Across
- 6. pathogenic organisms or particles damage the body in the same way
- 7. the disease spreads to many individuals at the same time within a defined geographic region
- 8. as water leaks out of the vessels, tiny swelling occurs
- 9. compounds produced by certain living oranisms or in a laboratory that kill or inhibit bacterial pathogens
- 10. a tiny, primitive cell without a nucleus
- 12. skinfold covering the root of the nail
- 17. organ of the central nervous system
- 19. inhibition or inactivation of pathogens
- 24. organ of the cardiovascular system
- 26. study of disease
- 27. 'false' skin; outermost layer of the skin
- 28. gonads
- 30. objective atypical or unhealthy conditions that can be seen or measured by someone other than the patient
- 32. the deeper of the two layers of the skin, composed of dense fibrous connective tissue interspersed with glands, nerve endings, and blood vessels; called the true skin
- 33. structure of the urinary system
- 34. any objective variation from typical in a body structure
- 36. all body systems are structurally and functionally interrelated and interdependent
- 37. class of protein pigments in the skin; range in color from orange to read to brown
- 39. when signs and symptoms appear suddenly
- 40. connections between bones that make movement possible
- 41. a structure made up of two or more kinds of tissues that can together perform a more complex function than a single tissue
Down
- 1. bands of fibrous tissue that hold bones together
- 2. any device used to replace a body part or improve its function
- 3. something that is attached to the body
- 4. diseases that develop slowly and last for a long time
- 5. altered or mutated genes cause the production of atypical or variant proteins
- 10. organ of the skeletal system
- 11. acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
- 13. diseases with undetermined causes
- 14. watery fluid that contains lymphocytes, proteins, & some fatty molecules
- 15. vessel of the cardiovascular system that carry blood away from the heart
- 16. the condition or syndrome, as defined by a characteristic set of signs & symptoms
- 17. small, cushion-like sacs found between moving body parts, which movement easier
- 18. preventive method that stimulates a person's own immune system in a way that promotes the development of resistance to a particular pathogen
- 20. relating to an exocrine gland with secretory cells that release secretions by exocytosis
- 21. subjective atypical or unhealthy conditions felt only by the patient
- 22. removal and examination of living tissue
- 23. intracellular parasites that consist of a nucleic acid core surrounded by a protein coat and sometimes a lipoprotein envelope
- 25. relating toa category of exocrine gland that pinches off at its apical tip to release its secretion
- 26. integumentary system function
- 29. theory of a disease's cause
- 31. secretion of sebaceous glands
- 35. thick, slippery material that is secreted by the mucous membrane and keeps the membrane moist
- 36. chemicals secreted by the endocrine system
- 38. acts as a carrier of a pathogenic organism