skeletal system Crossword Puzzles

The Brain and Nervous System 2020-11-01

The Brain and Nervous System crossword puzzle
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  1. The type of neuron that receives information from the muscles and organs within the body and transfers the messages to the central nervous system.
  2. Combines the information from the neuron's many dendrites and sends it down the axon.
  3. A thin extension of the cell that receives information from other cells.
  4. The entire network of nerves located outside the central nervous system.
  5. The nervous system that sends messages between the CNS and the internal muscles and organs to regulate automatic functions.
  6. The nervous system consisting of the spinal cord and brain.
  7. The thin, tube-like part of a neuron that transmits the neural information from the soma down to the axon terminals.
  8. The nervous system responsible for carrying sensory messages to the CNS and motor messages from the CNS.
  9. Callosum, the band of nerves that connects the left and right hemisphere.
  10. ____________________ specialisation: the understanding that the left side of the brain controls different functions to the right side.
  11. The type of neuron that only exists in the central nervous system.
  12. The lobe of the brain responsible for planning, organisation, goal setting and personality.
  13. The lobe of the brain responsible for processing visual information.
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  1. An individual nerve cell that receives, processes and/or transmits information to other cells.
  2. The main feature of this lobe is memory. It also contains the Primary Auditory Cortex.
  3. ______________ sheath: protects the axon and enables the message to pass quickly from the soma to the axon terminals without interference from other neurons.
  4. The long, thin bundle of nerve tissue that extends from the base of the brain to the lower back.
  5. Primary __________________________ Cortex which is responsible for touch sensations. More space is allocated the the sensitive areas of the body.
  6. The type of neuron that transfers the message from the central nervous system to the skeletal muscles to cause movement.
  7. Axon _______________________ are small branches at the end of a neuron that contain neurotransmitters, which are released into the synaptic gap and are received by another neuron's dendrites.

20 Clues: The nervous system consisting of the spinal cord and brain. • The type of neuron that only exists in the central nervous system. • The lobe of the brain responsible for processing visual information. • A thin extension of the cell that receives information from other cells. • The entire network of nerves located outside the central nervous system. • ...

Muscular System Crossword 2025-07-29

Muscular System Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. A condition that occurs when a muscle is underused and therefore becomes weak and shrinks.
  2. The muscles that are attached to and move your bones. TWO WORDS
  3. This is another name for skeletal muscles, because you can control them by thinking about controlling them. TWO WORDS
  4. The small strips of protein located inside each myofibril.
  5. Muscles that open the joints wider. TWO WORDS
  6. This condition occurs when tendons are overused and become inflamed.
  7. The muscle that connects to the back of the pelvic girdle and femur. TWO WORDS
  8. The way the eye moves during sleep. THREE WORDS
  9. The muscle that closes the mouth and keeps it closed.
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  1. A sugar that the human body turns certain foods into. It can be used to make energy to power muscle cells.
  2. The tendon that attaches the calf muscle to the heel bone. TWO WORDS
  3. The type of action whereby muscles move involuntarily.
  4. Muscles that close the joints. TWO WORDS
  5. This is produced when muscles are partially contracted. TWO WORDS
  6. A pair of muscles or muscle groups that act to pull a bone in opposite directions. TWO WORDS
  7. Strands of protein inside skeletal muscle cells.
  8. These connect skeletal muscles to bones.

17 Clues: Muscles that close the joints. TWO WORDS • These connect skeletal muscles to bones. • Muscles that open the joints wider. TWO WORDS • The way the eye moves during sleep. THREE WORDS • Strands of protein inside skeletal muscle cells. • The muscle that closes the mouth and keeps it closed. • The type of action whereby muscles move involuntarily. • ...

The Brain Vocab Board 2021-11-16

The Brain Vocab Board crossword puzzle
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  1. part of the involuntary nervous system that serves to slow the heart rate, increase intestinal and glandular activity, and relax the sphincter muscles
  2. the site of transmission of electric nerve impulses between two nerve cells (neurons) or between a neuron and a gland or muscle cell (effector)
  3. a specialized cell transmitting nerve impulses; a nerve cell.
  4. a neuron whose axon carries impulses away from the central nervous system toward an effector
  5. the complex of nerve tissues that controls the activities of the body. In vertebrates it comprises the brain and spinal cord.
  6. the lower part of the brainstem, comprising the cerebellum, pons, and medulla oblongata.
  7. the visual processing area of the brain
  8. the part of the nervous system responsible for control of the bodily functions not consciously directed, such as breathing, the heartbeat, and digestive processes
  9. a signaling molecule secreted by a neuron or a glial cell to affect another cell across a synapse
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  1. a sheet of neural tissue that is outermost to the cerebrum of the mammalian brain
  2. the nervous system outside the brain and spinal cord
  3. the anterior part of the brain, including the cerebral hemispheres, the thalamus, and the hypothalamus.
  4. the part of the peripheral nervous system associated with the voluntary control of body movements via skeletal muscles
  5. the lower lobe of the cortex, largely responsible for creating and preserving both conscious and long-term memory
  6. Neurons that receive information from our sensory organs (e.g. eye, skin) and transmit this input to the central nervous system
  7. The part of the nervous system that increases heart rate, blood pressure, breathing rate, and pupil size
  8. a broad band of nerve fibers joining the two hemispheres of the brain.
  9. either of the paired lobes of the brain at the top of the head, including areas concerned with the reception and correlation of sensory information
  10. the most anterior (front) part of the brain
  11. the brain's ability to change and adapt as a result of experience

20 Clues: the visual processing area of the brain • the most anterior (front) part of the brain • the nervous system outside the brain and spinal cord • a specialized cell transmitting nerve impulses; a nerve cell. • the brain's ability to change and adapt as a result of experience • a broad band of nerve fibers joining the two hemispheres of the brain. • ...

Cholinergic Drugs 2023-08-30

Cholinergic Drugs crossword puzzle
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  1. The primary neurotransmitter of the parasympathetic nervous system
  2. This part of the nervous system is activated understand nonstressful conditions and elicits a rest-and-digest response
  3. This is another term for medications that mimic the action of acetylcholine
  4. This is the prototype medication for the adrenergic agents
  5. This class of medication cause drying of the glandular secretions, relaxation of the bronchi, and increase the heart rate
  6. This is another term for pupil constriction
  7. This part of the nervous system is activated under stress and elicits a fight-or-flight response
  8. The primary neurotransmitter of the sympathetic nervous system
  9. This is another term for medications that block acetylcholine
  10. This neurotransmitter causes an _______________-like response
  11. This is the prototype medication for the anticholinergic agents
  12. These receptors were named because nicotine binds to them
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  1. Consists of all nervous tissue outside the CNS, including sensory and motor neurons (3 words)
  2. These receptors (also called adrenergic receptor drugs) inhibit the release of norepinephrine which leads to vasoconstriction
  3. This class of medications stimulate smooth muscles, gland secretion, and decrease heart rate
  4. Is composed of the brain and spinal cord (3 words)
  5. This is the prototype medication for the adrenergic-blocking agents
  6. This is the prototype medication for the cholinergic agents
  7. This part of the nervous system involves voluntary control over skeletal muscles
  8. This is another term for pupil dilation
  9. This is the primary use of beta blockers
  10. This type of beta receptor works on all target organs except the heart and cause vasodilation, smooth muscle relaxation, and increase release of glucagon
  11. This type of beta receptor works on the heart and kidneys causing an increase in heart rate and contractility
  12. This part of the nervous system has involves involuntary control over smooth and cardiac muscles and the glands
  13. These receptors were named because muscarine from poisonous mushrooms binds to them
  14. This system recognizes changes in the environment and reacts to those changes by producing an action or response

26 Clues: This is another term for pupil dilation • This is the primary use of beta blockers • This is another term for pupil constriction • Is composed of the brain and spinal cord (3 words) • These receptors were named because nicotine binds to them • This is the prototype medication for the adrenergic agents • This is the prototype medication for the cholinergic agents • ...

Muscles Part 1 2020-09-13

Muscles Part 1 crossword puzzle
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  1. fine motor control
  2. typically attach to projections on bone
  3. can be stimulated to contract by chemical or electrical signals
  4. connective tissue joining muscle to bone; usually rope-like
  5. anchor muscle to bones or skin (or other muscles)
  6. multiple insertions
  7. is attached to tendons
  8. connective tissue surrounding bundles of muscle fibers
  9. moveable skeletal element/ onlimb: usually distal
  10. tissue this tissue contributes to tendon and continues to mesh with periosteum and continues into bone
  11. connective tissue surrounding each muscle fiber
  12. can contract, generate tension (=pulling force)
  13. connection between neuron and skeletal muscle fiber, muscle fiber recieves neurotransmitter(acetylcholine) from neuron to stimulate contraction
  14. made of long cylindrical cells called myofibers, multinucleated and striated, attached to skeletal elements or skin, and generates conscious/voluntary actions
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  1. greater strength
  2. sheet-like tendon
  3. gross motor control
  4. stationary skeletal element; anchors muscle/ on limb: usually proximal
  5. greater speed
  6. located in the heart, pressurizes blood to circulate it, cells are branched and connected end to end, it is striated, regulated autonomically (involuntary)
  7. unit all muscle fibers innervated by single neuron; contracts as unit
  8. multiple origins
  9. dense connective tissue surrounding muscle
  10. returns to resting length after being stretched or contracting
  11. innervated by somatic motor neurons
  12. found in many organs, regulated autonomically(involuntary), cells are highly stretchable and resistant to fatigue, unstriated
  13. can be stretched beyond resting length without being damaged
  14. generates tension by a pulling force

28 Clues: greater speed • greater strength • multiple origins • sheet-like tendon • fine motor control • gross motor control • multiple insertions • is attached to tendons • innervated by somatic motor neurons • generates tension by a pulling force • typically attach to projections on bone • dense connective tissue surrounding muscle • connective tissue surrounding each muscle fiber • ...

Apologia gen science ch 16b 2022-04-01

Apologia gen science ch 16b crossword puzzle
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  1. Roof of the nasal cavity
  2. Tiny "bumps" you see on your tongue.
  3. Tiny bones in the middle ear that move back and forth as a result of the ear drum vibrating.
  4. Where light first passes through in the eye; covered with a thin layer of clear tissue that is kept moist and clean.
  5. nerve leading from the eye to the brain
  6. system of nerves which carries instructions from the CNS to the skeletal muscles.
  7. A smooth muscle attached to the lens of the eye that changes the shape of the lens in order to adjust the focus.
  8. Identify sweet, sour, bitter, salty and umami.
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  1. Part of the autonomic nervous system that slows the heart rate and lowers the blood pressure.
  2. Cells with "hair" in the nose that interact with chemicals that dissolve in the mucus
  3. Part of the autonomic nervous system that increases the rate and strength of the heartbeat and raises the blood pressure.
  4. The system of nerves which carries information from the body's receptors to the CNS.
  5. The part of the eye on which an image is focused
  6. Cells on the retina that are sensitive to light
  7. The system of nerves which carries instructions from the CNS to the body's smooth muscles, cardiac muscle, and glands.
  8. A thin sheet of tissue that vibrates as the result of vibrations in the ear.
  9. Snail-like shape that responds to the vibration of the ossicles by transforming it into electrical signal and sending it on to the brain to be interpreted as sound.
  10. What the eye uses to focus the image.

18 Clues: Roof of the nasal cavity • Tiny "bumps" you see on your tongue. • What the eye uses to focus the image. • nerve leading from the eye to the brain • Identify sweet, sour, bitter, salty and umami. • Cells on the retina that are sensitive to light • The part of the eye on which an image is focused • ...

Tissue Vocab 2025-11-20

Tissue Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. tissue.
  2. tissue Tissue that contracts and relaxes to produce movement; includes skeletal, smooth, and cardiac
  3. shape.
  4. – an organic molecule consisting of a long chain of amino acids folded into a
  5. type of tissue that covers body surfaces, lines organs, and forms protective barriers; also
  6. – a molecule, usually a protein, which catalyzes a chemical reaction.
  7. – a substance that is used by the body for energy, growth, or other processes
  8. The removal of waste products from the body.
  9. acid – a component of a fat molecule, along with glycerol.
  10. system – a group of organs that work together to break down and absorb
  11. tissue Tissue that receives and sends electrical signals; makes up the brain, spinal cord, and nerves.
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  1. Matrix (ECM) A network of nonliving material, such as proteins and fibers, that supports and surrounds cells in
  2. A nerve cell that sends and receives electrical signals in the nervous system.
  3. tissue
  4. tissue that supports, connects, or separates other tissues and organs; contains an extracellular
  5. to life.
  6. from food, as well as eliminate the resulting wastes.
  7. The release of useful substances produced by cells or glands.
  8. The process of taking in substances such as nutrients or chemicals into cells or tissues.
  9. in absorption, secretion, and sensation.

20 Clues: tissue • shape. • tissue. • to life. • in absorption, secretion, and sensation. • The removal of waste products from the body. • from food, as well as eliminate the resulting wastes. • acid – a component of a fat molecule, along with glycerol. • The release of useful substances produced by cells or glands. • ...

The Nervous System 2021-03-28

The Nervous System crossword puzzle
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  1. is the membrane that receives a signal from the presynaptic cell and responds via depolarisation or hyperpolarization
  2. receive signals that trigger an electrical signal, by regulating the activity of ion channels
  3. fundamental units of the brain and nervous system
  4. a small gap in the myelin sheath of a myelinated nerve fiber
  5. a whitish fiber or bundle of fibers that transmits impulses of sensation to the brain or spinal cord
  6. allows electrical impulses to transmit quickly and efficiently along the nerve cells.
  7. are the main glial cells of the peripheral nervous system which wrap around axons of motor and sensory neurons to form the myelin sheath
  8. a large granular body found in neurons
  9. a chemical substance that is released at the end of a nerve fiber by the arrival of a nerve impulse and, by diffusing across the synapse or junction
  10. a sensory receptor which receives stimuli from within the body
  11. system that consists of the brain and spinal cord
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  1. a structure containing a number of nerve cell bodies
  2. system that lies outside the brain and spinal cord
  3. a thing or event that evokes a specific functional reaction in an organ or tissue
  4. sensory neurons that carry nerve impulses from sensory stimuli towards the central nervous system and brain
  5. the long thread like part of a nerve cell
  6. are small swellings that are found at the terminal ends of axons.
  7. also called neuronal junction, the site of transmission of electric nerve impulses between two nerve cells or between a neuron and a gland or muscle cell
  8. system responsible for control of the bodily functions
  9. the nucleus-containing central part of a neuron exclusive of its axons and dendrites
  10. motor neurons that carry neural impulses away from the central nervous system and towards muscles to cause movement
  11. do not have motor or sensory functions; they just act to pass on information
  12. neurons that are associated with skeletal or striated muscle fibers and influence voluntary movements of the body
  13. cells that hold nerve cells in place and help them work the way they should
  14. a short branched extension of a nerve cell

25 Clues: a large granular body found in neurons • the long thread like part of a nerve cell • a short branched extension of a nerve cell • fundamental units of the brain and nervous system • system that consists of the brain and spinal cord • system that lies outside the brain and spinal cord • a structure containing a number of nerve cell bodies • ...

B2.2.1 Animal Organs 2013-01-22

B2.2.1 Animal Organs crossword puzzle
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  1. a tissue which supports and protects the body (8)
  2. the organ made up mostly of liver tissue(5)
  3. produces digestive juices (8,5)
  4. a body structure that has a specific function and is made up of tissues.(5)
  5. a tissue which helps the body to move(8,6)
  6. an organ which controls insulin levels(8)
  7. a tissue which covers the outside and the inside of the stomach (10)
  8. the name of any small organ responsible for the production and release of a particular substance for the control of bodily functions.(5)
  9. a system of organs that perform a particular function (5,6)
  10. a group of cells with similar structure and function (6)
  11. an organ made up of muscle tissue, connective tissue , fat tissue .It pumps blood around the body.(5)
  12. a tissue which carries electrical signals around the body and in the brain(5)
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  1. a tissue which produces enzymes and hormones(8)
  2. a system which includes glands, the stomach, the small intestine, the liver, the large intestine(9,6)
  3. a gland which secretes adrenaline(7,6)
  4. where undigested food goes (6)
  5. makes up tissues (5)
  6. where water is absorbed from undigested food(5,9)
  7. a gland which produces FSH and LH (9)

19 Clues: makes up tissues (5) • where undigested food goes (6) • produces digestive juices (8,5) • a gland which produces FSH and LH (9) • a gland which secretes adrenaline(7,6) • an organ which controls insulin levels(8) • a tissue which helps the body to move(8,6) • the organ made up mostly of liver tissue(5) • a tissue which produces enzymes and hormones(8) • ...

