Across
- 3. from within the body
- 7. one of the sterols containing a four-ring carbon structure with a carbon side chain
- 8. disease characterized by plaques on the inner walls of the arteries
- 10. a substance that can cause cancer
- 12. disease of the heart and blood vessels throughout the body
- 13. tiny spherical complexes of emulsified fat that arise during digestion
- 15. from outside the body
Down
- 1. major storage form of fat in the body
- 2. higher-than-normal acidity in the blood and body fluids
- 4. metabolic disorder characterized by elevated blood glucose resulting from insufficient/ineffective insulin
- 5. requiring oxygen
- 6. not requiring oxygen
- 9. a fat digesting enzyme secreted from the salivary gland at the base of the tongue
- 11. vessels that carry blood from the heart to the tissues
- 14. the swelling of body tissue caused by excessive amounts of fluid in the interstitial spaces