Across
- 3. Occurs when the circulatory system carries bacteria and their toxins to all parts of the body.
- 5. An objective symptom characterized by redness, pain, swelling and/or increased temperature.
- 6. Fatty tissue below the dermal layer of the skin.
- 9. Oil glands that produce sebum.
- 11. Pre-existing reason that may prevent or restrict a service; may present as a medical condition, medications used or visual signs.
- 13. Glands that filter out toxic substances, like bacteria.
- 16. A protein in the red blood cells that attracts oxygen molecules through the process known as oxygenation.
- 18. Type of melanin that produces brown/black hair color.
- 20. Cells that produce melanin.
- 21. Inflamed, red, itchy, irritated skin due to an exposure to an irritant or allergen.
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- 1. The study of the structures of the body that can be seen with the naked eye.
- 2. Bulges that form if veins stretch and lose their elasticity.
- 4. Coordinates and controls the overall operation of the human body.
- 7. Function of the skin by which sebum is discharged from the sebaceous glands to keep the skin soft, supple and pliable.
- 8. Front portion of the nail matrix that creates a half-moon shape at the base of the nail plate.
- 10. General term for inflammation of the proximal nail fold or lateral nail folds.
- 12. Muscle that causes the hair to stand on end when a person is scared or cold.
- 14. Virus that interferes with the body’s natural immune system and causes it to break down.
- 15. Sensitivity that may develop from contact with normally harmless substances.
- 16. Common viral infection that can lead to health problems such as genital warts, plantar warts, cervical changes and cervical cancer.
- 17. The portion of the muscle joined to movable attachments such as bones, muscles or skin; the part that experiences more movement when the muscle contracts.
- 19. The second layer of a hair strand; gives hair most of its pigment and strength (elasticity).