Across
- 3. The hormone that promotes the activity of osteoblasts, hormone levels drop in females after the menopause
- 6. Cavity containing the lungs
- 10. Hold bones in position
- 11. The system that fights infection and illness
- 14. Another word for windpipe
- 15. Controls the amount of light entering the eye
- 17. This part of the eye is located in front of the lens
- 18. The lower thicker wall of the heart
- 20. Produced by the liver and gall bladder, aids digestion
- 21. what is the yellow liquid found in blood?
- 23. Restores body to normal resting state
- 25. The role of the liver breaking down poisons such as alcohol and drugs
- 26. Liver cells remove surplus amino acids producing Urea
- 27. The maintenance of ideal or optimal conditions in the body
Down
- 1. An iron-containing protein found in red blood cells
- 2. Another word for buccal cavity
- 4. A respiratory condition often caused by long-term smoking
- 5. This tube connects the middle ear to the throat and allows middle ear to be at the same pressure as the atmospheric air
- 7. Covers the ends of bones to prevent them rubbing together
- 8. Membrane that protects the Cornea
- 9. The system responsible for blood flow pumped by the heart
- 12. A painful abdominal condition developed from an imbalance in bile, often treated with keyhole surgery
- 13. This system prepares us for action fight or flight
- 16. - removes bone by using enzymes to dissolve bone salt
- 18. Line the the small intestine and collect nutrients
- 19. The upper thinner wall of the heart
- 22. The system consisting of glands that make hormones
- 24. The word used for when the body's immune system attacks itself