Chapter 5: Academic Knowledge: Medical Terminology and Body Organization | Crossword
Across
1. | a hollow space within the body that is lined by a membrane and contains bodily organs. |
4. | the functions or inner workings of the body. |
5. | a directional term that means above or higher up on the body. |
7. | a distinct body structure made of different tissues working together for the same purpose. |
11. | the part of the ventral cavity that lies above the diaphragm muscle; includes the pericardial cavity and two pleural cavities. |
13. | a directional term that refers to a point toward the side of the body. |
14. | a semifluid structure contained within the walls of a cell in which chemical reactions take place. |
16. | organelles that function as power stations for cells. |
18. | organelles that build proteins for the cell; may be free in the cytoplasm or attached to rough endoplasmic reticulum. |
19. | organelles that use digestive enzymes to destroy used, dead, and foreign materials that are left behind after energy is used up. |
20. | a directional term that refers to body structures farther below the surface of the body. |
21. | a directional term used to talk about a point closer to the head. |
Down
1. | a group of organs working together to perform a vital function in the body. |
2. | a directional term that refers to a part that is farther away from the attachment site on the body; can also be used to describe internal organs. |
3. | the body plane that divides the body (or organ) into its front and back sections; also called the coronal plane. |
4. | a directional term that indicates that the part being discussed is closer to the point of attachment to the body; can also be used to describe internal organs. |
6. | a term that means more than one in number. |
8. | a directional term that refers to the front side of the body. |
9. | the organelle that contains genetic material controls the cell's activity. |
10. | a directional term that refers to the back side of the body. |
12. | an organelle that allows larger enzymes and waste molecule packages to pass through the cell membrane. |
15. | a word part that appears at the beginning of a word. |
17. | a small group of organelles that fulfill a specific purpose and are held together by a membrane. |