Grace's Science Crossword 2023-01-23

Grace's Science Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. pumps blood throughout your body
  2. transmits signals throughout the body that allows movement
  3. Carries oxygen, nutrients amd hormones to cells,and removes waste products
  4. Protects organs and provides shape and support
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  1. The nervous system gathers and interperts...
  2. Allows body to move when attached to bone
  3. gets energy from food

7 Clues: gets energy from food • pumps blood throughout your body • Allows body to move when attached to bone • The nervous system gathers and interperts... • Protects organs and provides shape and support • transmits signals throughout the body that allows movement • Carries oxygen, nutrients amd hormones to cells,and removes waste products

Muscular System 2025-02-11

Muscular System crossword puzzle
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  1. - No conscious control
  2. - shaped cells (smooth)
  3. - Prefixes myo and mys
  4. - Can control yourself
  5. - anatomic structure for skeletal
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  1. - Type of skeletal muscle attachment
  2. - of muscles is due to the movement of microfilaments
  3. - Type of muscle
  4. - The outermost connective tissue layer surrounding the entire muscle
  5. - Type of muscle
  6. - The innermost connective tissue layer surrounding individual muscle fibers
  7. - Type of muscle
  8. - The connective tissue layer that groups muscle fibers into fascicles

13 Clues: - Type of muscle • - Type of muscle • - Type of muscle • - No conscious control • - Prefixes myo and mys • - Can control yourself • - shaped cells (smooth) • - anatomic structure for skeletal • - Type of skeletal muscle attachment • - of muscles is due to the movement of microfilaments • - The outermost connective tissue layer surrounding the entire muscle • ...

Blood Glucose 2021-02-23

Blood Glucose crossword puzzle
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  1. a gland that produces two important hormones
  2. detect decrease in blood sugar
  3. the adipose, liver and skeletal muscle cells and liver cells that release glucose are all...
  4. detect increase in blood glucose
  5. pancreas releases the glucagon/insulin and is the
  6. hormone that helps raise blood sugar levels
  7. movement away from normal state is detected and mechanisms work to counteract change
  8. blood glucose levels return to normal
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  1. the system involved in hormone production
  2. constant physiological state of the body despite fluctuations in the environment
  3. breaks down glycogen to glucose in liver cells
  4. increase/decrease in blood sugar is the
  5. a type of sugar
  6. betas-cells/alpha-cells are the

14 Clues: a type of sugar • detect decrease in blood sugar • betas-cells/alpha-cells are the • detect increase in blood glucose • blood glucose levels return to normal • increase/decrease in blood sugar is the • the system involved in hormone production • hormone that helps raise blood sugar levels • a gland that produces two important hormones • ...

Exam # 2 review 2021-03-15

Exam # 2 review crossword puzzle
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  1. is the largest portion that makes up whole blood
  2. Removes bacteria and old cells from our bodies
  3. is a measurement of the amount of RBC in blood
  4. are Red Blood Cells
  5. Muscles can't push they can only pull this is calld
  6. are White blood cells
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  1. the cell shape on the top layer of the skin
  2. A molecule broken down that give RBC their color
  3. Is the smalled unit of a muscle that can contract
  4. Blinking your eyes is
  5. Ligaments are in what system
  6. Are formed elements that are a pieces of a cell
  7. cant be replenished after death causing rigor mortis
  8. Connective tissue with a solid matrix

14 Clues: are Red Blood Cells • Blinking your eyes is • are White blood cells • Ligaments are in what system • Connective tissue with a solid matrix • the cell shape on the top layer of the skin • Removes bacteria and old cells from our bodies • is a measurement of the amount of RBC in blood • Are formed elements that are a pieces of a cell • ...

Muscles 2013-04-22

Muscles crossword puzzle
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  1. The muscle forming the rounded contour of the shoulder
  2. Freely movable joints
  3. A very powerful superficial bipennate muscle that is in the back part of the lower leg
  4. One muscle type
  5. The muscle principally responsible for extension of the elbow joint
  6. One function of the skeletal system
  7. One type of twitch fibre
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  1. Its functions are to move the scapulae and support the arm
  2. A family of ATP-dependent motor proteins and are best known for their role in muscle contraction
  3. Consciously controlled muscle
  4. A globular multi-functional protein that forms microfilaments
  5. One type of contraction
  6. Furthest away from the midline
  7. Lies on the upper arm between the shoulder and the elbow
  8. Found close to the midline

15 Clues: One muscle type • Freely movable joints • One type of contraction • One type of twitch fibre • Found close to the midline • Consciously controlled muscle • Furthest away from the midline • One function of the skeletal system • The muscle forming the rounded contour of the shoulder • Lies on the upper arm between the shoulder and the elbow • ...

Crosswords 2024-10-15

Crosswords crossword puzzle
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  1. system
  2. System
  3. muscle
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  1. shaft
  2. follicles
  3. glands

6 Clues: shaft • system • glands • System • muscle • follicles

Unit Two - Midunit Review 2022-10-12

Unit Two - Midunit Review crossword puzzle
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  1. is the system that distributes nutrients and oxygen to your cells and collects waste for removal.
  2. is the system that creates movement.
  3. is the system that distributes nutrients and oxygen to your cells and collects waste for removal.
  4. is the system that filters out and disposes of fluids and waste.
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  1. is the system that provides a framework and protects other organs.
  2. is the system that provides blood with oxygen and removes carbon dioxide.

6 Clues: is the system that creates movement. • is the system that filters out and disposes of fluids and waste. • is the system that provides a framework and protects other organs. • is the system that provides blood with oxygen and removes carbon dioxide. • is the system that distributes nutrients and oxygen to your cells and collects waste for removal. • ...

Human body 2022-01-18

Human body crossword puzzle
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  1. system consists of bones and the ligaments that secure the bones at joints
  2. system comprises both fixed and movable joint
  3. Parts of the kidney that filter the blood and remove waste
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  1. system is a system of vessels assisting the veins in recovering the body's tissue fluids
  2. system consists of glands that secrete chemical agents (hormones

5 Clues: system comprises both fixed and movable joint • Parts of the kidney that filter the blood and remove waste • system consists of glands that secrete chemical agents (hormones • system consists of bones and the ligaments that secure the bones at joints • system is a system of vessels assisting the veins in recovering the body's tissue fluids

LS9 U2 PT part 1 Body systems 2022-11-17

LS9 U2 PT part 1 Body systems crossword puzzle
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  1. : It breaks down food into nutrients, carbohydrates, lipids and carbs. Once in the bloodstream, they can be utilized by the body for growth, repair, and energy.
  2. : an organ system consisting of skeletal, smooth, and cardiac muscle is called _____.
  3. : Allows us to breathe. It brings oxygen into our bodies.
  4. : A system that helps protect your body from harmful substances.
  5. : a self-regulating system that feeds back a portion of the output to the input in order to adjust the output in the opposite direction.
  6. : an organ that controls everything that regulates our body.
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  1. : organs that involves the process of gas exchange called respiration
  2. : Provides nutrition and oxygen to your body's organs so they can perform their functions.
  3. : Helps respond to information. Helps maintain homeostasis
  4. : Is a metabolic disease that causes high blood sugar.
  5. : increases or multiplies an effect by having an impact on the process that caused it.
  6. : Helps to protect the body’s tissues and the organs.

12 Clues: : Helps to protect the body’s tissues and the organs. • : Is a metabolic disease that causes high blood sugar. • : Allows us to breathe. It brings oxygen into our bodies. • : Helps respond to information. Helps maintain homeostasis • : an organ that controls everything that regulates our body. • : A system that helps protect your body from harmful substances. • ...

Medical diagnosis/Abbrev. 2023-01-15

Medical diagnosis/Abbrev. crossword puzzle
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  1. When a patient has an amputation below the joint of the knee
  2. disorder that affects the nerves. The immune system malfunctions and attacks the body's own tissues and organs
  3. heart attack
  4. the damaged bone and cartilage of the hip is removed and replaced with prosthetic components.
  5. progressive nervous system disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord, causing loss of muscle control.
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  1. Infection of the large intestine (colon) caused by the bacteria Clostridium difficile.
  2. type of respiratory failure characterized by rapid onset of widespread inflammation in the lungs.
  3. difficulty breathing with exertion
  4. fractures are reconnected with plates and screws
  5. group of diseases that cause progressive weakness and loss of muscle mass. AGubnormal genes (mutations) interfere with the production of proteins needed to form healthy muscle.
  6. when a patient is able to move the skeletal system specifically the joint without help or assistance from another person or object in the envrionment
  7. A condition where the major blood vessels supplying the heart are narrowed.

12 Clues: heart attack • difficulty breathing with exertion • fractures are reconnected with plates and screws • When a patient has an amputation below the joint of the knee • A condition where the major blood vessels supplying the heart are narrowed. • Infection of the large intestine (colon) caused by the bacteria Clostridium difficile. • ...

life science performance task 2023-06-02

life science performance task crossword puzzle
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  1. What is a group of cells with similar structures functioning together as a unit?
  2. system What are the glands and organs that make hormones and release them directly into the blood so they can travel to tissues and organs all over the body?
  3. What is the smallest unit that can live independently and makes up all living organisms and body tissues?
  4. system What is A complex network of cells, tissues, organs, and the substances they make that help the body fight infections and other diseases?
  5. What are the organs that are involved in breathing?
  6. What is a collection of tissues that structurally form a functional unit specialized to perform a particular function?
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  1. system What is composed of specialized cells called muscle fibers?
  2. system What are the organs that take in food and liquids and break them down into substances that the body can use for energy, growth, and tissue repair?
  3. system What is the organized network of nerve tissue in the body?
  4. system What is a network of many different parts that work together to help you move?
  5. What is a group of anatomical structures that work together to perform a specific function or task?
  6. What pumps blood from the heart to the lungs to get oxygen?

12 Clues: What are the organs that are involved in breathing? • What pumps blood from the heart to the lungs to get oxygen? • system What is the organized network of nerve tissue in the body? • system What is composed of specialized cells called muscle fibers? • What is a group of cells with similar structures functioning together as a unit? • ...

Organ System Crossword 2022-05-29

Organ System Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Odd shaped structures usually made of glands that produces hormones chemical substances produced in the body
  2. long red like string within your body to touch and feel usually connected to a core within your head
  3. This System delivers oxygen to the body tissues whilst removing carbon dioxide produced by metabolism usually Tube like structures that is near the heart sending blood and sugars and fats to it
  4. Organ system that takes in oxygen from the atmosphere
  5. Organ system that helps you take in food and breaks it down chemically and mechanically
  6. Small oval bodies that transport clean fluids back to the blood which drains the tissues into the blood
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  1. A system that flushes out or holds fluids usually a bag like structure eliminates wastes and regulates blood volume
  2. A System that gives meaty tissues within your arms to have force and strength to your body bundle of tissues
  3. Soft streachy tissue to protect you from bacteria dirt diseases and harm but is easily damaged
  4. Hard bone like structure that protects your body from danger same as the skin
  5. A system that can make you breed with the opposite gender to produce children usually caused by a white worm thing

11 Clues: Organ system that takes in oxygen from the atmosphere • Hard bone like structure that protects your body from danger same as the skin • Organ system that helps you take in food and breaks it down chemically and mechanically • Soft streachy tissue to protect you from bacteria dirt diseases and harm but is easily damaged • ...

vocabulary 5 2021-12-07

vocabulary 5 crossword puzzle
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  1. A muscle that works automatically in your body, such as those involved in digestion.
  2. Involuntary waves of muscle contraction that keep food moving along in one direction through the digestive system.
  3. The process by which nutrients pass from the digestive system to the blood.
  4. A muscle that attaches to the bone for movement.
  5. Strong connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone.
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  1. Strong connective tissue that holds bones together in movable joints.
  2. The process by which the body breaks down food into small nutrient molecules.
  3. A muscle that is found only in the heart.
  4. A muscular tube that connects the mouth to the stomach.
  5. A flap of tissue that seals off the trachea and prevents food from entering.

10 Clues: A muscle that is found only in the heart. • A muscle that attaches to the bone for movement. • Strong connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone. • A muscular tube that connects the mouth to the stomach. • Strong connective tissue that holds bones together in movable joints. • The process by which nutrients pass from the digestive system to the blood. • ...

vocabulary 5 2021-12-07

vocabulary 5 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A muscle that works automatically in your body, such as those involved in digestion.
  2. Involuntary waves of muscle contraction that keep food moving along in one direction through the digestive system.
  3. The process by which nutrients pass from the digestive system to the blood.
  4. A muscle that attaches to the bone for movement.
  5. Strong connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone.
Down
  1. Strong connective tissue that holds bones together in movable joints.
  2. The process by which the body breaks down food into small nutrient molecules.
  3. A muscle that is found only in the heart.
  4. A muscular tube that connects the mouth to the stomach.
  5. A flap of tissue that seals off the trachea and prevents food from entering.

10 Clues: A muscle that is found only in the heart. • A muscle that attaches to the bone for movement. • Strong connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone. • A muscular tube that connects the mouth to the stomach. • Strong connective tissue that holds bones together in movable joints. • The process by which nutrients pass from the digestive system to the blood. • ...

Cells Cross Word Puzzle 2024-02-28

Cells Cross Word Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. synthesizing proteins by translating the genetic code transcribed in mRNA into an amino acid sequence.
  2. provides a platform upon which other organelles can operate within the cell
  3. recticulum calcium storage, protein synthesis and lipid metabolism
  4. body prepares proteins and lipid (fat) molecules for use in other places inside and outside the cell
  5. organizing microtubules that serve as the cell's skeletal system
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  1. generate most of the chemical energy needed to power the cell's biochemical reactions
  2. produce and assemble the cell's ribosomes
  3. the digestive system of the cell
  4. membrane regulates the transport of materials entering and exiting the cell
  5. serves both as the repository of genetic information and as the cell's control center

10 Clues: the digestive system of the cell • produce and assemble the cell's ribosomes • organizing microtubules that serve as the cell's skeletal system • recticulum calcium storage, protein synthesis and lipid metabolism • provides a platform upon which other organelles can operate within the cell • ...

Crozzle 2024-07-09

Crozzle crossword puzzle
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  1. - Programming language that allows you to implement complex things on web pages.
  2. - The standard markup language for creating web pages.
  3. - Measure of how easy and efficient a system is to use.
  4. - Design that adapts to different screen sizes and devices.
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  1. - Use of different content forms such as text, audio, images, animations, video, and interactive content.
  2. - Language used for describing the presentation of a document written in a markup language.
  3. - Technique of photographing successive drawings or positions of puppets or models to create an illusion of movement.
  4. - System that allows users to move through a website.
  5. - Popular framework for building responsive websites.
  6. - Visual guide that represents the skeletal framework of a website.

10 Clues: - System that allows users to move through a website. • - Popular framework for building responsive websites. • - The standard markup language for creating web pages. • - Measure of how easy and efficient a system is to use. • - Design that adapts to different screen sizes and devices. • - Visual guide that represents the skeletal framework of a website. • ...

Wellness and Body Basics Example 2023-02-05

Wellness and Body Basics Example crossword puzzle
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  1. What movements do smooth muscles do.
  2. this connects bone to bone
  3. What type of bones are legs and bones?
  4. What side of the heart does deoxygenated blood come in?
  5. What are the two bottom chambers of the heart?
  6. What is blood mostly made of?
  7. this connects muscle to bone
  8. What are the main airways into the lungs?
  9. What are the top two chambers of the heat?
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  1. What joint gives the widest range of motion? (__ and ___)
  2. What is the skeletal system of the body?
  3. When there is progressive loss of bone tissue/density
  4. Where does gas exchange take place in the lungs?
  5. What do white blood cells do?
  6. The decrease in muscle size/strength after long periods of low muscle usage.

