Across
- 2. One of two large chambers located toward the bottom of the heart.
- 3. A loop of thread or yarn resulting from a single pass or movement of the needle in sewing, knitting, or surgical closing of wounds.
- 8. A break, crack, or bruise in a bone.
- 9. A blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart.
- 12. A strip of material used to bind a wound or to protect an injured part of the body.
- 14. A substance that prevents the growth of disease-causing microorganisms.
- 16. An injury to the skin caused by heat, cold, electricity, chemicals, or radiation.
- 17. A blood vessel that carries blood towards the heart.
Down
- 1. A device that is used to apply pressure to a limb or extremity in order to stop the flow of blood.
- 4. The system in the body that fights off disease.
- 5. A life-saving technique used in emergencies when someone's breathing or heartbeat has stopped.
- 6. The liquid part of blood, as distinguished from the suspended elements.
- 7. The rhythmic throbbing of the arteries as blood is propelled through them, typically felt in the wrists or neck.
- 10. A flexible but inelastic cord of strong fibrous collagen tissue attaching a muscle to a bone.
- 11. A band or bundle of fibrous tissue that has the ability to contract, producing movement in or maintaining the position of parts of the body.
- 12. The organ of the body in the head that controls functions, movements, sensations, and thoughts.
- 13. An injury to a ligament caused by tearing the fibers of the ligament.
- 14. One of millions of hollow, distensible cup-shaped cavities in the lungs where pulmonary gas exchange takes place.
- 15. The framework of bones supporting the body.