Science 14 Chapter 11

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 3. A circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface (5)
  2. 5. The branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms (8)
  3. 7. A specialized bit of heart tissue that controls the heartbeat (9)
  4. 8. Metabolic equilibrium actively maintained by several complex biological mechanisms that operate via (11)
  5. 11. A painful burning sensation in the chest caused by gastroesophageal reflux (9)

Down

  1. 1. More than average fatness (7)
  2. 2. A monosaccharide sugar that has several forms (7)
  3. 4. A prolonged disorder of eating due to loss of appetite (8)
  4. 6. A sudden severe instance of abnormal ___ function (11)
  5. 9. A disorder of eating seen among young women who go on eating binges and then feel guilt (7)
  6. 10. Hormone secreted by the isles of Langerhans in the pancreas (7)
  7. 12. A blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body (6)