Across
- 4. the act of swallowing
- 6. the release of the oocyte from a follicle
- 7. the production of germ cells by the ovary
- 8. the process of getting air into and out of lungs
- 11. hormone that affects day/night sleep cycles
- 14. watery liquid found in lymph vessels
- 15. sensory receptors that respond to pain
- 16. to take in by means of suction
- 19. red blood cells that carry O2 in blood
- 21. blood plasma filtered by the nephrons in the kidneys
- 23. hormone that lowers blood glucose
- 24. includes nasal cavity, paranasal cavity, pharynx
Down
- 1. behind the peritoneum
- 2. the process to make sperm
- 3. the breakdown of food molecules
- 5. sensory receptors that respond to light
- 9. proteins secreted by cells infected with a virus
- 10. the ease with which the lungs inflate
- 12. blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart
- 13. proteins activated by foreign cells or antibodies to those cells
- 17. the fluid portion of blood
- 18. blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart
- 20. the rate at which blood flows through the kidneys
- 22. hormone that stimulates bone growth