15 Clues: this connects bone to bone • this connects muscle to bone • What do white blood cells do? • What is blood mostly made of? • What movements do smooth muscles do. • What type of bones are legs and bones? • What is the skeletal system of the body? • What are the main airways into the lungs? • What are the top two chambers of the heat? • ...

Body Systems in an Animal 2024-01-25

Body Systems in an Animal crossword puzzle
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  1. Located at the base of the brain, the master gland
  2. To provide movement for the proper functioning of organs
  3. Controls motor control and sensation
  4. Female reproductive gland that produces eggs
  5. Simple stomach, one compartment
  6. Transports water, oxygen, and wastes
  7. Provides frame and support for all systems and organs
  8. Composed of glands that secrete hormones
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  1. These eat large amounts of fibrous materials
  2. Takes oxygen from the air, places it in the bloodstream, and removes carbon dioxide
  3. Takes in food and digests it to a form the body can use
  4. Male reproductive gland that produces sperm
  5. Creates egg and sperm cells
  6. Rids the body of wastes,flushes it out of urinary tract
  7. Center of the circulatory system

15 Clues: Creates egg and sperm cells • Simple stomach, one compartment • Center of the circulatory system • Controls motor control and sensation • Transports water, oxygen, and wastes • Composed of glands that secrete hormones • Male reproductive gland that produces sperm • These eat large amounts of fibrous materials • Female reproductive gland that produces eggs • ...

Olgies 2023-11-01

Olgies crossword puzzle
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  1. study of mammals
  2. study of life in the ocean
  3. study of heredity
  4. the study of all types of animals and everything about them
  5. study of freshwater systems, such as lakes, ponds, and lakes
  6. study of the bones and the disorders and diseases of the skeletal;l system
  7. study of animals without a backbone
  8. study of volcanoes and volcano related phenomena
  9. the study of living things and everything about it
  10. study of the properties of matter and how matter changes into new substances
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  1. study of fish
  2. study of the geologic features of the ocean floor including plate tectonics of the ocean
  3. study of viruses and viral diseases
  4. study of worms particularly parasite forms such as tapeworm
  5. study of fungi and yeast

15 Clues: study of fish • study of mammals • study of heredity • study of fungi and yeast • study of life in the ocean • study of viruses and viral diseases • study of animals without a backbone • study of volcanoes and volcano related phenomena • the study of living things and everything about it • study of worms particularly parasite forms such as tapeworm • ...

Electromagnetic spectrum 2022-01-12

Electromagnetic spectrum crossword puzzle
Across
  1. wavelengths longer than those of visible light
  2. longest wavelength electromagnetic wave
  3. used in a heating appliance in the kitchen
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  1. doctors use to see the skeletal system
  2. light the small amount of waves a human can see
  3. spectrum the entire range of light that exists
  4. ray most energy of all the waves in the electromagnetic spectrum
  5. shorter wavelengths than visible light

8 Clues: doctors use to see the skeletal system • shorter wavelengths than visible light • longest wavelength electromagnetic wave • used in a heating appliance in the kitchen • wavelengths longer than those of visible light • light the small amount of waves a human can see • spectrum the entire range of light that exists • ...

CROSSWORD PUZZLE 2020-08-26

CROSSWORD PUZZLE crossword puzzle
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  1. 7. Brain is protected by _______
  2. 8. Organ protected by rib cage -
  3. 2. Joints of bones help us in _____________ of the body.
  4. 5. Bones and ________________ together forms the skeletal system.
  5. 4. Wrist is made up of small bones called______
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  1. 1. Frame work of bones is known as-
  2. 6. Bones and ____________ works together for movement of body
  3. 3. Backbone is made up of

8 Clues: 3. Backbone is made up of • 7. Brain is protected by _______ • 8. Organ protected by rib cage - • 1. Frame work of bones is known as- • 4. Wrist is made up of small bones called______ • 2. Joints of bones help us in _____________ of the body. • 6. Bones and ____________ works together for movement of body • ...

Muscular System 2024-03-14

Muscular System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. type of muscle found on the arm
  2. voluntary muscles that you basically have all control over
  3. primary function of the muscular system
  4. you can choose to move this muscle
Down
  1. when the muscle contracts without you being able to control it
  2. involuntary muscle that controls your heart beat
  3. involuntary muscles found in organs and provide unique functions
  4. attaches the muscles to the bones

8 Clues: type of muscle found on the arm • attaches the muscles to the bones • you can choose to move this muscle • primary function of the muscular system • involuntary muscle that controls your heart beat • voluntary muscles that you basically have all control over • when the muscle contracts without you being able to control it • ...

BODY SISTEMS 2025-04-16

BODY SISTEMS crossword puzzle
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  1. function by transferring oxygen that we bring in from our external environment
  2. pineal gland, pituitary gland
  3. all the bones
  4. contains those b cells and t cells that help us fight against disease-causing microbes
  5. include your brain and spinal cord
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  1. Two kinds:smooth and the cardiac
  2. the largest organ system of the body
  3. includes the blood the heart and all of the blood vessels

8 Clues: all the bones • pineal gland, pituitary gland • Two kinds:smooth and the cardiac • include your brain and spinal cord • the largest organ system of the body • includes the blood the heart and all of the blood vessels • function by transferring oxygen that we bring in from our external environment • ...

Worms 2025-11-10

Worms crossword puzzle
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  1. worms are classified as this type of animal
  2. skeletal system this part of the worm helps it to move
  3. animals that eat other animals
  4. worms and other animals sleep during the winter
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  1. a mollusc animal with a shell on its back
  2. the body of the worm is made up of this
  3. animals without bones
  4. by eating soil, the worm makes this

8 Clues: animals without bones • animals that eat other animals • by eating soil, the worm makes this • the body of the worm is made up of this • a mollusc animal with a shell on its back • worms are classified as this type of animal • worms and other animals sleep during the winter • skeletal system this part of the worm helps it to move

Vocabulary: Respiratory System 2021-12-08

Vocabulary: Respiratory System crossword puzzle
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  1. a sheet of skeletal muscle below the lungs, that pushes and pulls as we inhale and exhale
  2. wind-pipe; a tube that connects the larynx to the bronchus/bronchi
  3. tiny sacs of lung tissue, specialized for the movement of gases between air and blood
  4. voice box; a passageway for air moving from pharynx to trachea; contains vocal cords
  5. short, hair-like structures in the nasal passage, trachea and bronchus that filter and sweep contaminants from the respiratory tract
  6. a flap of elastic cartilage that closes over the larynx when food passes by during swallowing
  7. the primary organs of the respiratory system
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  1. tiny blood vessels that surround the alveoli, and take part in the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide gases
  2. progressively smaller tubular branches of the airways
  3. The two major air passageways that branch from the trachea, and direct air into the left and right lungs
  4. a protective secretion in the respiratory system; helps trap particles like pollen or smoke
  5. is one of the two places where the respiratory system begins; lead to the oropharynx
  6. is one of two places where the respiratory system begins; leads to the nasal cavity/nasopharynx

13 Clues: the primary organs of the respiratory system • progressively smaller tubular branches of the airways • wind-pipe; a tube that connects the larynx to the bronchus/bronchi • voice box; a passageway for air moving from pharynx to trachea; contains vocal cords • is one of the two places where the respiratory system begins; lead to the oropharynx • ...

Muscular System 2024-04-04

Muscular System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. muscle fibres that produce most of its energy aerobically for the prolonged generation of power.
  2. one of hundreds of thousands of cylindrical subunits that make up a skeletal muscle cell
  3. striated, voluntary muscle tissue
  4. a group of several hereditary conditions in which the skeletal muscles degenerate, lose strength and are gradually replaced by fatty and fibrous tissue
  5. chronic muscular pain and tenderness associated with fatigue, can be caused by infections diseases, trauma or medications
  6. a high-energy compound that regenerates ATP in muscle cells
  7. protein that makes up the thick filament in a muscle fibre
  8. reduction in size, tome, and power of a muscle
  9. an explanation for muscle contraction based on the movement of actin filaments in relation to myosin filaments
  10. protein that makes up the thin filament in a muscle fibre
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  1. skeletal muscle cell
  2. muscle fibres that produces most of its energy anaerobically, for the rapid generation of power. Vulnerable to fatigue.
  3. one of many microscopic, string-like structures, composed of actin and myosin.
  4. muscular contraction that lasts a fraction of a second
  5. striated, involuntary muscle found only in the heart
  6. ATP
  7. exercise-induced increase in muscle mass due to increase in size, not number, of muscle fibres
  8. non-striated, involuntary muscle tissue found in walls of internal organs

18 Clues: ATP • skeletal muscle cell • striated, voluntary muscle tissue • reduction in size, tome, and power of a muscle • striated, involuntary muscle found only in the heart • muscular contraction that lasts a fraction of a second • protein that makes up the thin filament in a muscle fibre • protein that makes up the thick filament in a muscle fibre • ...

Cells Cross Word Puzzle 2024-02-28

Cells Cross Word Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. synthesizing proteins by translating the genetic code transcribed in mRNA into an amino acid sequence.
  2. provides a platform upon which other organelles can operate within the cell
  3. recticulum calcium storage, protein synthesis and lipid metabolism
  4. body prepares proteins and lipid (fat) molecules for use in other places inside and outside the cell
  5. organizing microtubules that serve as the cell's skeletal system
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  1. generate most of the chemical energy needed to power the cell's biochemical reactions
  2. produce and assemble the cell's ribosomes
  3. the digestive system of the cell
  4. membrane regulates the transport of materials entering and exiting the cell
  5. serves both as the repository of genetic information and as the cell's control center

10 Clues: the digestive system of the cell • produce and assemble the cell's ribosomes • organizing microtubules that serve as the cell's skeletal system • recticulum calcium storage, protein synthesis and lipid metabolism • provides a platform upon which other organelles can operate within the cell • ...

Cells Cross Word Puzzle 2024-02-28

Cells Cross Word Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. synthesizing proteins by translating the genetic code transcribed in mRNA into an amino acid sequence.
  2. provides a platform upon which other organelles can operate within the cell
  3. recticulum calcium storage, protein synthesis and lipid metabolism
  4. body prepares proteins and lipid (fat) molecules for use in other places inside and outside the cell
  5. organizing microtubules that serve as the cell's skeletal system
Down
  1. generate most of the chemical energy needed to power the cell's biochemical reactions
  2. produce and assemble the cell's ribosomes
  3. the digestive system of the cell
  4. membrane regulates the transport of materials entering and exiting the cell
  5. serves both as the repository of genetic information and as the cell's control center

10 Clues: the digestive system of the cell • produce and assemble the cell's ribosomes • organizing microtubules that serve as the cell's skeletal system • recticulum calcium storage, protein synthesis and lipid metabolism • provides a platform upon which other organelles can operate within the cell • ...

Cells Cross Word Puzzle 2024-02-28

Cells Cross Word Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. synthesizing proteins by translating the genetic code transcribed in mRNA into an amino acid sequence.
  2. provides a platform upon which other organelles can operate within the cell
  3. recticulum calcium storage, protein synthesis and lipid metabolism
  4. body prepares proteins and lipid (fat) molecules for use in other places inside and outside the cell
  5. organizing microtubules that serve as the cell's skeletal system
Down
  1. generate most of the chemical energy needed to power the cell's biochemical reactions
  2. produce and assemble the cell's ribosomes
  3. the digestive system of the cell
  4. membrane regulates the transport of materials entering and exiting the cell
  5. serves both as the repository of genetic information and as the cell's control center

10 Clues: the digestive system of the cell • produce and assemble the cell's ribosomes • organizing microtubules that serve as the cell's skeletal system • recticulum calcium storage, protein synthesis and lipid metabolism • provides a platform upon which other organelles can operate within the cell • ...

Ch. 13 Muscles & Joints 2021-07-28

Ch. 13 Muscles & Joints crossword puzzle
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  1. help improve symptoms, increase function, and slow the disease progression
  2. found in linings of the stomach, esophagus, uterus, and bladder
  3. bone surface covered with cartilage
  4. degenerative joint disease where cartilage becomes thinner and less elastic
  5. contain a narcotic and an NSAID or acetaminophen
  6. deposition of sodium urate around a joint
  7. surface covered by a build filled fibrous sac
  8. chronic autoimmune disease that affects the skin, joints, kidneys, lungs
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  1. voluntary striated muscle
  2. relieve pain by interrupting the pain pathway
  3. bone surface is attached by fibrous connective tissue
  4. Work by blocking normal muscle function
  5. destruction of the synovial membrane by the immune system, which causes joint inflammation
  6. helps decrease the autoantibody production
  7. involuntary, found in heart

15 Clues: voluntary striated muscle • involuntary, found in heart • bone surface covered with cartilage • Work by blocking normal muscle function • deposition of sodium urate around a joint • helps decrease the autoantibody production • relieve pain by interrupting the pain pathway • surface covered by a build filled fibrous sac • contain a narcotic and an NSAID or acetaminophen • ...

chap 3 2024-10-30

chap 3 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Results from failure of bone of limbs to grow toappropriate length compared to the size of head and trunk
  2. fibrous tissue
  3. malformation of skull due to _premature closure of cranial sutures
  4. abnormal softening of bones in adults
  5. Articulation of joints permitting variety of movements
  6. congenital defect
  7. marrow
  8. death of bone tissue due to insufficient blood flow
  9. Forward slipping movement of body of one of lower lumbar vertebrae or sacrum
  10. Protects major organs of nervous, respiratory, and circulatory systems
  11. Defective bone growth in children due to lack of _vitamin D_
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  1. union of two or more bones
  2. inflammation of a bone
  3. system
  4. Abnormal breakdown of bone usually in pelvis, skull, spine, and legs followed by abnormal bone formation

15 Clues: system • marrow • fibrous tissue • congenital defect • inflammation of a bone • union of two or more bones • abnormal softening of bones in adults • death of bone tissue due to insufficient blood flow • Articulation of joints permitting variety of movements • Defective bone growth in children due to lack of _vitamin D_ • ...

Nervous System 2021-03-24

Nervous System crossword puzzle
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  1. the fundamental units of the brain and nervous system, the cells responsible for receiving sensory input from the external world, for sending motor commands to our muscles, and for transforming and relaying the electrical signals at every step in between
  2. are motor neurons that carry neural impulses away from the central nervous system and towards muscles to cause movement
  3. a gap in the myelin sheath of a nerve between adjacent Schwann cells
  4. a chemical substance that is released at the end of a nerve fiber
  5. he part of the peripheral nervous system associated with the voluntary control of body movements via skeletal muscles
  6. a specialized area of membrane of the axon terminal
  7. any of the cells that hold nerve cells in place and help them work the way they should
  8. the site of transmission of electric nerve impulses between two nerve cells
  9. the complex of nerve tissues that controls the activities of the body
  10. a large granular body found in neurons
  11. generally can refer to any neuron that acts as an intermediary in passing signals between two other neurons
  12. portion of a nerve cell that carries nerve impulses away from the cell body
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  1. are sensory neurons that carry nerve impulses from sensory stimuli towards the central nervous system and brain
  2. are small swellings that are found at the terminal ends of axons
  3. a whitish fiber or bundle of fibers that transmits impulses of sensation to the brain or spinal cord and impulses from these to the muscles and organs
  4. myelin is an insulating layer or sheath that forms around nerves including those in the brain and spinal cord
  5. a short branched extension of a nerve cell
  6. the membrane that receives a signal
  7. the nucleus-containing central part of a neuron exclusive of its axons and dendrites
  8. are the main glial cells of the peripheral nervous system
  9. a control system that acts largely unconsciously and regulates bodily functions
  10. a sensory receptor which receives stimuli from within the body
  11. the nervous system outside the brain and spinal cord
  12. a structure containing a number of nerve cell bodies

24 Clues: the membrane that receives a signal • a large granular body found in neurons • a short branched extension of a nerve cell • a specialized area of membrane of the axon terminal • the nervous system outside the brain and spinal cord • a structure containing a number of nerve cell bodies • are the main glial cells of the peripheral nervous system • ...

