Across
- 1. uppermost layer of the skin
- 6. increase in size of a body part or the organism
- 9. science and skill of distinguishing one disorder or disease from another
- 10. carries out the control center’s response to the stimulus
- 13. nearest to the point of attachment or origin.
- 14. helps the body in maintaining a stable environment
- 16. one of the main parts of the cell that houses the DNA
- 17. blood clotting
- 18. breaking down of ingested foodstuffs to simple molecules
- 19. science that deals with the effects and uses of drugs in the treatment of disease
Down
- 2. phase of the cardiac cycle during which the ventricles or atria relax
- 3. process of removing wastes from the body
- 4. the sum of all chemical processes that occur in the body
- 5. a plane that divides the body into superior and inferior portions
- 7. group of cells that have similar structures and function together as a unit.
- 8. the membrane that protects the heart
- 9. an illness characterized by a recognizable set of signs and symptoms
- 11. superior chambers of the heart
- 12. abnormality of structure or function
- 15. pertaining to the cheek or mouth