Across
- 1. Flexible muscular structure of the oral cavity; it helps in tasting, masticating and ingesting food, and also facilitates speech
- 2. Each of the hairs lining the free edge of the eyelid; they prevent dust and other particles from entering the eye
- 3. Muscular organ divided into four chambers; its regular rhythmic contractions cause blood to circulate throughout the organism
- 5. Device used to extract a liquid or a gas from one of the patient’s orifices
- 7. Joint that articutes the thighbone (femur) with the lower section of the leg (tibia
- 9. Outer orifice of the nasal fossae lined with hairs that filter inhaled air, thus preventing the penetration of foreign bodies
- 11. Antiseptic used to clean and disinfect wounds
- 12. Instrument that uses a back-and-forth motion to clean mouth
- 13. Whitish section between the root and the body of the nail corresponding to the visible front portion of the matrix
- 14. Protruding portion of the face that varies in shape; it corresponds to the lower jawbone
- 15. Folding bed on casters which is used to transport the sick and the injured
- 16. Dust opening out through which tears produced by (… canal)
Down
- 1. Instrument used to remove fragments of a foreign body accidentally introduced under the skin
- 4. Person who undergoes treatment, a medical examination or a surgical procedure
- 5. Substance that kills pathogenic microorganisms on living tissue
- 6. Orifice in which the sweat duct opens, allowing excretion of sweat onto the surface of the skin
- 8. Fleshy extensions of the lower section of the pinna
- 10. Bulging glass tube sealed at its ends; it contains a specific dose of medication or a pharmaceutical product in liquid form
- 11. Holder of a degree in medicine, the physician establishes the diagnosis and prescribes treatment and medication
- 12. Pill made of compressed powder that contains a dose of medication or a pharmaceutical product