Directions

Use the crossword puzzle layout below to help you determine the correct vocabulary words. Each crossword is worth 5 points and you will need to submit your answers for a score. So after you complete the puzzle, note your answers in the spaces provided below each clue. Double check your spelling because misspelled words will not be given credit. Have your answers available. Click the submit quiz link and follow the directions to submit your answers.

Crossword puzzle number 5

Clues

Across

1. 1 Across

A painful, degenerative disease of the joints that occurs when the cartilage in a joint deteriorates; joint structure is damaged, with loss of function ( 14 letters, the 2nd letter is the 1st letter of 2 down, the 9th letter is the 1st letter of 3 down)

Answer 1 Across: _____________________________

2. 5 Across

The intentional spreading of disease-causing microorganisms or toxins (12 letters, the 5th letter is the 4th letter for 3 down, the 10th letter is the 2nd letter for 4 down, the 12th letter is the 1st letter for 6 down)

Answer 5 Across: ________________________________

3. 7 Across

Tiny, disc-shaped bodies in the blood, important in blood clot formation (9 letters, the 3rd letter is the 1st letter of 8 down, the 6th letter is the 6th letter of 3 down, the 9th letter is the 1st letter of 9 down)

Answer 7 Across: ________________________________

4. 10 Across

Widespread and extreme scarcity of food in an area that caused starvation and death in a large portion of the population (6 letters, the 2nd letter is 13th letter of 3 down, the 5th letter is the 7th letter of 9 down)

Answer 10 Across: _________________________________

Down

5. 2 Down

Loss of skeletal muscle mass, strength, and quality (10 letters, the first letter is the 2nd letter of 1 across)

Answer 2 Down: _______________________________

6. 3 Down

Elevated blood glucose concentrations (13 letters, the 4th letter is the 5th letter of 5 across, the 7th letter is the 6th letter of 7 across, the 13th letter is the 2nd letter of 10 across)

Answer 3 Down: ________________________________

7. 4 Down

Salts added to food to prevent botulism (8 letters, the 2nd letter is the 10th letter of 5 across)

Answer 4 Down: ________________________________

8. 6 Down

Cancers that arise from pigmented skin cells (9 letters, the first letter is the 12th letter of 5 across)

Answer 6 Down: ________________________________

9. 8 Down

A painful feeling of tightness or pressure in and around the heart, often radiating to the back, neck, and arms; caused by a lack of oxygen to an area of heart muscle (6 letters, the 1st letter is the 3rd letter of 7 across)

Answer 8 Down: ________________________________

10. 9 Down

A poisonous narcotic-like substance present in potato peels and sprouts (8 letters, the 1st letter is the 9th letter of 7 across, the 7th letter is the 5th letter of 10 across)

Answer 9 Down: ________________________________

 

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