Across
- 2. System made up of heart, arteries, veins and capillaries; heart pumps oxygenated blood through the arteries to capillaries then to the body, returns the deoxygenated blood through the veins back to the heart
- 4. seizures, weakness or paralysis
- 6. blood cells which prevents bleeding
- 10. organ which is part of the digestive system which plays a key role in digesting
- 11. hormone produced in the pancreas which controls the amount of glucose in blood
- 14. System body’s defense against foreign organisms and substances
- 15. highly contagious viral infection; can lead to paralysis and even death
- 17. referring to the hearts arteries and veins
- 19. System responsible for the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide
- 21. inability to move
- 23. Fever virus transmitted by mosquitoes which affects the liver and kidneys and can even cause death
- 24. part of the DNA molecule which holds heritable traits
Down
- 1. grafting tissues from a patient’s own body
- 3. occurs when the blood flow in the brain is blocked by a blood clot or rupture of an artery causing a lack of oxygen and brain cell death resulting in speech difficulties and paralysis on one side of the body
- 5. inherited metabolic disease which is a lipid storage disorder
- 7. Marrow soft, fatty tissue, which fills the cavities of bones and contains hematopoietic
- 8. viral infection which causes aches and pains, fever and breathing problems
- 9. component of a carbohydrate; is an important energy source for living organisms
- 12. condition where the body becomes reddened, swollen, hot and painful
- 13. impulse producing cell which is a part of the nervous system
- 16. device used to regulate the rhythm of the heart
- 18. viral disease of mammals which attacks the nervous system causing flu like symptoms first and eventually aggression, agitation, confusion, muscle
- 20. agent which stimulates the immune system to improve immunity
- 22. cells which can turn into more bone marrow or any type of blood cell