Medical Terminology

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Across
  1. 2. stored form of glucose
  2. 5. colored part of the eye that expands and contracts in response to light
  3. 6. a group of tissues that work together to perform a specific function
  4. 7. glial cells that phagocytose debris and foreign particles in the brain
  5. 11. a substance released by the pancreas to lower blood sugar levels
  6. 14. cranial nerve that controls vision
  7. 16. the nervous system that includes the brain and the spinal cord
  8. 17. near the middle of the body
  9. 19. blot, an assay used for protein amino acid analysis
  10. 21. condition that results in the yellowing of the skin due to the presence of too much bilirubin in the blood
  11. 22. lobe, the cerebral lobe responsible for executive functioning
  12. 24. mature red blood cell
  13. 27. the prefix for away from
  14. 28. the anatomical plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior sections
  15. 29. the body cavity that contains the heart and lungs
  16. 31. jaw bone
  17. 33. long bone in the thigh
  18. 34. chemical messengers that are released in the synapse
  19. 36. connective tissue layer of the skin beneath the epidermis
  20. 37. callosum, white matter tract that connect the two cerebral hemispheres
  21. 39. at or near the surface
Down
  1. 1. neural cells that support and protect neurons
  2. 3. the system involved in hormone production and regulation
  3. 4. a drug agent that prevents the formation of dangerous blood clots
  4. 8. inflammation of the esophagus
  5. 9. a condition where fluid accumulates in the brain and may cause the patients head to enlarge
  6. 10. connective tissue that connects muscle to bone
  7. 12. nerve, cranial nerve that controls eye movements such as raising the upper eyelid
  8. 13. tree like structure on a neuron that conducts nerve impulses towards the cell body
  9. 15. the suffix for inflammation
  10. 18. near the point of attachment to the trunk
  11. 20. nervous system that includes all peripheral nerves
  12. 23. a muscle that divides the abdominal and thoracic cavities
  13. 25. a gland that uses ducts to secrete substances to the outside of the body
  14. 26. brain structure in the diencephalon that is the major sensory relay station of the brain
  15. 30. cells that build bones
  16. 32. the prefix for against
  17. 33. a break in a bone
  18. 35. connective tissue that attaches bone to bone
  19. 38. mater, the superficial meningeal layer