Across
- 3. – Disease-causing organism
- 4. – Kneecap
- 9. – Protein that speeds up chemical reactions
- 12. – Shoulder blade
- 13. – Stitch to close a wound
- 16. – Tiny air sacs where gas exchange occurs
- 17. – Device used to measure temperature
- 20. – Layer of skin beneath the epidermis
- 21. – High blood pressure
- 22. – Tissue connecting bone to bone
- 24. – Chemical messenger in the body
- 25. – Functional unit of the kidney
- 26. – Airways branching from the trachea
- 28. – Blood vessel that returns blood to the heart
- 29. – Blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart
- 32. – Inflammation of skin
- 34. – Surgical cut
- 37. – Inflammation of a joint
- 38. – Removal of tissue for examination
- 39. – Basic functional unit of the nervous system
- 40. – Swelling caused by fluid accumulation
Down
- 1. – Identification of a disease
- 2. – Condition of low oxygen levels
- 5. – Low red blood cell count
- 6. – Voice box
- 7. – Inflammation of the stomach lining
- 8. – Thigh bone, longest bone of the body
- 10. – Structural unit of compact bone
- 11. – Upper chamber of the heart
- 14. – Tissue connecting muscle to bone
- 15. – Abnormally slow heart rate
- 18. – Likely outcome of a disease
- 19. – Throat region behind mouth and nasal cavity
- 23. – Inflammation of the liver
- 27. – Disease of muscle tissue
- 30. – Loss of bone density
- 31. – Lower chamber of the heart
- 33. – Protective coverings of the brain and spinal cord
- 35. – Nerve damage or dysfunction
- 36. – Abnormally fast heart rate