiratory system.
- 52. Involuntary portion of the peripheral nervous system.
- 53. The pulsatory movement of blood in the body.
- 54. One or more bundles of fibers forming part of a system that conveys impulses of sensation.
- 55. The act of bringing air into the lungs through the contraction of the diaphragm.
- 56. The circulation of blood from the heart to the lungs for oxygenation.
Down
- 1. Used to measure blood pressure in an artery.
- 3. The act of exhaling or forcing air from the lungs. Also referred to as expiration.
- 5. A small endocrine gland located in the lower part of the brain.
- 6. One of the upper chambers of the heart.
- 9. One of the hormones produced by the medulla of the adrenal glands.
- 11. Of, pertaining to, or affecting the heart and blood vessels.
- 12. A blood vessel that functions in carrying blood from the heart.
- 14. Either of a pair of organs in the back part of the abdominal cavity that forms and excrete urine.
- 16. The bodily system consisting of the organs that produce, collect, and eliminate urine.
- 18. A pair of ductless glands, each located on or adjacent to a kidney.
- 19. Part of the autonomic system that slows the body from the flight-or-fight mode.
- 20. The circulatory system excluding the pulmonary circulation.
- 22. An instrument used in listening to convey sounds in the chest.
- 23. A nerve cell.
- 24. The tendency of a system to maintain internal stability.
- 26. A dye used as an acid-base indicator.
- 27. The brain and spinal cord in vertebrates, which receive sensory impulses.
- 28. A chemical process that takes place in living cells whereby food is “burned” to release energy.
- 31. A tiny, thin-walled air sac of the lung, in the walls of which gases are exchanged.
- 32. The part of the autonomic system that stimulates organs for flight or fight.
- 33. The layer or sheet of muscle and connective tissue.
- 36. An end-organ or a group of end organs of sensory or afferent neurons.
- 38. A ductless gland situated in the neck of humans and animals.
- 39. The act or process of discharging waste matter from the blood, tissues, or organs.
- 40. Any gland of the body that secretes a substance or hormone.
- 42. The main vessel that carries blood to all bodily organs except the lungs.
- 43. One of many subdivisions of the bronchial tubes within a lung; a small branch of the bronchus.
- 44. The expansion and contraction of an artery associated with each heartbeat.
- 45. The windpipe; in mammals, it extends from the throat to the bronchi.
- 50. Either of two spongy, saclike respiratory organs in most vertebrates, occupying the chest cavity.
- 51. Process that allows molecules to move across a membrane in an effort to equal concentration.