Across
- 2. organic compounds required in small quantities in the diet because they cannot be synthesized by the body
- 3. medications that cause increased urine production
- 5. underactive thyroid gland; underproduction of thyroid hormones
- 7. serve administrative tasks that involve patient record-keeping.
- 10. an inorganic substance needed by the human body for good health
- 11. extreme tiredness resulting from mental or physical exertion or illness.
- 13. less than; lacking
- 17. physicians who specialize in diagnosing and treating conditions of endocrine glands
- 18. more than; excessive
- 19. a disease in which the body’s ability to produce or respond to the hormone insulin is impaired
- 20. experts in promoting health and managing disease using food and nutrition.
Down
- 1. inserting needle into a vein to draw blood, administer medication, or insert an IV
- 4. procedure of performing venipuncture to take a blood sample from a vein
- 6. over the counter
- 8. overactive thyroid gland; overproduction of thyroid hormones
- 9. chemical messengers in the body carried through the blood
- 12. relating to disease caused by antibodies produced against substances naturally present in the body.
- 14. made by chemical synthesis, especially to imitate a natural product.
- 15. blood vessel that carries blood towards the heart
- 16. many; multiple