Muscle Groups Crossword 2014-05-21

Muscle Groups Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. opposite of what the pectoralis does
  2. attaches muscle to bone so the skeletal structure can move
  3. help perform trunk rotational movement of the body
  4. "toward the middle"
  5. attaches at the collarbone, sternum and upper arm. moves the arm to the medial part of the body
  6. two or more skeletal joints moving during an exercise
  7. biceps bend the arm at this point
  8. if they are visibel, may be referred to as the "six pack"
  9. alone on an island or single skeletal joint moving
  10. strong quads and hamstrings can prevent this from getting injured
  11. abnormal stress that creates an adaption
  12. Rectus ____ or Biceps ____ refers to the large leg bone from the knee to the hip
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  1. one of three that point your toes away from you
  2. row a boat or pull start a lawn mower using these
  3. prefix meaning "to come before" - indicates the front side of the body
  4. Leg Muscle meaning large toward the middle
  5. prefix can be put in your car - muscle points the toes away from you
  6. what the glutes do to lift a leg behind you
  7. prefix meaning three
  8. prefix meaning four - cannot kick without them
  9. what the pectoralis does, triceps and anterior deltoids do
  10. meaning the back side
  11. Posterior side - Diamond shape
  12. prefix meaning two
  13. Compoud leg exercise done walking or in "russian form
  14. meaning "to the side"

26 Clues: prefix meaning two • "toward the middle" • prefix meaning three • meaning the back side • meaning "to the side" • Posterior side - Diamond shape • biceps bend the arm at this point • opposite of what the pectoralis does • abnormal stress that creates an adaption • Leg Muscle meaning large toward the middle • what the glutes do to lift a leg behind you • ...

cadence 7st 2022-01-31

cadence 7st crossword puzzle
Across
  1. supports and protects
  2. connects to spine
  3. smooth outer layer
Down
  1. bones to bones
  2. does not connect to spine

5 Clues: bones to bones • connects to spine • smooth outer layer • supports and protects • does not connect to spine

skeletal crossword 2020-09-29

skeletal crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a natural tie
  2. wrist bones
  3. these are important for posture
  4. where you get shin splints
  5. the part that the skin on top gets blisters
  6. soft spots in baby's head
  7. shoulder blades
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  1. funny bone
  2. looks like a wrench
  3. the round depression in your os coxae
  4. little feet found on vertebrae
  5. big toe
  6. these can be true or false
  7. 14 in your hand
  8. used for hitchiking
  9. ankle bone

16 Clues: big toe • funny bone • ankle bone • wrist bones • a natural tie • 14 in your hand • shoulder blades • looks like a wrench • used for hitchiking • soft spots in baby's head • these can be true or false • where you get shin splints • little feet found on vertebrae • these are important for posture • the round depression in your os coxae • the part that the skin on top gets blisters

Skeletal Muscles 2024-03-20

Skeletal Muscles crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Extend head and neck and moves legs
  2. Joint expands
  3. Insertion is the iliac crest and linea alba
  4. Is extended by the triceps brachii
  5. Limb moves away from median plane
  6. Joint bends
  7. Originates at the sternum
  8. Closes the jaw
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  1. Limb moves towards median plane
  2. Origin is the cervical and thoracic vertebrae
  3. Insertion point is the tibia
  4. Function is to extend the thigh
  5. Origin of the scapula and insertion is humerus
  6. The insertion of the latissimus dorsi
  7. Origin of the biceps femoris
  8. Is the origin and insertion of the intercostal

16 Clues: Joint bends • Joint expands • Closes the jaw • Originates at the sternum • Insertion point is the tibia • Origin of the biceps femoris • Limb moves towards median plane • Function is to extend the thigh • Limb moves away from median plane • Is extended by the triceps brachii • Extend head and neck and moves legs • The insertion of the latissimus dorsi • ...

Muscular Skeletal 2025-10-12

Muscular Skeletal crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Pivot joints allow ___ around a single axis. (ex-neck, forearm)
  2. ___ connect bones to other bones.
  3. Muscles work in pairs—when one contracts, the other ___. (e.g., biceps and triceps).
  4. Skeletal muscles are ___ muscles, meaning they are under conscious control.
  5. Hinge joints allow movement in ___ direction only (like the hinge of a door) — flexion and extension. (ex- elbow, knee, fingers, toes)
  6. Ball-and-___ joints Allows movement in almost all directions — rotation, flexion, extension, abduction, and adduction. (ex – shoulder, hip)
  7. The ___, or thigh bone, is the longest and strongest bone in the human body.
  8. The ___ maximus is the largest muscle in the body and is responsible for hip movement.
Down
  1. The skull protects the brain and is made up of ___ bones.
  2. The smallest bone is the ___ in the middle ear.
  3. Cartilage is a flexible ___ tissue found in joints, rib cage, ears, nose, and between bones—especially in infants.
  4. Condyloid, or ___ joints, allow movement but no rotation — flexion, extension, abduction, and adduction. (ex – wrist)
  5. Tendons connect ___ to bones.
  6. Joints are where two bones meet and are classified by ___: fixed, partially movable, and freely movable (synovial joints).
  7. ___, or plane, joints allow sliding or gliding movements — limited movement in multiple directions. (ex-joints between small bones of wrist, ankle, vertebrae)
  8. ___ joints allow movement in two directions — back-and-forth and side-to-side. (ex – thumb)

16 Clues: Tendons connect ___ to bones. • ___ connect bones to other bones. • The smallest bone is the ___ in the middle ear. • The skull protects the brain and is made up of ___ bones. • Pivot joints allow ___ around a single axis. (ex-neck, forearm) • Skeletal muscles are ___ muscles, meaning they are under conscious control. • ...

ch 8 anatomy vocab remembering project 2024-01-24

ch 8 anatomy vocab remembering project crossword puzzle
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  1. Cell membrane of skeletal muscle
  2. Pigment responsible for the red color of blood
  3. Another pigment that is synthesized in muscle cells and imparts the reddish-brown color of skeletal muscle tissue
  4. Type of connective tissue, forms broad fibrous sheets; attach to bone or to coverings of adjacent muscles
  5. Increase in the number of motor units being activated
  6. Another word for prime mover
  7. Movable end of the muscle
  8. mover A muscle that provides most of the movement
  9. Immovable end of the muscle
  10. smooth muscle Composed of sheets of spindle-shaped cells in close contact with one another
  11. muscle Muscle found in the heart only
  12. Threadlike structures that lie parallel to one another in the sarcoplasm
  13. A single contraction that lasts only a fraction of a second
  14. Enzyme that breaks down acetylcholine in the muscle fiber and prevents a single nerve impulse from continuously stimulating the muscle fiber
  15. smooth muscle The muscle fibers are separate rather than organized into sheets
  16. Cytoplasm of the skeletal muscles
  17. Tiny vesicles that store neurotransmitters
  18. Muscles that can resists the prime movers actions and cause movement in the opposite direction
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  1. end plate
  2. A chemical that is released through the motor neuron helping with muscle contraction
  3. Thick protein filament bands in the myofibrils to help with contraction
  4. phosphate Molecule that makes it possible to regenerate ATP from ADP and phosphate
  5. Thin protein filament bands in the myofibrils to help with contraction
  6. unit A motor neuron and the muscle fibers that it controls
  7. the resulting forceful, sustained contraction lacks even partial relaxation
  8. response A skeletal muscle fiber normally does not contract partially; if it contracts at all, it contracts fully
  9. debt The amount of oxygen liver cells require to convert the accumulated lactic acid into glucose, plus the amount muscle cells require to restore ATP and creatine phosphate to their original concentrations
  10. Layers of fibrous connective tissue; which separate an individual skeletal muscles from adjacent muscles and hold it in position
  11. filament model
  12. period The delay between the time the stimulus was applied and the time the muscle fiber responded Tetanic contraction(tetanus)
  13. stimulus Minimal strength to cause a contraction
  14. junction Connective between the motor neuron and the muscle fiber
  15. Segment of a myofibril that extends from one Z line to the next Z line
  16. neuron Axon from a nerve cell
  17. Muscles that contract and assist the prime mover
  18. impulse Much like a nerve impulse
  19. A muscle is mounted in a special device and when it contracts it pulls on a lever and the movement is recorded on this
  20. reticulum Within the sarcoplasm of a muscle fiber, Network of membranous channels that surround each myofibril and run parallel to it
  21. A neurotransmitter that stimulates skeletal muscle fibers to contract
  22. A muscle exercised strenuously for a prolonged period may lose its ability to contract
  23. tubules Another type of membranous channels, extends inward as invaginations from the fibers membrane and passes all the way through the fiber
  24. tone Even when a muscle appears to be at rest, it's fibers undergo some sustained contraction

42 Clues: end plate • filament model • Movable end of the muscle • Immovable end of the muscle • Another word for prime mover • neuron Axon from a nerve cell • Cell membrane of skeletal muscle • impulse Much like a nerve impulse • Cytoplasm of the skeletal muscles • muscle Muscle found in the heart only • Tiny vesicles that store neurotransmitters • ...

Homeostasis 2022-06-13

Homeostasis crossword puzzle
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  1. a process of producing offspring, to produce one another.
  2. It aids in the maintenance of our bodies' shape, movement, and protection of organs, as well as the storage of minerals.
  3. is a collection of cells that have a similar structure and perform the same job.
  4. Is a procedure in which the entire biological system adjusts to changing environmental situations to preserve stability.
  5. transports oxygen-rich cells throughout your body.
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  1. it joins to the bone so that we may control movement and protect our bodies.
  2. a part of the body that performs certain functions.
  3. is a sensory-receptor-rich area of the nervous system.
  4. it aids in the delivery of oxygen and nutrients to tissues as well as the elimination of waste materials.
  5. It transmits a signal to our body and receives data from everywhere throughout the body.
  6. Skin, as well as other related components such as hair and nails, make up an organ system.
  7. virus-resistant and virus-protected

12 Clues: virus-resistant and virus-protected • transports oxygen-rich cells throughout your body. • a part of the body that performs certain functions. • is a sensory-receptor-rich area of the nervous system. • a process of producing offspring, to produce one another. • it joins to the bone so that we may control movement and protect our bodies. • ...

Science Midterm 2020-12-17

Science Midterm crossword puzzle
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  1. is caused by constant random movement of molecules from area of high to low concentration (Diffusion and Osmosis Wall)
  2. All living things are made of(Living Things Wall)
  3. Living things need and use to survive ( Living Things Wall)
  4. is diffusion of water across a semipermeable membrane(Diffusion and Osmosis Wall)
  5. The _____ system provides protection for soft, internal organs(Organ Systems Wall)
  6. means having multiple cells(Living Things Wall)
  7. The ___system sends electrical signals to the muscles(Organ Systems Wall)
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  1. means having only one cell(Living Things Wall)
  2. Living things produce offspring as part of reproduction (Living Things Wall)
  3. The ____ is the primary organ of the respiratory system (Organ Systems Wall)
  4. Is a stretchy tube that travels down the back of the throat (Organ Systems Wall)
  5. The ___ is a muscular pump that circulates blood throughout the body (Organ Systems Wall)

12 Clues: means having only one cell(Living Things Wall) • means having multiple cells(Living Things Wall) • All living things are made of(Living Things Wall) • Living things need and use to survive ( Living Things Wall) • The ___system sends electrical signals to the muscles(Organ Systems Wall) • Living things produce offspring as part of reproduction (Living Things Wall) • ...

Circulation 2 Crossword 2016-01-14

Circulation 2 Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. The blood cells involved in clotting
  2. Where all blood cells are produced (two words)
  3. Organelle that is absent in red blood cells
  4. The lymph nodes contain many ____ blood cells which attack germs
  5. One function of the lymph system is to return _____ fluid to the blood
  6. When red blood cells get to the lungs they lose CO2 and gain ________
  7. Red pigment which carries oxygen
  8. Lymph _____ are located where germs are most likely to enter the body
  9. Red blood cells are indented on both sides: what is the name for this?
  10. One function of the lymph system is to transport these
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  1. Clotting factor which is converted to thrombin by an enzyme from the platelets
  2. Lymph is kept moving by the squeezing of ____________ muscles
  3. Lymph vessels (lymphatics) have ________ to stop the lymph flowing backwards
  4. Another name for red blood cells
  5. Lymph vessels which absorb digested lipids in the small intestine
  6. Clotting factor which is converted to fibrin by thrombin
  7. The role of white blood cells
  8. Lymph is cleaned up and is returned to the bloodstream by valves in the _______
  9. Mineral salt in the blood which is essential for clotting

19 Clues: The role of white blood cells • Another name for red blood cells • Red pigment which carries oxygen • The blood cells involved in clotting • Organelle that is absent in red blood cells • Where all blood cells are produced (two words) • One function of the lymph system is to transport these • Clotting factor which is converted to fibrin by thrombin • ...

Body Systems 2026-03-09

Body Systems crossword puzzle
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  1. The part of your nervous system that includes all the nerves branching out from your brain and spinal cord to the rest of your body.
  2. The body system that produces reproductive cells and enables reproduction; different structures in males and females.
  3. The body system made up of three types of muscle (skeletal, cardiac, and smooth) that enables movement, maintains posture, and generates body heat.
  4. The type of muscle attached to your bones that allows voluntary movement you can control.
  5. A large muscle below your lungs that controls breathing by contracting and relaxing.
  6. Organs that produce and release substances like hormones or sweat.
  7. The body system made up of glands that produce hormones to regulate metabolism, growth, reproduction,and mood.
  8. The body system that brings oxygen into your body and removes carbon dioxide through the lungs and airways.
  9. The network of vessels, nodes, and organs that drains excess tissue fluid, filters out pathogens, and returns cleaned fluid to your bloodstream.
  10. The body system consisting of kidneys, ureters, bladder, and urethra that filters blood to remove waste and excess water.
  11. The body system made up of 206 bones in adults that provides framework and support, protects vital organs, and produces red blood cells.
  12. A structure made up of different tissues that performs a specific function in your body.
  13. Tiny air sacs in your lungs where gas exchange occurs; oxygen enters your blood and carbon dioxide leaves your blood.
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  1. The type of muscle found in your internal organs that contracts automatically without you thinking about it.
  2. The body system that breaks down food into nutrients your body can use for energy and growth.
  3. A group of organs working together to perform one or more specific functions in your body.
  4. hormones throughout your body.
  5. The body system consisting of your heart, blood vessels, and blood that transports oxygen,
  6. Tubes that carry blood throughout your body; include arteries, veins, and capillaries.
  7. System Your body's protective barrier made up of your skin, hair, and nails; protects internal organs and regulates temperature.
  8. The body system that detects stimuli, processes information, and coordinates all body activities through electrical signals.
  9. The type of muscle that makes up your heart; contracts automatically without you thinking about
  10. The state of balance your body maintains to stay alive and healthy; all body systems work together to maintain this balance.
  11. Chemical messengers produced by glands that travel through your bloodstream to affect distant organs and control body functions.
  12. System The body system that protects you from infections and disease by filtering out pathogens and producing white blood cells.

25 Clues: hormones throughout your body. • Organs that produce and release substances like hormones or sweat. • A large muscle below your lungs that controls breathing by contracting and relaxing. • Tubes that carry blood throughout your body; include arteries, veins, and capillaries. • ...

Hierarchical organization of interacting systems in a human body 2022-06-08

Hierarchical organization of interacting systems in a human body crossword puzzle
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  1. Example heart, arteries, capillaries, veins, blood, white blood cells.
  2. Removes waste products from the body.
  3. The mechanism of the body to maintain the levels of hormones in the body in the desired limits.
  4. Breaks down food to give the body energy.
  5. These act like "wires" sending signals around our body.
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  1. A chemical substances that act like messenger molecules in the body.
  2. Works with the skeletal system to allow the body to move.
  3. The tendency to resist change in order to maintain a stable, relatively constant internal environment.
  4. Example mouth, esophagus, stomach, liver, pancreas, small intestine, large intestine etc.
  5. Produces chemicals (hormones) that control many of the body's functions.
  6. A group of people or things arranged in order of rank or the people that rank at the top of such a system.
  7. Carry oxygen-poor blood back to the heart.

