Medical Terminology Ch.2 - Giselle Briseno

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Across
  1. 2. fundamental physical and functional unit of heredity
  2. 7. surrounds and protects the heart and lungs
  3. 10. abnormal development or growth of cells, tissue, or organs
  4. 11. secrete chemical substances into ducts that lead either to other organs or out of the body
  5. 15. means the direction towards or nearer the midline
  6. 16. a pathological condition caused by an absent or defective gene
  7. 24. the specialized epithelial tissue that forms the epidermis of the skin and the surface layer of mucous membranes
  8. 26. a multilayered membrane that protects and holds the organs in place within the abdominal cavity
  9. 27. the enlargement of an organ or tissue because of an abnormal increase in the number of cells in the tissues
  10. 29. divided into four
  11. 30. refers to the front, or bellyside, of the body or organ
Down
  1. 1. spread of certain disease due to the bite of a vector
  2. 3. produces symptoms for which no physiological or anatomical cause can be identified
  3. 4. a space formed by the hip bones and contains the organs of the reproductive and excretory systems
  4. 5. an illness caused by living pathogenic organisms such as bacteria and viruses
  5. 6. unspecialised cells that are able to renew themselves for long periods of time by cell division
  6. 8. aka the midline, the sagittal plane that divides the body into equal left and right halves
  7. 9. located below the stomach
  8. 12. PKU, a rare genetic disorder in which the essential digestive enzyme phenylalanine hydroxylase is missing
  9. 13. means behind the peritoneum
  10. 14. horizontal plane that divides the body into superior and inferior portions
  11. 17. related to the groin, refers to entire lower area of the abdomen
  12. 18. an unfavorable response due to prescribed medical treatment
  13. 19. means situated nearest the midline or beginning of a body structure
  14. 20. fused double layer of the parietal peritoneum that attaches parts of the intestine to the interior abdominal wall
  15. 21. an illness without known cause
  16. 22. a group of hereditary bleeding disorders in which blood-clotting factor is missing
  17. 23. situated farthest from the midline or beginning of a body structure
  18. 25. study of the cause of disease
  19. 28. specialized epithelial tissue that lines the blood and lymph vessels, body cavities, glands, and organs