"medical 1 week 5": HTML5 Crossword

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3. _______ glands excrete chemicals for elimination through ducts e.g. sweat glands (8)
6. Produced in the ardrenal cortex _________role is to increase the retention of sodium and water and to increase the excretion of potassium by the kidneys (11)
8. When blood glucose is elevated islets of Langerhans secrete _______ allowing the cells to take in glucose (7)
13. A seizure that has lasted longer than 5 minutes or a series of seizures without recovery in between that last more than 5 minutes (6,11)
14. A _______ is a burst of uncontrolled electrical activity between brain cells (7)
15. The ‘Master’ Gland (9,5)
18. A patient with hypertension, bradycardia and irregular respirations is said to be displaying (8,5)
19. Difficulty in swallowing (9)
20. Primary lobe related to vision (9)

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1. Combining the Anterior cerebral artery the Middle cerebral artery and the Posterior cerebral artery this structure is called (6,2,6)
2. The ________lobes are also believed to play an important role in processing affect/emotions, language and are the second biggest lobes (8)
4. Patients who suffer a tonic-clonic seizure typically enter this phase post seizure, ______state after the convulsion (9)
5. _______ glands secrete chemicals for use within the body via the blood or tissues e.g. pituitary gland (9)
7. It processes sensory information it receives from the outside world, mainly relating to touch, taste, and temperature ________lobe (8)
9. Area of the brain primarily involved in coordination, balance and movement (10)
10. _________are brief staring spells particularly associated with school-age students which often disappear in the mid-teenage years (7)
11. Sudden and temporary loss of consciousness (7)
12. Controls involuntary movement such as breathing and circulation (7,9)
16. middle layer of the meninges of the brain ______mater (9)
17. Largest lobes of the human brain ________lobe (7)