12 Clues: Removes waste products from the body. • Breaks down food to give the body energy. • Carry oxygen-poor blood back to the heart. • These act like "wires" sending signals around our body. • Works with the skeletal system to allow the body to move. • A chemical substances that act like messenger molecules in the body. • ...

Musculoskeletal : The Human Body 2018-01-11

Musculoskeletal : The Human Body crossword puzzle
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  1. globular contractile protein that interacts with myosin for muscle contraction
  2. muscle tissue muscle tissue found only in the heart; cardiac contractions pump blood throughout the body and maintain blood pressure
  3. long cylindrical structures that lie parallel to the muscle fiber
  4. bones are eight bones that form the cranial cavity, which encloses the brain and serves as an attachment site for the muscles of the head and neck.
  5. muscle tissue occurs in the walls of hollow organs such as the intestines, stomach, and urinary bladder, and around passages such as the respiratory tract and blood vessels
  6. bones form the face, provide cavities for the sense organs (eyes, mouth, and nose), protect the entrances to the digestive and respiratory tracts, and serve as attachment points for facial muscles.
  7. (AChE) enzyme that breaks down ACh into acetyl and choline
  8. muscle tissue forms skeletal muscles, which attach to bones and control locomotion and any movement that can be consciously controlled
  9. small structures that make up myofibrils
  10. contractile protein that interacts with actin for muscle contraction
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  1. skeleton is a skeleton formed by a fluid-filled compartment within the body, called the coelom.
  2. plasma membrane of a skeletal muscle fiber
  3. is the process of deposition of mineral salts on the collagen fiber matrix that crystallizes and hardens the tissue.
  4. is a connective tissue that constitutes the endoskeleton. It contains specialized cells and a matrix of mineral salts and collagen fibers.
  5. functional unit of skeletal muscle
  6. a skeleton that consists of hard, mineralized structures located within the soft tissue of organisms
  7. an external skeleton that consists of a hard encasement on the surface of an organism.
  8. ossicles the middle ear transmit sounds from the air as vibrations to the fluid-filled cochlea
  9. skeleton forms the central axis of the body and includes the bones of the skull, ossicles of the middle ear, hyoid bone of the throat, vertebral column, and the thoracic cage.

19 Clues: functional unit of skeletal muscle • small structures that make up myofibrils • plasma membrane of a skeletal muscle fiber • (AChE) enzyme that breaks down ACh into acetyl and choline • long cylindrical structures that lie parallel to the muscle fiber • contractile protein that interacts with actin for muscle contraction • ...

Animals, Skeletons, Sesame Street 2022-04-08

Animals, Skeletons, Sesame Street crossword puzzle
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  1. he lives in a trash can
  2. the bone that covers your heart
  3. have 12 color receptors in their eyes as compared to humans and are in the water
  4. the main character of sesame street
  5. blue monster ( fyi not cookie monster )
  6. pops up in Elmo's window
  7. a sea animal with a horn
  8. part of your knee ends with a "t" and starts with "L"
  9. yellow bird with a large beak
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  1. a blue monster who likes to eat sweets
  2. A reptile often kept as a pet in the Australia desert
  3. a squid looking like it has a cape
  4. the 1rst part of the arm bone
  5. the main part of the skeletal system that covers your brain
  6. our class bird name

15 Clues: our class bird name • he lives in a trash can • pops up in Elmo's window • a sea animal with a horn • the 1rst part of the arm bone • yellow bird with a large beak • the bone that covers your heart • a squid looking like it has a cape • the main character of sesame street • a blue monster who likes to eat sweets • blue monster ( fyi not cookie monster ) • ...

Endocrine System 2023-09-03

Endocrine System crossword puzzle
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  1. USE DUCTS TO MORE HORMONES
  2. LOCATED IN THE MEDIASTINUM JUST BENEATH THE STERNUM
  3. ENHANCES THE EFFECTS OF THE SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM
  4. THE PRINCIPLE GLUCOCORTICOIDS IS
  5. THE HORMONE PRODUCES THE HIGHEST AMOUNT AT NIGHT
  6. A CLASSIFICATION OF A HORMONE
  7. THE LAYER OF THE ADRENAL GLANDS THAT SECRETES
  8. OVARIES AND TESTES ARE THE TARGET ORGANS FOR THIS HORMONE
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  1. WHAT DO BETA CELLS SECRETE
  2. LOCATED ON THE POSTERIOR SIDE OF THE THYROID
  3. A HORMONE FROM THE ANTERIOR PITUITARY GLAND THAT STIMULATES MILK PRODUCTION
  4. ACTS ON THE KIDNEYS TO PROMOTE Na+ RETENTION AND K+ EXCRETION
  5. HORMONE INCREASES BLOOD Ca+ LEVELS
  6. ACTS ON THE KIDNEYS TO REDUCE URINE VOLUME AND PREVENT DEHYDRATION
  7. HORMONE PROMOTES PROTEIN SYNTHESE, LIPID AND CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM, BONE AND SKELETAL MUSCLE GROWTH

15 Clues: USE DUCTS TO MORE HORMONES • WHAT DO BETA CELLS SECRETE • A CLASSIFICATION OF A HORMONE • THE PRINCIPLE GLUCOCORTICOIDS IS • HORMONE INCREASES BLOOD Ca+ LEVELS • LOCATED ON THE POSTERIOR SIDE OF THE THYROID • THE LAYER OF THE ADRENAL GLANDS THAT SECRETES • THE HORMONE PRODUCES THE HIGHEST AMOUNT AT NIGHT • LOCATED IN THE MEDIASTINUM JUST BENEATH THE STERNUM • ...

Muscular System Crossword 2023-05-01

Muscular System Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Muscles you do not have conscious control over
  2. Makes muscle cells grow in size;essential to mantain strength and flexibility
  3. Voluntary;type of muscle that works to control some movements in your body
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  1. Involuntary;type of muscle that is found only in your heart
  2. Muscles you have control over(ex. smiling, moving)
  3. Muscles are nesscary for all movements and____functions
  4. This is where the cardiac muscle is found
  5. These are what skeletal muscles are attached to
  6. At the end of each bone;ataches skeletal muscles to bone
  7. Voluntary;type of muscle that provides force that can move your bones

10 Clues: This is where the cardiac muscle is found • Muscles you do not have conscious control over • These are what skeletal muscles are attached to • Muscles you have control over(ex. smiling, moving) • Muscles are nesscary for all movements and____functions • At the end of each bone;ataches skeletal muscles to bone • ...

week 7 vocab systems 2020-10-20

week 7 vocab systems crossword puzzle
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  1. systemTransports oxygen, waste, nutrients, hormones, heat, etc... around the body
  2. system
  3. body's speedy, electrochemical communication network, consisting of all the nerve cells of the peripheral and central nervous systems
  4. System
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  1. systemBreaks down food into absorbable units that enter the blood for distribution to body cells.
  2. An individual living thing
  3. system Brings oxygen into the body. Gets rid of carbon dioxide.
  4. of skeletal muscles, tendons that connect muscles to bones, and ligaments that attach bones together to form joint
  5. A collection of tissues that carry out a specialized function of the body

9 Clues: system • System • An individual living thing • system Brings oxygen into the body. Gets rid of carbon dioxide. • A collection of tissues that carry out a specialized function of the body • systemTransports oxygen, waste, nutrients, hormones, heat, etc... around the body • ...

Systems of the Human Body 2021-01-13

Systems of the Human Body crossword puzzle
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  1. A group of organs that allow you to move/Stores all body heat
  2. sends all oxygen and nutrients throughout body/ includes veins & heart
  3. A system that works together to break down food and receives nutrients/ also removes waste from body
  4. Creates all voluntary and involuntary actions and reflexes/ Maintains all other body systems and functions
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  1. The system that allows you to breathe oxygen and remove carbon dioxide/ includes trachea and lungs
  2. supports body with hormones when chemicals release from inner glands/ travels through from testes/ovaries to brain
  3. System that makes it possible to have offspring/ Males produce sperm, Females produce egg
  4. The outside layer of the body/ protects inner body from injuries and germs
  5. adds support & protection for inner organs/ the source for white blood cells
  6. handles eliminating waste from the body/ includes kidneys and bladder

10 Clues: A group of organs that allow you to move/Stores all body heat • sends all oxygen and nutrients throughout body/ includes veins & heart • handles eliminating waste from the body/ includes kidneys and bladder • The outside layer of the body/ protects inner body from injuries and germs • ...

Module 1 2025-01-19

Module 1 crossword puzzle
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  1. this term describes a body part that is further away from the midline
  2. the Brain and spinal column are in this body cavity
  3. this term describes a body part that is closer to a point of attachment
  4. this system is responsible for pumping blood all around your body
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  1. this system makes up the framework for your body and provides attachment points for muscles
  2. this plane separates your body into left and right sections
  3. the sum of all the chemical reactions that keep an organism alive
  4. this plane separates your body into anterior and posterior sections

8 Clues: the Brain and spinal column are in this body cavity • this plane separates your body into left and right sections • the sum of all the chemical reactions that keep an organism alive • this system is responsible for pumping blood all around your body • this plane separates your body into anterior and posterior sections • ...

Week 4 - Vocabulary 2020-10-20

Week 4 - Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. system- brings oxygen into the body, gets rid of carbon dioxide
  2. an individual living thing
  3. consists of skeletal muscles, tendons that connect muscles to bones, and ligaments that attach bones together to form joint
  4. breaks down food into absorbable units that enter the blood for distribution to body cells
  5. system- transports oxygen, waste, nutrients, hormones, etc. around the body
  6. group of similar cells that perform the same function and make up a specific organ
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  1. the body's speedy, electrochemical communication network. consisting of all the nerve cells of the peripheral and central nervous systems
  2. collection of tissues that carry out a specialized function of the body
  3. group of parts that work together as a whole
  4. protects and supports body organs and provides a framework the muscles use to support movement, made up of bones and joints

10 Clues: an individual living thing • group of parts that work together as a whole • system- brings oxygen into the body, gets rid of carbon dioxide • collection of tissues that carry out a specialized function of the body • system- transports oxygen, waste, nutrients, hormones, etc. around the body • ...

Tissues and Homeostasis 2013-11-29

Tissues and Homeostasis crossword puzzle
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  1. systems are made up of _________.
  2. where is the hypothalamus located?
  3. the four primary types of tissues are epithelial, connective, nerve and _____.
  4. _____ feedback resists or keeps a change in our systems constant
  5. The maintenance of a constant state in our bodies despite environmental changes
  6. epithelial tissues serves as a protective __________.
  7. muscle tissues can ______.
  8. tissues are made up of many ______ ?
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  1. our endocrine glands release chemicals into our bloodstream, they are called _____.
  2. what hormone is released by the pancreas?
  3. the pancreas is stimulated to release ________.
  4. _____ feedback helps to enhance or broaden a change in our systems
  5. connective tissue is the most diverse and _______
  6. a system in homeostasis needs a sensor, an effector and _____ .
  7. the three types of tissue are skeletal smooth and ________.

15 Clues: muscle tissues can ______. • systems are made up of _________. • where is the hypothalamus located? • tissues are made up of many ______ ? • what hormone is released by the pancreas? • the pancreas is stimulated to release ________. • connective tissue is the most diverse and _______ • epithelial tissues serves as a protective __________. • ...

Pharma Crosswords 2023-09-24

Pharma Crosswords crossword puzzle
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  1. Which part of the body is considered as part of skeletal system but not counted as bone?
  2. Crurrency of Switzerland?
  3. Which popular app was renamed to X?
  4. Who wrote Bhagavad Gita?
  5. The famous football player Diego Maradona belongs to which country?
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  1. The longest river in Asia?
  2. Who is the father of medicine?
  3. Smallest bone in human body?
  4. COVAXIN COVID-19 Vaccine made by which company?
  5. A gas used as disinfectant in water?
  6. What is that point named where CHANDRAYAAN-2'S Vikram lander crashed?
  7. G-20 summit 2023 was held in which city of India?
  8. Which country hosted Commonwealth 2022?
  9. The headquarters of ISRO is located in which state?
  10. Which is the only mammal that can fly?

15 Clues: Who wrote Bhagavad Gita? • Crurrency of Switzerland? • The longest river in Asia? • Smallest bone in human body? • Who is the father of medicine? • Which popular app was renamed to X? • A gas used as disinfectant in water? • Which is the only mammal that can fly? • Which country hosted Commonwealth 2022? • COVAXIN COVID-19 Vaccine made by which company? • ...

Quarter One Crossword Human Physiology 2023-10-05

Quarter One Crossword Human Physiology crossword puzzle
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  1. Ligaments____ bones.
  2. Toward head end or upper part of the body.
  3. Consists of the skull, vertebral column, and rib cage.
  4. Plane that divides vertically into anterior and posterior parts.
  5. At what age does bone lengthening cease for females?
  6. bones joined by dense fibrous connective tissue.
  7. Bones that are thin and slightly curved.
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  1. What percent of the body does the skeletal system account for.
  2. Results in bowed legs.
  3. Maintenance of stable internal conditions despite changes in the environment.
  4. The pelvic girdle is also known as the ___ girdle.
  5. The _____ pelvis is inferior to the pelvic brim.
  6. Limb bones are an example of ___ bones.
  7. “Epiphyseal” plate or ____ plate.
  8. Study of the structure of body parts and their relationship to one another.

15 Clues: Ligaments____ bones. • Results in bowed legs. • “Epiphyseal” plate or ____ plate. • Limb bones are an example of ___ bones. • Bones that are thin and slightly curved. • Toward head end or upper part of the body. • The _____ pelvis is inferior to the pelvic brim. • bones joined by dense fibrous connective tissue. • The pelvic girdle is also known as the ___ girdle. • ...

Phys of Aging: Chapter 5 2024-02-12

Phys of Aging: Chapter 5 crossword puzzle
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  1. Age-related loss of skeletal muscle strength
  2. Muscle fiber type that takes over other type of muscle fiber as a result of aging
  3. Ratio resulting in smaller number of motor units equaling more fibers per motor unit
  4. Type of muscle fibers affect more by aging
  5. Type of exercises preferred for older adults
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  1. Type of signaling of recruitment of motor neurons and skeletal muscle fibers
  2. Skeletal muscle weakness with aging is related to declines in
  3. Contraction force and movement velocity
  4. Larger type II muscle fibers
  5. Release channels altered due to changes in depolarization of sarcolemmal resting membrane

10 Clues: Larger type II muscle fibers • Contraction force and movement velocity • Type of muscle fibers affect more by aging • Age-related loss of skeletal muscle strength • Type of exercises preferred for older adults • Skeletal muscle weakness with aging is related to declines in • Type of signaling of recruitment of motor neurons and skeletal muscle fibers • ...

1F Articular System 2024-01-24

1F Articular System crossword puzzle
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  1. intervening tissue is cartilage
  2. intervening tissue is synovial fluid
  3. The articular surfaces are reciprocally concave-convex
  4. slightly movable joint, example is interpubic disc
  5. Allows movements of medial and lateral rotation around a longitudinal axis
  6. Allows movements of flexion, extension, abduction, and adduction in 2 planes
  7. Allows movements of flexion and extension in 1 plane
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  1. intervening tissue is merely fibrous connective tissue
  2. Refers to connections between components of skeletal system
  3. Allows movements of flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, circumdiction, and rotation in an infinite number of planes
  4. slightly moveable, radius and ulna is an example
  5. joint located between epiphysis and diaphysis of growing bone
  6. Study of Joints
  7. Allows for sliding or gliding movements
  8. immovable, but only located in the skull
  9. Inflammation of Joints

16 Clues: Study of Joints • Inflammation of Joints • intervening tissue is cartilage • intervening tissue is synovial fluid • Allows for sliding or gliding movements • immovable, but only located in the skull • slightly moveable, radius and ulna is an example • slightly movable joint, example is interpubic disc • Allows movements of flexion and extension in 1 plane • ...

