Across
- 2. horizontal plane that divides the body into superior and inferior portions
- 4. related to the groin, refers to entire lower area of the abdomen
- 9. spread of a certain disease due to the bite of a vector
- 10. a multilayered membrane that protects and holds the organs in place within the abdominal cavity
- 12. a pathological condition caused by an absent or defective gene
- 14. study of the cause of disease
- 15. a space formed by the hip bones and contains the organs of the reproductive and excretory systems
- 17. an unfavorable response due to prescribed medical treatment
- 19. an illness caused by living pathogenic organisms such as bacteria and viruses
- 20. aka the midline, the sagittal plane that divides the body into equal left and right halves
Down
- 1. means the direction towards or nearer the midline
- 3. produces symptoms for which no physiological or anatomical cause can be identified
- 5. secrete chemical substances into ducts that lead either to other organs or out of the body
- 6. the enlargement of an organ or tissue because of an abnormal increase in the number of cells in the tissues
- 7. a group of hereditary bleeding disorders in which blood-clotting factor is missing
- 8. surrounds and protects the heart and lungs
- 11. an illness without known cause
- 13. fused double layer of the parietal peritoneum that attaches parts of the intestine to the interior abdominal wall
- 16. means situated nearest the midline or beginning of a body structure
- 18. unspecialised cells that are able to renew themselves for long periods of time by cell division