Across
- 1. Semi-liquid mixture of partially digested food and gastric secretions entering the duodenum.
- 3. Biconcave, anucleate cell specialized for oxygen transport via hemoglobin.
- 6. The degree of ventricular myocardial fiber stretch at the end of diastole, related to venous return.
- 8. The intrinsic property of cardiac muscle that determines the strength of contraction independent of preload.
- 9. Mechanical process of moving air into and out of the lungs
Down
- 1. Glucocorticoid hormone released by the adrenal cortex in response to stress, influencing metabolism and immunity.
- 2. Condition characterized by insufficient oxygen availability at the tissue level.
- 4. Nucleated blood cell involved in immune defense and inflammatory responses.
- 5. Hormone secreted by pancreatic α-cells that increases blood glucose via glycogenolysis and gluconeogenesis.
- 7. Serine protease produced by the pancreas that digests proteins in the small intestine.