Body Systems 2022-04-12

Body Systems crossword puzzle
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  1. short
  2. allergies
  3. waste
  4. control
  5. Structure
  6. long
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  1. breaking down
  2. pump blood
  3. blood cells
  4. hormones
  5. skin
  6. Breath
  7. reproducing
  8. move

14 Clues: skin • move • long • short • waste • Breath • control • hormones • allergies • Structure • pump blood • blood cells • reproducing • breaking down

Lecture Exam #3 (BIO 241) 2022-04-21

Lecture Exam #3 (BIO 241) crossword puzzle
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  1. refers to relaxation phase
  2. this endocrine gland releases 2 hormones: a releasing and inhibiting hormone.
  3. these excitatory receptors lie on the motor-end plate.
  4. epinephrine and norepinephrine are examples
  5. this is the first binding site for a lipid-based hormone
  6. epinephrine and norepinephrine use this type of synergy
  7. recording the electrical activity produced by the heart.
  8. if blood is incompatible, antibodies will cause.
  9. hydrophilic hormones undergo this type of action
  10. this heart sound occurs at the beginning of the T-wave
  11. this junction lies on the motor-end plate.
  12. the functional unit of skeletal muscle
  13. what binds to myosin head to allow detachment of actin?
  14. blood typing system
  15. protein-based hormones are "hydro-"
  16. straw colored liquid consisting of water and dissolved solutes
  17. refers to the contraction phase
  18. the endocrine system utilizes these chemical messengers
  19. which neurohormone can act via two second-messenger systems?
  20. substance which induces an immune response in the body.
  21. a single rapid contraction and relaxation
  22. this falls off myosin head to cause "power stroke" to occur.
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  1. the heart has refractory periods to prevent?
  2. what range determines whether or not a cell will respond to a hormone?
  3. what effect is used to increase receptors on the target cell?
  4. amount of blood ejected from ventricles during systole
  5. this action occurs with lipid-based hormones
  6. are lipid-derived and Lipophilic
  7. when hormones are released in high concentration, desensitization or ______ occurs?
  8. this node functions as the pacemaker of the heart.
  9. this heart sound comes after the QRS complex
  10. this system is composed of the cardiovascular and lymphatic systems.
  11. what effect: hormone #1 allows for hormone #2 to have a better response
  12. oxytocin and prolactin use this type of synergy
  13. where gas exchange occurs, type of blood vessel
  14. calcium binds and pulls this structure to aid in cross-bridge formation.
  15. this factor can cause Erythroblastosis fetalis.
  16. specialized reticulum of skeletal muscle
  17. amount of blood left in ventricles at end of systole
  18. this is the second binding site for a lipid-based hormone
  19. volume of blood in ventricles at end of diastole.
  20. specific sodium channel that contributes to the autorhythmic aspect of the heart
  21. this gland is considered the "master gland"
  22. stimulus at the end of relaxation period, slow build up of tension.

44 Clues: blood typing system • refers to relaxation phase • refers to the contraction phase • are lipid-derived and Lipophilic • protein-based hormones are "hydro-" • the functional unit of skeletal muscle • specialized reticulum of skeletal muscle • a single rapid contraction and relaxation • this junction lies on the motor-end plate. • epinephrine and norepinephrine are examples • ...

Cell Organelles 2023-05-29

Cell Organelles crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Coils and condenses to form chromosomes, and is apart of DNA replication.
  2. Frame that provides strength and protection found in plant cells.
  3. The endoplasmic reticulum that has ribosomes and transports proteins.
  4. Filled with enzymes that break down what's needed in the cell.
  5. Where the protein is assembled.
  6. The powerhouse of the cell.
  7. An internal network of fibres that help maintain cells shape.
  8. Receives proteins and packages them.
Down
  1. Region in nucleus where chromosomes are.
  2. Fills the cell and surrounds the organelles.
  3. The control centre that holds the cells DNA.
  4. Has chlorophyll.
  5. Forms a barrier and lets substances in and out.
  6. The endoplasmic reticulum that transports carbohydrates, and lipids.
  7. Stores nutrients, and hold water for plant cells.
  8. Organize microtubules that serve as cells skeletal system.

16 Clues: Has chlorophyll. • The powerhouse of the cell. • Where the protein is assembled. • Receives proteins and packages them. • Region in nucleus where chromosomes are. • Fills the cell and surrounds the organelles. • The control centre that holds the cells DNA. • Forms a barrier and lets substances in and out. • Stores nutrients, and hold water for plant cells. • ...

Cell Organelles 2023-05-29

Cell Organelles crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Coils and condenses to form chromosomes, and is apart of DNA replication.
  2. Frame that provides strength and protection found in plant cells.
  3. The endoplasmic reticulum that has ribosomes and transports proteins.
  4. Filled with enzymes that break down what's needed in the cell.
  5. Where the protein is assembled.
  6. The powerhouse of the cell.
  7. An internal network of fibres that help maintain cells shape.
  8. Receives proteins and packages them.
Down
  1. Region in nucleus where chromosomes are.
  2. Fills the cell and surrounds the organelles.
  3. The control centre that holds the cells DNA.
  4. Has chlorophyll.
  5. Forms a barrier and lets substances in and out.
  6. The endoplasmic reticulum that transports carbohydrates, and lipids.
  7. Stores nutrients, and hold water for plant cells.
  8. Organize microtubules that serve as cells skeletal system.

16 Clues: Has chlorophyll. • The powerhouse of the cell. • Where the protein is assembled. • Receives proteins and packages them. • Region in nucleus where chromosomes are. • Fills the cell and surrounds the organelles. • The control centre that holds the cells DNA. • Forms a barrier and lets substances in and out. • Stores nutrients, and hold water for plant cells. • ...

systems 2025-05-22

systems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. sends messages back and forth between the brain and the body
  2. a complex network of organs, cells and proteins that defends the body against infection, whilst protecting the body's own cells
  3. an organ system consisting of skeletal, smooth, and cardiac muscle.
  4. made up of your lungs, diaphragm, throat, nose and mouth. Its main function is to breathe in oxygen and breathe out carbon dioxide.
  5. produce and release hormones into the bloodstream
Down
  1. made up of a series of organs that allows your body to get the nutrients and energy it needs from the food we eat.
  2. the largest organ of the body that forms a physical barrier between the external environment and the internal environment that it serves to protect and maintain
  3. the organs that make urine and remove it from the body
  4. a network of the heart and blood vessels that pumps blood throughout the body, delivering oxygen and nutrients and removing waste products like carbon dioxide.
  5. body's support structure

10 Clues: body's support structure • produce and release hormones into the bloodstream • the organs that make urine and remove it from the body • sends messages back and forth between the brain and the body • an organ system consisting of skeletal, smooth, and cardiac muscle. • ...

Muscular System 2025-10-27

Muscular System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. muscles that contract automatically without conscious control.
  2. .the action of bending or the condition of being bent, especially the bending of a limb or joint.
  3. a skeletal muscle that contracts to straighten or extend a joint
  4. an involuntary muscle type found in the walls of hollow organs like the stomach, intestines, and bladder, as well as in blood vessels and the eyes.
Down
  1. the process by which muscles generate force and movement.
  2. a flexible but inelastic cord of strong fibrous collagen tissue attaching a muscle to a bone
  3. the involuntary, striated muscle that makes up the heart wall, responsible for pumping blood throughout the body by contracting and relaxing in a coordinated rhythm.
  4. a short band of tough, flexible fibrous connective tissue which connects two bones or cartilages or holds together a joint.
  5. Muscles that are under your conscious control.
  6. a muscle which is connected to the skeleton to form part of the mechanical system which moves the limbs and other parts of the body.

10 Clues: Muscles that are under your conscious control. • the process by which muscles generate force and movement. • muscles that contract automatically without conscious control. • a skeletal muscle that contracts to straighten or extend a joint • a flexible but inelastic cord of strong fibrous collagen tissue attaching a muscle to a bone • ...

Biopsychology 2013-10-28

Biopsychology crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Sends info from the body's tissues and sensory organs inward toward the Central Nervous System.
  2. Excitatory transmitter involved in memory. Over supply can produce migraines or seizures.
  3. Controls alertness and arousal. Under supply can depress mood.
  4. Brain's sensory switchboard that directs messages to the sensory areas in the cortex and transmits replies to the cerebellum and medulla.
  5. Area at the rear of the frontal lobe that controls voluntary movements.
Down
  1. Located at the back of the head.
  2. Enables muscle action, learning, and memory.
  3. Covers the Axon and helps speed neural impulses.
  4. Controls the body's skeletal muscles.
  5. theory by Franz Gull that bumps on the head determined mental abilities and character traits.
  6. Body's electrochemical communication consisting of the nerve cells of the peripheral and central nervous system.
  7. Visual display of brain activity that detects a radioactive form of glucose.

12 Clues: Located at the back of the head. • Controls the body's skeletal muscles. • Enables muscle action, learning, and memory. • Covers the Axon and helps speed neural impulses. • Controls alertness and arousal. Under supply can depress mood. • Area at the rear of the frontal lobe that controls voluntary movements. • ...

Body Systems and Tissues 2025-11-20

Body Systems and Tissues crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The process of taking in substances such as nutrients or chemicals into cells or tissues.
  2. Controls and coordinates bodily functions and responses to the environment through the brain, spinal cord, and nerves.
  3. The removal of waste products from the body.
  4. Provides structural support and protection for internal organs with bones, cartilage, and ligaments.
  5. The release of useful substances produced by cells or glands.
  6. A network of nonliving material, such as proteins and fibers, that supports and surrounds cells in connective tissue.
  7. A type of tissue that covers body surfaces, lines organs, and forms protective barriers; also involved in absorption, secretion, and sensation.
Down
  1. Tissue that contracts and relaxes to produce movement; includes skeletal, smooth, and cardiac muscle.
  2. Responsible for transporting blood, nutrients, and waste throughout the body via the heart and blood vessels.
  3. Enables movement of the body and internal substances, using skeletal, smooth, and cardiac muscles.
  4. Breaks down food into nutrients that can be absorbed by the body, involving organs like the stomach and intestines.
  5. Tissue that supports, connects, or separates other tissues and organs; contains an extracellular matrix.
  6. Manages breathing, allowing for the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the lungs.
  7. A nerve cell that sends and receives electrical signals in the nervous system.
  8. Tissue that receives and sends electrical signals; makes up the brain, spinal cord, and nerves.

15 Clues: The removal of waste products from the body. • The release of useful substances produced by cells or glands. • A nerve cell that sends and receives electrical signals in the nervous system. • Manages breathing, allowing for the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the lungs. • ...

Cell Organelles 2023-05-29

Cell Organelles crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Coils and condenses to form chromosomes, and is apart of DNA replication.
  2. Frame that provides strength and protection found in plant cells.
  3. The endoplasmic reticulum that has ribosomes and transports proteins.
  4. Filled with enzymes that break down what's needed in the cell.
  5. Where the protein is assembled.
  6. The powerhouse of the cell.
  7. An internal network of fibres that help maintain cells shape.
  8. Receives proteins and packages them.
Down
  1. Region in nucleus where chromosomes are.
  2. Fills the cell and surrounds the organelles.
  3. The control centre that holds the cells DNA.
  4. Has chlorophyll.
  5. Forms a barrier and lets substances in and out.
  6. The endoplasmic reticulum that transports carbohydrates, and lipids.
  7. Stores nutrients, and hold water for plant cells.
  8. Organize microtubules that serve as cells skeletal system.

16 Clues: Has chlorophyll. • The powerhouse of the cell. • Where the protein is assembled. • Receives proteins and packages them. • Region in nucleus where chromosomes are. • Fills the cell and surrounds the organelles. • The control centre that holds the cells DNA. • Forms a barrier and lets substances in and out. • Stores nutrients, and hold water for plant cells. • ...

muscular system 2021-08-31

muscular system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. it is required for the muscle to work.
  2. the muscle that is in your intestines.
  3. the muscle that makes your heart beat.
  4. the muscle that is responsible for movement.
  5. type of cancer that grows in the muscles.
  6. what is the three muscles system called.
  7. lack of oxygen for muscles
  8. a skeletal muscle responsible for the movement of up and down in the arms.
Down
  1. what happens when your muscles aren't prepared for the job that they are doing.
  2. you can make it bigger.
  3. there are lots of powerhouses in the muscular cells.
  4. required for the body's movement and being alive.
  5. what the muscle is made of.
  6. body builders love this muscle.
  7. responsible for movement in the lower. body
  8. the cause of anaerobic.
  9. when you hurt your muscles.
  10. lots of oxygen at hand to be active.

18 Clues: you can make it bigger. • the cause of anaerobic. • lack of oxygen for muscles • what the muscle is made of. • when you hurt your muscles. • body builders love this muscle. • lots of oxygen at hand to be active. • it is required for the muscle to work. • the muscle that is in your intestines. • the muscle that makes your heart beat. • what is the three muscles system called. • ...

Health crossword 2022-03-25

Health crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. skills, Communication skills that can help one say no when urged to take part in behaviors that are unsafe unhealthy or against one’s values.
  2. expenditure, Calories burned through basic body processes and exercise.
  3. The system that protects against infections and other foreign substances cells and tissues.
  4. disease, A disease that can spread from one living thing to another such as the flu or HIV.
  5. Mental state characterized by extreme or unrealistic worries or apprehension about
  6. Taking action to influence others to address a health-related concern or to support a
  7. events experiences or objects.
  8. Simple single-cell organisms commonly found in air soil and food and on the bodies
  9. Manner of acting or controlling oneself.
  10. The organs and glands that are responsible for ingestion digestion and absorption of food.
  11. Being indirect and dishonest in order to control or influence others.
  12. meal, Meal that includes one food from each food group.
  13. image Thoughts and feelings about how one looks.
  14. system, The heart blood vessels and blood which provide oxygen and nutrients to the body.
  15. The airways and passages that bring air including oxygen from outside the body into the lungs.
  16. Hostile or violent behavior or attitudes toward another.
  17. Being overly forceful pushy hostile or assertive.
Down
  1. Positive or negative evaluations toward other people objects concepts activities behaviors events trends or other observations and occurrences.
  2. belief.
  3. A small circle of friends usually with similar backgrounds or tastes who exclude people viewed as outsiders.
  4. The skeletal smooth and cardiac muscles that support movement and help maintain posture and circulate blood among other functions.
  5. The framework of the body consisting of bones and connective tissues that protect and support the body tissues and internal organs.
  6. Not standing up for rights and needs and instead giving up giving in or backing
  7. communication, A way of clearly stating one’s feelings and opinions and firmly advocating for one’s rights and needs without violating the rights of others.
  8. intake, Calories consumed through food and drink.
  9. State of complete physical emotional mental environmental spiritual and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease.
  10. Someone who witnesses an act or event without participating.
  11. The organs and glands in the body that aid in procreation.
  12. A complex communication system that transmits nerve impulses between parts of the body.
  13. A measure of the energy that food supplies to the body.
  14. plants and animals

31 Clues: belief. • plants and animals • events experiences or objects. • Manner of acting or controlling oneself. • image Thoughts and feelings about how one looks. • intake, Calories consumed through food and drink. • Being overly forceful pushy hostile or assertive. • meal, Meal that includes one food from each food group. • ...

