Examine Your Health
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the missing letters on the lines to finish each word.
1.
h
a
Organ that pumps blood around the body
2.
s
l
t
n
The hard structure that provides a frame for the body of an animal
5.
m
c
e
Animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells (plural)
6.
b
o
o
d
v
s
A ___ in which ___ circulates (plural)
7.
a
a
The large trunk artery that carries blood from the left ventricle of the heart to branch arteries
9.
c
o
n
y
Obstruction of blood flow in a ___ artery by a blood clot
10.
m
r
o
The fatty network of connective tissue that fills the cavities of bones
11.
p
a
m
A fourth state of matter distinct from solid or liquid or gas and present in stars and fusion
14.
f
l
i
e
Any small spherical group of cells containing a cavity
15.
g
a
l
l
b
A muscular sac attached to the liver that stores bile until it is needed for digestion
16.
t
y
d
Located near the base of the neck
17.
c
l
a
r
Any of the minute blood vessels connecting arterioles with venules
18.
p
a
t
e
Tiny bits of protoplasm found in vertebrate blood
19.
m
y
a
Pain in a muscle or group of muscles
20.
p
m
n
y
Relating to or affecting the lungs
22.
p
a
s
m
A sample of secretions and superficial cells of the uterine cervix and uterus
23.
v
c
t
i
o
Taking a ___ as a precaution against contracting a disease
24.
e
i
e
To observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect