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