Flex Review Makeup 2025-10-29

Flex Review Makeup crossword puzzle
Across
  1. neurons with multiple dendrites with no axon
  2. bundles of axons in the peripheral nervous system
  3. cell that generates rapid electrical signals
  4. mechanism that allows smooth muscles to prolong in low energy states
  5. shields the vertebral column
  6. Na+ influx
  7. crucial component of central nervous system
  8. the basic unit of a muscle fiber
  9. smallest contributing muscle
  10. glue between the actin and extracellular matrix
  11. repeated functional units
  12. same tone but change in length
  13. cell membrane of skeletal muscle cells
  14. another term for cell body
  15. K+ efflux
  16. contains the cell bodies of neurons
  17. a nerve impulse
  18. smallest muscle within a group
  19. receptive region of the neuron
Down
  1. defensive cells
  2. fibers that go towards the central nervous system
  3. aids agonist
  4. collections of neuron cells
  5. peripheral target organ
  6. provides the major force
  7. contains the cauda equina
  8. control center of the neuron
  9. how the gray matter is organized
  10. inward folds of the sarcolemma
  11. muscle shortening
  12. muscles contract and length remains the same
  13. the greatest force achieved in muscle contraction
  14. largest muscle in a group
  15. long slender projection of a nerve cell
  16. delicate innermost layer od meninges
  17. protein that forms part of the cytoskeleton
  18. tough outermost layer of meninges
  19. extension of muscles
  20. largest contributing muscle
  21. innervated by 1 motor neuron
  22. elongated threads in striated muscle cells

41 Clues: K+ efflux • Na+ influx • aids agonist • defensive cells • a nerve impulse • muscle shortening • extension of muscles • peripheral target organ • provides the major force • contains the cauda equina • largest muscle in a group • repeated functional units • another term for cell body • collections of neuron cells • largest contributing muscle • control center of the neuron • ...

Nervous System Quiz Two Review 2026-02-18

Nervous System Quiz Two Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Branch-like parts of a neuron that receive signals.
  2. Star-shaped cells that anchor neurons to blood vessels.
  3. Neurotransmitter involved in reward, pleasure, and motivation.
  4. These cells form the myelin sheath in the Peripheral Nervous System.
  5. The insulating layer that speeds up nerve impulses.
  6. Gaps in the myelin sheath that allow impulses to "jump."
  7. The electrical state of a neuron when it is not transmitting an impulse (approx. -70 mV).
  8. These cells produce and circulate cerebrospinal fluid.
  9. The main body of the neuron containing the nucleus.
  10. Neurotransmitter that stimulates skeletal muscle contraction.
  11. The most common excitatory neurotransmitter; vital for memory.
  12. Neurotransmitter responsible for the "fight or flight" response.
  13. Motor nerves that conduct impulses away from the CNS.
Down
  1. Chemicals released from vesicles that "jump" the synapse.
  2. An involuntary, instantaneous response to a stimulus.
  3. Support cells that are 10x more abundant than neurons.
  4. Specialized cells that receive and transmit electrical impulses.
  5. The gap between two neurons where communication occurs.
  6. The long threadlike part of a nerve cell that conducts impulses.
  7. The physical space between two neurons.
  8. The process where sodium influx reverses the membrane charge.
  9. This system controls conscious and voluntary responses.
  10. An inhibitory neurotransmitter that calms the nervous system.
  11. These neurons transmit impulses away from the CNS to muscles.
  12. Sensory nerves that conduct impulses toward the CNS.
  13. The "All-or-____" rule states an impulse occurs fully or not at all.

26 Clues: The physical space between two neurons. • Branch-like parts of a neuron that receive signals. • The insulating layer that speeds up nerve impulses. • The main body of the neuron containing the nucleus. • Sensory nerves that conduct impulses toward the CNS. • An involuntary, instantaneous response to a stimulus. • Motor nerves that conduct impulses away from the CNS. • ...

Cell Division 2023-05-24

Cell Division crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Form from mother cells then divides into two new cells
  2. One of a pair of daughter strands of a replicated chromosomes.
  3. Helps the movement of chromosomes.
  4. The cell starts to replicate itself.
  5. It obtains nutrients and duplicates its chromatids
  6. When old cells stay alive during when new cells produce.
  7. Chromosomes become visible as tightly coiled threadlike structures.
  8. 22 pairs
  9. Chromosomes move from the center towards the opposite ends of a dividing cell.
  10. Serve as the cells skeletal system.
  11. The cells grows in preparation for cell division.
Down
  1. The region where the cells spindle fibers attach.
  2. 2 Separates the sister chromosomes.
  3. Cycle Has three stages, Interphase, Mitosis, and cytokinesis.
  4. The chromosomes of the cell are copied.
  5. 1 One parent cells divides into two daughter cells.
  6. Chromosomes line up along the middle.
  7. Cells creates organelles and begins metabolism.
  8. Keeps the nucleus organized.
  9. Chromosomes move in opposite directions.

20 Clues: 22 pairs • Keeps the nucleus organized. • Helps the movement of chromosomes. • Serve as the cells skeletal system. • The cell starts to replicate itself. • Chromosomes line up along the middle. • 2 Separates the sister chromosomes. • The chromosomes of the cell are copied. • Chromosomes move in opposite directions. • Cells creates organelles and begins metabolism. • ...

Body Stystem Test Review 2021-10-20

Body Stystem Test Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Prevents oxygenated blood excites the heart
  2. They thickest skin layer in the heart
  3. The heart is separated into 4 parts or 4...
  4. A tissue that is for protecting
  5. Vessels in the lymphatic system pass through the
  6. Made out of 8 bones and protects the brain
  7. The centre part of the pelvic girdle
  8. Process of breathing out air
  9. Lined with mucous membrane that warms and moistens the air
  10. Separates the heart into right and left side
  11. Loss of muscle tone
  12. Process of breathing in air
  13. A plane that separates the body into superior and inferior
  14. The type of bone that makes red bone marrow
  15. Moving in a circle at a joint
  16. Opposite of proximal
  17. It is important in the reproduction of a cell
Down
  1. toward the knee
  2. Outermost skin layer and absorbs Vitamin D
  3. Made out of elastic and fibrous connective tissue
  4. Substances used to combat infection
  5. When liquidy fluid enters the lymphatic system it's known as...
  6. Join together to form larger lymphatic vessels
  7. Two divisions of trachea near the centre of the chest
  8. Cavity that consists of spinal and
  9. Upper long none
  10. Bending backwards or bending the
  11. Lies directly behind the nasal cavity
  12. Filters potential pathogens before entering G.I tract or lungs
  13. The portion of the skeletal system that has the skull, vertebra, ribs and sternum
  14. Connect muscles to bones
  15. A muscle that forms the walls of the heart

32 Clues: toward the knee • Upper long none • Loss of muscle tone • Opposite of proximal • Connect muscles to bones • Process of breathing in air • Process of breathing out air • Moving in a circle at a joint • A tissue that is for protecting • Bending backwards or bending the • Cavity that consists of spinal and • Substances used to combat infection • The centre part of the pelvic girdle • ...

First aid crossword 2023-08-09

First aid crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. is made up of 2 sections the axial skeleton and the appendicular.
  2. carrys blood away from the heart.
  3. a bone that is strong and flat
  4. the angle between bones at a joint increases
  5. works in conjunction to the respiratory system.
  6. body part moves towards the midline of the body.
  7. cavities that allow air to travel to our lungs and supplies oxygen to the body.
  8. length of muscle lengthens.
  9. relaxes and lengthens.
  10. rotation of the foot to make the sole face forwards.
  11. tiny air cells/sacs link between the respiror and circulatory system.
  12. body part moves away from midline of the body.
  13. two (left and right) lead to the left and right lung.
  14. divides and subdivides into smaller and smaller branches.
  15. tension is developed in a muscle throughout the entire range of motion.
Down
  1. bone longer than it is wide
  2. forms most of the heart.
  3. approximately wide than it is long.
  4. a valve to close off the air passage from the digestive passage and voice box.
  5. carrys blood towards the heart.
  6. angle between bones at a joint decreases
  7. organ system responsible for providing strength, keeping up balance and posture
  8. doesnt fall into any catergory
  9. passageway for air and food.
  10. the prime mover.
  11. connect arteries and veins.
  12. length of muscle shortens.
  13. allows air to pass beyond the laynx to where it divides into both bronchi.
  14. smooth in appearance and usually involuntary.
  15. essential organs of respiratory.

30 Clues: the prime mover. • relaxes and lengthens. • forms most of the heart. • length of muscle shortens. • bone longer than it is wide • length of muscle lengthens. • connect arteries and veins. • passageway for air and food. • a bone that is strong and flat • doesnt fall into any catergory • carrys blood towards the heart. • essential organs of respiratory. • ...

Muscular System Crossword 2021-05-20

Muscular System Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Stomach
  2. Moving toward
  3. Expanding
  4. Stuck
  5. Attach
  6. Connect to muscle
  7. Different Angles
Down
  1. Bones
  2. Connect to bone
  3. automatic
  4. Circle
  5. Moving away
  6. Effort
  7. flesh
  8. Heart

15 Clues: Bones • Stuck • flesh • Heart • Circle • Effort • Attach • Stomach • automatic • Expanding • Moving away • Moving toward • Connect to bone • Different Angles • Connect to muscle

Advanced PE Revision Crossword 1 2012-11-12

Advanced PE Revision Crossword 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Achild's toy and an aerobic fitness test
  2. A dynamometer is a test of ........
  3. A type of muscle
  4. This structure attaches a muscle to a bone
  5. The most important training principle
  6. Type of blood cell that carries oxygen
  7. A structure that cushions the bones
  8. The brain uses this as its primary fuel
  9. The body uses this for energy
  10. The energy system that makes the most ATP
  11. A type of agility test
  12. A muscle with "3 heads"
  13. A by-product of the aerobic energy system
  14. The minimum number of training sessions per week to improve fitness levels is regarded as being this number.
  15. Fitness testing done after a six week training program is called this type of fitness testing
Down
  1. The type of flexion the tibialis anterior causes
  2. This food fuel can only be used by the aerobic energy system
  3. A type of muscle contraction where the muscle lengthens
  4. A reason for fitness testing
  5. The highest intensity an athlete can sustain where lactate produced equals lactate removed
  6. A small sac of fluid that reduces friction
  7. The number of weeks a training program has to occur for aerobic benefits to occur
  8. A structure that holds bones together
  9. A site where glycogen is stored
  10. During a bicep curl, the biceps are known as the .......
  11. An exercise to strengthen the rectus abdominus
  12. When you run out of glycogen, you are said to "hit the ...."

27 Clues: A type of muscle • A type of agility test • A muscle with "3 heads" • A reason for fitness testing • The body uses this for energy • A site where glycogen is stored • A dynamometer is a test of ........ • A structure that cushions the bones • The most important training principle • A structure that holds bones together • Type of blood cell that carries oxygen • ...

our skeletal system 2019-05-02

our skeletal system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 2 bones meat each each other
  2. frame work of bones
  3. a group of organs together
Down
  1. strong tissues that bind the bones at a joint
  2. a long hollow substance
  3. strong fiberswith which muscles are attached to bones

6 Clues: frame work of bones • a long hollow substance • a group of organs together • 2 bones meat each each other • strong tissues that bind the bones at a joint • strong fiberswith which muscles are attached to bones

skeletal system uwu 2021-11-16

skeletal system uwu crossword puzzle
Across
  1. upper arm
  2. spine
  3. head
Down
  1. protects the lungs
  2. hips??
  3. longest bone in the body

6 Clues: head • spine • hips?? • upper arm • protects the lungs • longest bone in the body

OUR SKELETAL SYSTEM 2018-05-18

OUR SKELETAL SYSTEM crossword puzzle
Across
  1. CONNECTS MUSCLES TO BONES
  2. WRAPS BONES TO BONES
  3. WHERE TWO BONES MEET
Down
  1. ONLY MOVEABLE BONE IN THE HOLE SKULL
  2. ALSO KNOWN AS THE BREST BONE
  3. PROTECTS THE BRAIN

6 Clues: PROTECTS THE BRAIN • WRAPS BONES TO BONES • WHERE TWO BONES MEET • CONNECTS MUSCLES TO BONES • ALSO KNOWN AS THE BREST BONE • ONLY MOVEABLE BONE IN THE HOLE SKULL

The Skeletal System 2021-12-09

The Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. something the bones produce to provide cells to the body
  2. the painful wearing down of joints
  3. bones help protect important...
Down
  1. a break in a bone
  2. areas of tissue that connect muscles to bones
  3. a flexible substance that covers areas where bones meet

6 Clues: a break in a bone • bones help protect important... • the painful wearing down of joints • areas of tissue that connect muscles to bones • a flexible substance that covers areas where bones meet • something the bones produce to provide cells to the body

Skeletal System Crossword 2022-01-28

Skeletal System Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 85% of the body is what?
  2. What do the bones do to be able to have movement?
  3. blood cell formation
Down
  1. What does the skull do to the brain?
  2. How do decide the bones of the legs, pelvic girdle and vertebral column?
  3. 99% of the body is what?

6 Clues: blood cell formation • 85% of the body is what? • 99% of the body is what? • What does the skull do to the brain? • What do the bones do to be able to have movement? • How do decide the bones of the legs, pelvic girdle and vertebral column?

the skeletal system 2025-02-11

the skeletal system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. where do two or more bones meet to eat you move?
  2. what is the weakest bone in the body?
  3. what hod our body together to allow movement?
Down
  1. what stabilizes the joint?
  2. what is your thigh bone called?
  3. what is the bone surrounding your brain?

6 Clues: what stabilizes the joint? • what is your thigh bone called? • what is the weakest bone in the body? • what is the bone surrounding your brain? • what hod our body together to allow movement? • where do two or more bones meet to eat you move?

10.2 review 2018-03-04

10.2 review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. disconnecting from Actin.- detachment
  2. connected or disconnected at the same time.
  3. The transport of ________ ions back into the sarcoplasmic reticulum.
  4. non-striated, involuntary, located in the walls of
  5. striated, involuntary, located only in the heart,
  6. to enter and pass through at varying rates
  7. of the Myosin head.
  8. striated, voluntary, located beneath layers of skin
  9. The binding of ___________ to the myosin head which results in the myosin
Down
  1. causes the sliding of the thin filaments.
  2. exposed to electrical stimuli
  3. bridge The power stroke of the ________________(head moves the tail inward)
  4. system Composed of sarcomeres, which contract and shorten
  5. The ___________ of ATP which leads to the re-energizing and
  6. vessels, glands, and organs and it allows blood and
  7. The binding of _________(head) to actin forming a cross bridge.
  8. Crossbridge cycling prevents all of the cross bridges from either
  9. blood
  10. fat, connect tendons to bones, create movement

19 Clues: blood • of the Myosin head. • exposed to electrical stimuli • disconnecting from Actin.- detachment • causes the sliding of the thin filaments. • to enter and pass through at varying rates • connected or disconnected at the same time. • fat, connect tendons to bones, create movement • striated, involuntary, located only in the heart, • ...

All About Block 10 2023-05-02

All About Block 10 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Lubb dup.
  2. Movement of carbon dioxide and oxygen.
  3. The central organ of the cardiovascular system
  4. The air we breathe in is ___ in oxygen.
  5. The liquid medium in blood.
  6. New red blood cells are produced in the ___ marrow.
  7. A large skeletal muscle that lies underneath the lungs.
  8. White blood cells are ___ than red blood cells.
  9. The site of gas exchange.
  10. The divider that separates the left and right sideS of the heart.
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  1. The thoracic cavity.
  2. An average person has about 30 ___ red blood cells.
  3. A solid in blood.
  4. The sternum.
  5. High blood pressure.
  6. ___ blood cells transport oxygen to cells in all parts of the body.
  7. A type of blood movement that supplies blood to the kidneys.
  8. A large blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart.
  9. The air we breathe out is ___ in oxygen.

19 Clues: Lubb dup. • The sternum. • A solid in blood. • The thoracic cavity. • High blood pressure. • The site of gas exchange. • The liquid medium in blood. • Movement of carbon dioxide and oxygen. • The air we breathe in is ___ in oxygen. • The air we breathe out is ___ in oxygen. • The central organ of the cardiovascular system • White blood cells are ___ than red blood cells. • ...

