Across
- 8. small punching bag like structure found in back of the mouth
- 9. closes of the trachea when food is swallowed
- 10. substance that should be limited in your diet
- 14. made up of amino acids
- 15. relating to the lungs
- 16. ballooning out of blood vessel
- 18. the dangerous PREGNANCY where the embryo develops in the fallopian tube
- 21. tube leading from the mouth to the stomach
- 22. blood vessel having a semipermeable membrane
- 25. cancer that is not life-threatening
- 26. DYSTROPHY, debilitating disease caused by deterioration of skeletal muscles
- 32. stimulant found in sodas, coffee and tea
- 36. helps the body function and some are fat soluble
- 38. the type of MEMBRANE which allows some items to pass through
- 40. stores urine
- 41. blood cell that clots the blood
- 42. carries blood back to the heart, contains valves
- 43. largest blood vessel
Down
- 1. refers to the heart and blood vessels
- 2. opioid pain reliever
- 3. fingerlike structure of the small intestine
- 4. reduction of blood flow to portions of the brain
- 5. the body’s main source of energy
- 6. a person’s need for increased amounts of a drug to get the desired affect
- 7. filters the blood
- 11. respiratory disease affecting the airways
- 12. irregular heartbeat
- 13. lung disease affecting the alveoli
- 17. classification of drugs that distort reality
- 19. weakening of the walls of the ventricles
- 20. addictive substance in tobacco products
- 22. destruction of the liver tissue caused by excessive amounts of alcohol
- 23. liquid portion of blood
- 24. type of drug smoked or snorted
- 27. top chamber of the heart
- 28. single cell containing the chromosomes of mother/father
- 29. largest bone in the body
- 30. traveling clot
- 31. cancer causing substance
- 33. one of the first organs developed needed to remove toxins from the blood
- 34. anchors the developing embryo/fetus to the uterus
- 35. recognizable form of a developing human
- 37. the FLUID surrounding the developing embryo/fetus
- 39. tiny air sacs of the lungs