Across
- 4. a pressure, squeezing, or pain in the chest that is often a sign of heart disease or a heart attack
- 6. a hormone that is produced in the pancreas and directs cells to consume blood
- 10. the probable consequence of a disease (death or recovery, for example)
- 13. he spread of abnormal cells from one part of the body (initial site) to another (secondary site
- 16. the swelling of body tissues during an immune response
- 17. substances that trigger allergic reactions in the body
- 19. a growth of abnormal cells in the body’s tissues
- 21. the largest artery in the body
- 22. an immune response in which the body reacts destructively to a harmless substance
- 24. a circular, hollow, wire mesh tube
- 25. a disease characterized by a mass of abnormally growing cells that spread and can cause pain, illness, and death
- 26. a condition in which the joints become inflamed, fl causing pain and stiffness
- 27. flaps of tissue that control fl blood flow in the heart
- 28. a substance that causes blood vessels to leak fluids fl into body tissues, resulting in swelling
Down
- 1. an allergic response in which fl uid fills fl the lungs fi and air passages narrow, restricting breathing
- 2. small, thin blood vessels that carry oxygen and nutrients from the arteries to the body’s tissues
- 3. a problem or secondary infection that results from or accompanies a diseas
- 5. large, muscular blood vessels that transport blood from the heart to the capillaries
- 7. blood vessels that carry blood from the capillaries back to the heart
- 8. a sample of tissue removed from the body for microscopic study also the procedure of removing a tissue sample from the body for testing
- 9. he body’s internal balance and stability typically maintained despite changing conditions
- 11. a treatment in which medicines are administered to kill cancer cells
- 12. a medical emergency in which the coronary arteries become blocked and restrict blood flow fl to the heart, causing the heart to beat irregularly
- 14. an interruption of the blood fl ow to a section of fl the brain
- 15. a condition that is characterized by high blood pressure, which can lead to heart disease or stroke
- 18. a type of arthritis characterized by sudden, severe, and painful swelling of a joint
- 20. the recurrence of a disease, in which signs and symptoms return after a period of remission
- 23. alterations of a gene’s normal structure can lead to disease