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