Apologia Anatomy Lesson 13A

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Across
  1. 3. The largest of the lymph organs. Its main job is to filter blood.
  2. 9. What we call diseases that can be spread from one person to another.
  3. 14. The term that is used to describe diseases that are long-lasting.
  4. 15. When a cell starts to reproduce abnormally, a ___________ is formed.
  5. 16. One-celled organisms found nearly everywhere on your body.
  6. 17. Diseases that are caused by parasites such as bacteria, fungi, worms and viruses. TWO WORDS
  7. 19. When a disease is life-threatening it is said to be _______________.
  8. 20. The body's ability to resist infection and disease.
Down
  1. 1. The term that is used to describe diseases that are short-lived.
  2. 2. When a disease does not cause significant harm it is said to be __________.
  3. 4. The part of your body's defense against infections that includes special nodes and vessels, and carries a special fluid. TWO WORDS
  4. 5. An infection that spreads throughout your body, affecting many of your body's systems. TWO WORDS
  5. 6. The name of the fluid that enters the lymph vessels.
  6. 7. Masses of tissue in the throat that work much like your lymph nodes.
  7. 8. An infection that is restricted to one area of your body. TWO WORDS
  8. 10. Tiny masses found scattered throughout your body that filter lymph fluid. TWO WORDS
  9. 11. Something that upsets the normal homeostatic functioning of your body's systems.
  10. 12. The vessels through which lymph fluid travels. TWO WORDS
  11. 13. Microscopic germs that get inside your body and can potentially cause an infection.
  12. 18. The change that happens in DNA when it is not copied correctly.