Muscular System Crossword 2025-01-27

Muscular System Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. this type of smooth muscle is composed of sheets of spindle-shaped cells in close contact with one another
  2. a set of membranous channels that extend inward as invaginations from the fiber’s membrane and passes all the way through the fiber
  3. membranous network of channels and tubules of a muscle fiber that stores releases and absorbs calcium
  4. a condition when a muscle exercised strenuously for a prolonged period loses its ability to contract
  5. together a motor neuron and muscle fibers that control it make a ___________
  6. time between application of a stimulus and the beginning of a response in a muscle fiber
  7. this muscle elevates and protracts the mandible
  8. rhythmic waves of muscular contraction in the walls of certain tubular organs
  9. this type of muscle contains actin and myosin but are more randomly organized which results in less striations
  10. enzyme that releases energy stored in the terminal phosphate bonds of ATP molecules
  11. the pigment responsible for the red color of blood
  12. a specialized synapse where a motor nerve fiber communicates with a muscle fiber. It is the site where the nerve impulse is transmitted to the muscle triggering muscle contraction.
  13. phosphate this contains high-energy phosphate bonds which store excess energy and makes cell regeneration of ATP possible
  14. this causes an action
  15. increases forces of contraction by a skeletal muscle fiber when a twitch occurs before the previous twitch relaxes
  16. the moveable attachment end
  17. functional junctions between bones
  18. a painful condition in which a muscle undergoes a sustained involuntary contraction.
  19. this occurs when a muscle appears at rest but is contracting
  20. each muscle fiber within a fascicle lies within a layer of connective tissue in the form of a thin covering called _______________.
  21. this type of smooth muscle is found in the irises of the eyes and walls of blood vessels.
  22. a small gap that separates the membrane of the neuron and the membrane of the muscle fiber
  23. acetylcholine is rapidly decomposed by
  24. the frontalis and occipitalis make up the __________.
  25. ends of cardiac muscle cells are connected by _______________ ______ which allow muscle impulses to pass freely so that they travel rapidly and trigger contraction.
  26. the organization of myosin and actin produces the characteristics of alternating light and dark bands called
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  1. visceral smooth muscle is found in walls of ________ __________.
  2. a pattern of repeated contractions due to self-exciting fibers that deliver spontaneous impulses periodically into surrounding muscle tissue
  3. type of joint that is made up of hyaline or fibrocartilage
  4. fluid filled sacs in joints
  5. type of joint that lies between bones that closely contact one another
  6. this muscle compresses the cheek
  7. neurons communicate with cells that they control by releasing chemicals called
  8. the synapse between the motor neuron and the muscle fiber it controls
  9. this muscle extends the forearm at the elbow
  10. neurotransmitter in skeletal muscle contraction
  11. explanation for how muscles contract. It describes the process where thin actin filaments slide past thick myosin filaments within a muscle fiber causing the muscle to shorten and generate force
  12. type of joint where the convex surface of one bone fits into the concave surface of another
  13. the organization of a skeletal muscle goes muscle —- ________ —- muscle fibers —- myofibrils —- thick and thin filaments
  14. contractile fiber in muscle cells
  15. an increase in the number of motor units being activated during a contraction is called _____________.
  16. when the frequency of a contraction is so rapid that the contraction lacks even partial relaxation
  17. protein that with actin forms the filaments that interact to contract muscle fibers
  18. neurons that control effectors
  19. this is synthesized in muscle cells and imparts the red/brown color of skeletal muscle tissue.
  20. the layers of dense connective tissue that separate individual skeletal muscle from adjacent muscles and hold it in position
  21. this action decreases the angle between bones at a joint
  22. this action increases the angle between bones at a joint
  23. this works against the action
  24. flattened and shock-absorbing pads of fibrocartilage in joints are called
  25. most common joint in the skeletal system and they allow for free movement
  26. this contributes to an action by helping the agonist
  27. the __________ provides energy to release acetylcholine during neuromuscular junction
  28. this muscle flexes the forearm at the elbow and supinates the forearm and the hand
  29. the immoveable attachment point
  30. amount of oxygen required following physical exercise to react accumulated lactic acid to form glucose
  31. shortening of a ________ is what causes muscle contraction. This is also a functional until of skeletal muscle
  32. this type of muscle is self-exciting and rhythmic. It is also only found in the heart.

58 Clues: this causes an action • fluid filled sacs in joints • the moveable attachment end • this works against the action • neurons that control effectors • the immoveable attachment point • this muscle compresses the cheek • contractile fiber in muscle cells • functional junctions between bones • acetylcholine is rapidly decomposed by • this muscle extends the forearm at the elbow • ...

Unit 4 review 2020-04-24

Unit 4 review crossword puzzle
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  1. These receptors respond to pressure changes and stretching.
  2. Pathways that split from spinal nerves into plexuses
  3. This nerve pathway ascends to the brain.
  4. The conscious awareness and interpretation of a sensation.
  5. Network of nerves formed by the anterior remi.
  6. These receptors detect body position and movements.
  7. This type of nervous system consists of cranial and spinal nerves and other accessory features.
  8. This division of the autonomic system is responsible for bringing the body back to homeostasis via energy conservation.
  9. This type of nervous system consists of the spinal cord and brain and is considered voluntary.
  10. This type of nerve pathway descends from the brain.
  11. Voluntary branch of the PNS that innervates skeletal muscle and causes excitation.
  12. These receptors provide information on pain related to extremes of temperature, mechanical damage, and dissolved. chemicals
  13. Any stimuli the body can detect
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  1. Provide information on pain is related to extremes of temperature, mechanical damage, and dissolved chemicals.
  2. Provides information on pain is related to extremes of temperature, mechanical damage, and dissolved chemicals
  3. These receptors respond to external stimuli.
  4. These receptors maintain the body's internal environment.
  5. This division of the autonomic system is responsible for the "fight or flight" response and is a response to emergency situations.
  6. Painful sensations that are perceived as real.
  7. Inaccurate localizations of the source of pain.
  8. This plexus is found in vertebrae C5-T1.
  9. This plexus is found in vertebrae L4-S4.
  10. responds to changes in stimulus and adapts rapidly.
  11. Involuntary branch of the PNS that functions to maintain homeostasis and excites or inhibits smooth and cardiac muscles and glands.
  12. The action of tasting.

25 Clues: The action of tasting. • Any stimuli the body can detect • This nerve pathway ascends to the brain. • This plexus is found in vertebrae C5-T1. • This plexus is found in vertebrae L4-S4. • These receptors respond to external stimuli. • Painful sensations that are perceived as real. • Network of nerves formed by the anterior remi. • ...

Human Body Systems 2016-11-14

Human Body Systems crossword puzzle
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  1. MALE ORGANS THAT PRODUCE SPERM AND TESTOSTERONE
  2. TINY SAC-LIKE STRUCTURES OF THE LUNGS THAT ARE SURROUNDED BY CAPILLAIRES WHERE GAS EXCHANGE TAKES PLACE
  3. GLAND THAT PRODUCES INSULIN AND DIGESTIVE ENZYMES
  4. A GROUP OF ORGANS THAT EXCRETE CHEMICAL WASTES
  5. A CHEMICAL THAT REGULATES BODY FUCTIONS
  6. THE BODY SYSTEM THAT CIRCULATES BLOOD THROUGHOUT THE BODY AND DELIVERS ESSENTIAL SUBSTANCES TO CELLS AND REMOVES WASTES
  7. A FLAP OF TISSUE THAT PREVENTS THE BACKFLOW OF BLOOD
  8. A GROUP OF ORGANS THAT TAKE IN AND DIGEST FOOD AND ELIMINATES SOLID WASTE
  9. FEMALE ORGANS THAT PRODUCE EGGS AND FEMALE HORMONES
  10. BLOOD VESSELS THAT CARRY BLOOD AWAY FROM THE HEART
  11. THE BODY SYSTEM CONSISTING OF SKIN, HAIR, AND NAILS THAT PROTECTS THE UNDERLYING TISSUES
  12. THE FLUID PART OF THE BLOOD
  13. SYSTEM THAT CONTROLS THE BODY
  14. A MEASURE OF THE BLOOD PUSHING AGAINST THE WALLS OF THE ARTERIES
  15. THE ORGANS AND GLANDS IN THE BODY THAT AID IN THE PRODUCTION OF NEW INDIVIDUALS
  16. CONSISTS OF SKELETAL MUSCLES AND TENDONS
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  1. PROVIDES SUPPORTS FOR THE BODY AND PROVIDES ATTACHEMENTS FOR MUSCLES
  2. BLOOD VESSLES THAT CARRY BLOOD TO THE HEART
  3. GLANDS IN THE SKIN THAT PRODUCE SWEAT TO REGULATE BODY TEMPERATURE
  4. A GROUP OF GLANDS THAT PRODUCE HORMONES AND RELEASE THEM INTO THE BLOOD
  5. IMMUNE BLOOD CELLS THAT DESTROY INVADERS
  6. CARRY OXYGEN TO CELLS
  7. A CIRCULATING CONNECTIVE TISSUE MADE OF PLASMA, CELLS, AND PLATELETS
  8. THE BODY SYSTEM CONSISTING OF LUNGS AND PASSAGEWAYS THAT LEAD TO THE LUNGS
  9. THE NETWORK OF SMALL BLOOD VESSELS THAT LET OXYGEN AND OTHER SUBSTATNCES FLOW INTO TISSUES
  10. THE ENTIRE PROCESS BY WHICH THE BODY TAKES IN OXYGEN AND GETS RID OF CARBON DIOXIDE AND WATER
  11. SYSTEMS THAT CONTROL THE LEVELS OF ENDOCRINE HORMONES IN THE BLOOD

27 Clues: CARRY OXYGEN TO CELLS • THE FLUID PART OF THE BLOOD • SYSTEM THAT CONTROLS THE BODY • A CHEMICAL THAT REGULATES BODY FUCTIONS • IMMUNE BLOOD CELLS THAT DESTROY INVADERS • CONSISTS OF SKELETAL MUSCLES AND TENDONS • BLOOD VESSLES THAT CARRY BLOOD TO THE HEART • A GROUP OF ORGANS THAT EXCRETE CHEMICAL WASTES • MALE ORGANS THAT PRODUCE SPERM AND TESTOSTERONE • ...

Biology 2023-11-13

Biology crossword puzzle
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  1. The scientific study of living organisms and their interactions with each other and their environments.
  2. The liquid component of blood, where blood cells are suspended.
  3. Organelles in eukaryotic cells responsible for generating energy in the form of ATP through cellular respiration.
  4. Systems: The skeletal system, providing support, protection, and assistance in movement.
  5. Cells: Cells that have specific structures and functions suited to perform particular tasks in the body.
  6. Organisms composed of multiple cells.
  7. Tissue that contracts to produce movement in animals.
  8. Membrane-bound sacs within cells that store substances such as water, nutrients, or waste products.
  9. Wall: A rigid outer layer that provides structural support to plant cells, fungi, and some bacteria.
  10. A structure made up of different tissues working together to perform specific functions in the body.
  11. The central organelle that contains the genetic material (DNA) and controls cellular activities.
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  1. Cellular structures that synthesize proteins.
  2. Organelles in plant cells that conduct photosynthesis, converting light energy into chemical energy.
  3. The gel-like substance within cells that surrounds the organelles.
  4. Relating to the process of breaking down food into absorbable nutrients.
  5. System: The system of the heart and blood vessels responsible for circulating blood throughout the body.
  6. Tissue: A group of similar cells working together to perform a specific function.
  7. Pertaining to the circulation of fluids, often referring to the circulatory system.
  8. The basic structural and functional units of living organisms.
  9. Specialized structures within a cell that perform specific functions, e.g., mitochondria, nucleus, chloroplasts.
  10. A simple sugar that serves as a primary source of energy in living organisms, particularly through cellular respiration.
  11. Membrane: Also known as the plasma membrane, it surrounds the cell, regulates what enters and exits the cell, and provides structural support.
  12. Cells: Eukaryotic cells found in plants, characterized by a cell wall, chloroplasts, and a central vacuole.
  13. Tissue that transmits electrical impulses in animals.
  14. Cells: Eukaryotic cells found in animals, lacking a cell wall and often having a round or irregular shape.

25 Clues: Organisms composed of multiple cells. • Cellular structures that synthesize proteins. • Tissue that contracts to produce movement in animals. • Tissue that transmits electrical impulses in animals. • The basic structural and functional units of living organisms. • The liquid component of blood, where blood cells are suspended. • ...

Nervous System 2025-01-14

Nervous System crossword puzzle
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  1. The endpoint of a neuron where neurotransmitters are stored
  2. Provide structural and metabolic support for neurons; cling neurons to capillaries; star-shaped
  3. Nerve cells that carry impulses towards the central nervous system
  4. Blood vessels (capillaries) that selectively let certain substances enter the brain tissue and keep other substances out
  5. a neuron with one process extending from its cell body
  6. sensory receptor, sensory neuron, interneuron, motor neuron, and effector that are involved in a quick response to a stimulus; both CNS and PNS together
  7. thin, delicate inner membrane of the meninges
  8. Nerve cells that conduct impulses away from the central nervous system
  9. A layer of fatty tissue segmentally encasing the fibers of many neurons; enables greater transmission speed of neural impulses and protects the cell
  10. neurons within the brain and spinal cord that communicate between the sensory (afferent) inputs and motor (efferent) outputs
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  1. a neural impulse; a brief electrical charge that travels down an axon
  2. thalamus, hypothalamus, pituitary gland
  3. the part of the peripheral nervous system that controls the glands and the muscles of the internal organs (such as the heart).
  4. plasma-like clear fluid circulating in and around the brain and spinal cord
  5. the division of the peripheral nervous system that controls the body's skeletal muscles
  6. A neuron that has only two projections (one axon/one dendrite) from the cell body
  7. Form myelin sheath in CNS
  8. stem midbrain, pons, medulla oblongata
  9. thick, outermost layer of the meninges surrounding and protecting the brain and spinal cord
  10. a specialized cell transmitting nerve impulses; a nerve cell.
  11. a nerve cell that has many dendrites and a single axon
  12. three protective membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord
  13. Cone shaped region of an axon where it joins the cell body.

23 Clues: Form myelin sheath in CNS • stem midbrain, pons, medulla oblongata • thalamus, hypothalamus, pituitary gland • thin, delicate inner membrane of the meninges • a neuron with one process extending from its cell body • a nerve cell that has many dendrites and a single axon • The endpoint of a neuron where neurotransmitters are stored • ...

Human Body System (Skeletal System) -Jane C. Anacioco 2021-11-25

Human Body System (Skeletal System) -Jane C. Anacioco crossword puzzle
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  1. face and vertebrae
  2. shoulder bone found at the back of the shoulder
  3. support the lower parts of the body and aid in the movement of the legs
  4. limbs like arms and legs
  5. protects the lungs and the heart
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  1. upper arms with one long bone
  2. protects the spinal cord
  3. includes the skull, vertebra column, ribs, and sternum
  4. serves as framework of the body
  5. wrist and ankles
  6. includes bone of the shoulder, arms, hands, and hips, legs and feet
  7. connects the hand to the forearm
  8. shoulder blades and skull
  9. manufacture blood cells

14 Clues: wrist and ankles • face and vertebrae • manufacture blood cells • protects the spinal cord • limbs like arms and legs • shoulder blades and skull • upper arms with one long bone • serves as framework of the body • connects the hand to the forearm • protects the lungs and the heart • shoulder bone found at the back of the shoulder • ...

Human Vocabulary 2021-02-18

Human Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. It's in your heart
  2. Thick tissue that helps you move your muscles
  3. In the skeletal system
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  1. They help you move
  2. Just above your foot

5 Clues: They help you move • It's in your heart • Just above your foot • In the skeletal system • Thick tissue that helps you move your muscles

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aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa crossword puzzle
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  1. / Help your normal growth and metabolism.
  2. / They are units of energy.
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  1. / Helps your nervous system and your skeletal system.
  2. / They serve as a source of energy and for tissue growth.
  3. / They provide energy, promote growth development and regulate body functions.

5 Clues: / They are units of energy. • / Help your normal growth and metabolism. • / Helps your nervous system and your skeletal system. • / They serve as a source of energy and for tissue growth. • / They provide energy, promote growth development and regulate body functions.

Human Body Systems 2024-10-01

Human Body Systems crossword puzzle
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  1. A system which allows body to move
  2. System A group of organs that work together to perform a function
  3. vessels A complicated network of blood vessels
  4. It contains bones, joints, and protect organs from injury
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  1. Transports materials around your body

5 Clues: A system which allows body to move • Transports materials around your body • vessels A complicated network of blood vessels • It contains bones, joints, and protect organs from injury • System A group of organs that work together to perform a function