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